Introduction
In a world where many children face hardships, Islamic Relief provides a way to help those in need. By sponsoring an orphan, you can make a significant difference in a child’s life. This article will explain what it means to sponsor an orphan through Islamic Relief, why it is important, and how you can get involved. Let’s dive in and learn more about this noble cause.
What is Orphan Sponsorship?
Orphan sponsorship is a program where individuals or groups provide financial support to orphans. This support helps cover the costs of food, clothing, education, and healthcare. Islamic Relief’s orphan sponsorship program aims to give these children a better chance at life, providing them with the resources they need to thrive.
Why is Orphan Sponsorship Important?
Many orphans around the world face extreme poverty, lack of education, and limited access to healthcare. Sponsorship programs help address these issues by ensuring that orphans have their basic needs met. This support not only improves their quality of life but also gives them hope for a brighter future.
Helping with Basic Needs
When you sponsor an orphan, you help provide:
- Food: Ensuring that the child has enough to eat and is properly nourished.
- Clothing: Providing clothes suitable for different seasons.
- Education: Covering school fees, books, and other educational materials.
- Healthcare: Paying for medical check-ups and necessary treatments.
Emotional Support
Beyond the material support, sponsoring an orphan also provides emotional benefits. Knowing that someone cares about them can boost the child’s confidence and self-esteem. This emotional support is crucial for their overall well-being.
How Islamic Relief’s Orphan Sponsorship Program Works
Selecting Orphans
Islamic Relief carefully selects orphans based on their needs. They prioritize children who have lost one or both parents and are living in difficult conditions. The organization works in various countries around the world to identify and support these vulnerable children.
Matching Sponsors with Orphans
Once orphans are selected, Islamic Relief matches them with sponsors. As a sponsor, you will receive information about the child you are supporting, including their age, background, and personal interests. This helps create a personal connection between you and the orphan.
Regular Updates
Sponsors receive regular updates on the child’s progress. These updates often include letters from the child, photos, and reports on their academic achievements and health. This ongoing communication helps sponsors see the impact of their support.
How to Sponsor an Orphan with Islamic Relief
Support of orphans and destitute children in Islam
The tribes, families and communities living in the society are distinct from each other in terms of identity, their residence, their livelihood and their culture are different, but as a society they are all one. It is their moral duty to share in sorrow and joy. They consider it their social responsibility to take care of the people who have been battered by the events of time and fulfill their needs, and the people of low and high society fulfill this responsibility even because they are not a heavy burden for them, but The biggest problem of today’s age is the support of the orphaned children of the society. The steps of the high-ranking and wealthy people of the society also stop at this point, because in front of them, it is not only a need to feed the orphans, but their complete care, education and training and fulfillment of all their needs is a long time. It is required. By thinking like this, it is as if everyone acquits themselves, as a result of which the lives of these children are wasted. Islam is a complete system of life, in which everyone’s rights are taken care of. Allah has not left anyone helpless. He has provided such means and means for everyone that he can spend his days living on the earth of Allah with ease. Orphans, destitute and abandoned children also have social rights, their full support, their rights are protected and turning away from them is a violation of their rights. Orphans and destitute children can have two statuses: 1. May they have wealth, 2: They may not have wealth, but one of their relatives, close relatives or Dhu al-Arham is present. In the first case, i.e. if they have wealth, then their upbringing and maintenance will be done from their wealth, whether their sponsor is a close relative or Dhu al-Arham or someone else. It is necessary for him to spend their wealth on them with full care and also take special care of their training etc. The Holy Qur’an has emphasized that you spend their wealth on them with full honesty, never use their wealth on your own: “Walatakulua amwalahum ila amlawalikum innah kaan hubaa kabeera.” (Al-Nasa’i: 2) When they grow up and become sensible, the distinction between profit and loss comes to them, then refer to their wealth: “If we are of them, then they are mature, so we will defend them.” (Al-Nasa’i: 6) Yes, but if their relatives or relatives are present, then these men will be responsible for their upbringing and education, but there will be an arrangement among them that the relatives will have more rights and they will be closer in the relationship and if the relatives are not present. If they are, then Dzwi-il-Rahm will sponsor them, and close relationships will be preferred among them: The first, then the father, then the mother, then the brother from the mother, then the Khal.” If none of the Asabat and Dhu al-Arham are present, then the Ruler will hand them over to a Muslim, so that he will raise him and bear his expenses from the Bait Al-Mal: “(Al-Musawat, Vol.: 17, P.: 305) In Al-Bahr al-Raiq it is said:If the parents are poor, the father will beg from people and spend on his little children, and there is a saying that the father does not need to beg, but the maintenance of these children is the responsibility of Bait Al-Mal: An Ab Yatkif Naas Weenafq Ali Uladah-e-Majnaq, Waqeel Nafqaftham fi Bayt Al-Mal.” (Al-Bahr al-Raiq, Vol. 4, P. 201) is responsible for Baitul-Mal, but in countries like India, due to the lack of Baitul-Mal facilities, the problem of their sustenance is considerable. Alhamdulillah Sharia organizations instead of Baitul Maal! In one way or the other, the issues of the Ummah are being monitored throughout India and the Muslims follow the rules of Sharia by obeying this Emirate, so in this case Sharia Emirates will have the responsibility to support these orphans. He should make arrangements, even if he has to take any appropriate form, for example, by placing these children in a hostel and orphanage run by his organization and spending the funds provided by the Muslim Ummah on them, or where If they are children, appoint a Muslim person there to look after and nurture them and pay the money to that person weekly, monthly or yearly to spend on these children. Therefore, due to the absence of Baitul-Mal, Sharia organizations will manage them. And even if there are no Shariah organizations or such an arrangement cannot be made by them, then the maintenance of such children will be the responsibility of the Muslims of the same area where there are such orphans and destitute children. Allah Almighty said: “Whoever lends Allah a good loan, then it will be multiplied many times over.” Al-Maqrabah (the verse) or kinship, that charity is better for the orphans than those who are lakaful.” (Al-Jami’i Lahkam al-Qur’an for Al-Qurtubi, vol. 20, p. 69) “On the authority of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet Peace be upon you and the Kafil al-Yatiyim for Allah and the non-believers in Paradise, and he referred to the Sababah, the Al-Wasti, and the Farj, both of them.” (Bukhari, Vol. 2) : 10, p: 3176, by Sheikh Sharaf al-Din al-Husain al-Taibi, Muttaba Makkah al-Mukrama al-Riyadh) Although all these verses and hadiths are of encouragement and virtues in the context of sponsoring an orphan, however, it is definitely understood from them that such poor people The maintenance of abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of Muslims and this responsibility will be imposed on the people of the area and neighborhood as per convenience. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)201) It was found that according to the above arrangement, if there are no sources of support for these orphans, then their support is the responsibility of Baitul-Mal, but in countries like India, due to the lack of Baitul-Mal facilities, the problem of their support. Considerable. Alhamdulillah Sharia organizations instead of Baitul Maal! In one way or the other, the issues of the Ummah are being monitored throughout India and the Muslims follow the rules of Sharia by obeying this Emirate, so in this case Sharia Emirates will have the responsibility to support these orphans. He should make arrangements, even if he has to take any appropriate form, for example, by placing these children in a hostel and orphanage run by his organization and spending the funds provided by the Muslim Ummah on them, or where If they are children, appoint a Muslim person there to look after and nurture them and pay the money to that person weekly, monthly or yearly to spend on these children. Therefore, due to the absence of Baitul-Mal, Sharia organizations will manage them. And even if there are no Shariah organizations or such an arrangement cannot be made by them, then the maintenance of such children will be the responsibility of the Muslims of the same area where there are such orphans and destitute children. Allah Almighty said: “Whoever lends Allah a good loan, then it will be multiplied many times over.” Al-Maqrabah (the verse) or kinship, that charity is better for the orphans than those who are lakaful.” (Al-Jami’i Lahkam al-Qur’an for Al-Qurtubi, vol. 20, p. 69) “On the authority of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet Peace be upon you and the Kafil al-Yatiyim for Allah and the non-believers in Paradise, and he referred to the Sababah, the Al-Wasti, and the Farj, both of them.” (Bukhari, Vol. 2) : 10, p: 3176, by Sheikh Sharaf al-Din al-Husain al-Taibi, Muttaba Makkah al-Mukrama al-Riyadh) Although all these verses and hadiths are of encouragement and virtues in the context of sponsoring an orphan, however, it is definitely understood from them that such poor people The maintenance of abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of Muslims and this responsibility will be imposed on the people of the area and neighborhood as per convenience. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)201) It was found that according to the above arrangement, if there are no sources of support for these orphans, then their support is the responsibility of Baitul-Mal, but in countries like India, due to the lack of Baitul-Mal facilities, the problem of their support. Considerable. Alhamdulillah Sharia organizations instead of Baitul Maal! In one way or the other, the issues of the Ummah are being monitored throughout India and the Muslims follow the rules of Sharia by obeying this Emirate, so in this case Sharia Emirates will have the responsibility to support these orphans. He should make arrangements, even if he has to take any appropriate form, for example, by placing these children in a hostel and orphanage run by his organization and spending the funds provided by the Muslim Ummah on them, or where If they are children, appoint a Muslim person there to look after and nurture them and pay the money to that person weekly, monthly or yearly to spend on these children. Therefore, due to the absence of Baitul-Mal, Sharia organizations will manage them. And even if there are no Shariah organizations or such an arrangement cannot be made by them, then the maintenance of such children will be the responsibility of the Muslims of the same area where there are such orphans and destitute children. Allah Almighty said: “Whoever lends Allah a good loan, then it will be multiplied many times over.” Al-Maqrabah (the verse) or kinship, that charity is better for the orphans than those who are lakaful.” (Al-Jami’i Lahkam al-Qur’an for Al-Qurtubi, vol. 20, p. 69) “On the authority of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet Peace be upon you and the Kafil al-Yatiyim for Allah and the non-believers in Paradise, and he referred to the Sababah, the Al-Wasti, and the Farj, both of them.” (Bukhari, Vol. 2) : 10, p: 3176, by Sheikh Sharaf al-Din al-Husain al-Taibi, Muttaba Makkah al-Mukrama al-Riyadh) Although all these verses and hadiths are of encouragement and virtues in the context of sponsoring an orphan, however, it is definitely understood from them that such poor people The maintenance of abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of Muslims and this responsibility will be imposed on the people of the area and neighborhood as per convenience. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)In one way or the other, the issues of the Ummah are being monitored throughout India and the Muslims follow the rules of Sharia by obeying this Emirate, so in this case Sharia Emirates will have the responsibility to support these orphans. He should make arrangements, even if he has to take any appropriate form, for example, by placing these children in a hostel and orphanage run by his organization and spending the funds provided by the Muslim Ummah on them, or where If they are children, appoint a Muslim person there to look after and nurture them and pay the money to that person weekly, monthly or yearly to spend on these children. Therefore, due to the absence of Baitul-Mal, Sharia organizations will manage them. And even if there are no Shariah organizations or such an arrangement cannot be made by them, then the maintenance of such children will be the responsibility of the Muslims of the same area where there are such orphans and destitute children. Allah Almighty said: “Whoever lends Allah a good loan, then it will be multiplied many times over.” Al-Maqrabah (the verse) or kinship, that charity is better for the orphans than those who are lakaful.” (Al-Jami’i Lahkam al-Qur’an for Al-Qurtubi, vol. 20, p. 69) “On the authority of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet Peace be upon you and the Kafil al-Yatiyim for Allah and the non-believers in Paradise, and he referred to the Sababah, the Al-Wasti, and the Farj, both of them.” (Bukhari, Vol. 2) : 10, p: 3176, by Sheikh Sharaf al-Din al-Husain al-Taibi, Muttaba Makkah al-Mukrama al-Riyadh) Although all these verses and hadiths are of encouragement and virtues in the context of sponsoring an orphan, however, it is definitely understood from them that such poor people The maintenance of abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of Muslims and this responsibility will be imposed on the people of the area and neighborhood as per convenience. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)In one way or the other, the issues of the Ummah are being monitored throughout India and the Muslims follow the rules of Sharia by obeying this Emirate, so in this case Sharia Emirates will have the responsibility to support these orphans. He should make arrangements, even if he has to take any appropriate form, for example, by placing these children in a hostel and orphanage run by his organization and spending the funds provided by the Muslim Ummah on them, or where If they are children, appoint a Muslim person there to look after and nurture them and pay the money to that person weekly, monthly or yearly to spend on these children. Therefore, due to the absence of Baitul-Mal, Sharia organizations will manage them. And even if there are no Shariah organizations or such an arrangement cannot be made by them, then the maintenance of such children will be the responsibility of the Muslims of the same area where there are such orphans and destitute children. Allah Almighty said: “Whoever lends Allah a good loan, then it will be multiplied many times over.” Al-Maqrabah (the verse) or kinship, that charity is better for the orphans than those who are lakaful.” (Al-Jami’i Lahkam al-Qur’an for Al-Qurtubi, vol. 20, p. 69) “On the authority of Ibn Abbas, that the Prophet Peace be upon you and the Kafil al-Yatiyim for Allah and the non-believers in Paradise, and he referred to the Sababah, the Al-Wasti, and the Farj, both of them.” (Bukhari, Vol. 2) : 10, p: 3176, by Sheikh Sharaf al-Din al-Husain al-Taibi, Muttaba Makkah al-Mukrama al-Riyadh) Although all these verses and hadiths are of encouragement and virtues in the context of sponsoring an orphan, however, it is definitely understood from them that such poor people The maintenance of abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of Muslims and this responsibility will be imposed on the people of the area and neighborhood as per convenience. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)2) “O those who are unfaithful except those who are infidels from the family of Rahma and Ansabah, or those who are strangers, except for Yakful.” (Sharh al-Taibi, Vol. Although there are incentives and virtues in the context of sponsoring orphans, it must be understood from among them that the sponsoring of such destitute, abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of the Muslims and it is the responsibility of the people of the area and neighborhood. Responsibility will be imposed. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible. (Courtesy of Darul Uloom Monthly, Deoband)2) “O those who are unfaithful except those who are infidels from the family of Rahma and Ansabah, or those who are strangers, except for Yakful.” (Sharh al-Taibi, Vol. Although there are incentives and virtues in the context of sponsoring orphans, it must be understood from among them that the sponsoring of such destitute, abandoned and orphaned children is the responsibility of the Muslims and it is the responsibility of the people of the area and neighborhood. Responsibility will be imposed. These children will not be allowed to go to waste. If some people fulfill this responsibility adequately, then all will be acquitted, otherwise all will be responsible.
Benefits of Sponsoring an Orphan
Making a Direct Impact
Sponsoring an orphan allows you to make a direct impact on a child’s life. Your support helps them meet their basic needs and gives them opportunities they might not otherwise have.
Fulfilling Religious Obligations
For Muslims, sponsoring an orphan is a way to fulfill religious obligations. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) emphasized the importance of caring for orphans. By sponsoring an orphan, you are following his teachings and earning spiritual rewards.
Strengthening Communities
Supporting orphans helps strengthen communities. Educated and healthy children are more likely to become productive members of society. By helping orphans, you are contributing to the overall well-being of the community.
Real Stories: The Impact of Sponsorship
Amina’s Story
Amina is a young girl from Somalia who lost her parents at a young age. With no one to care for her, she struggled to survive. Through Islamic Relief’s sponsorship program, Amina received food, clothing, and an education. Today, she is a top student in her class and dreams of becoming a doctor. Her story is a testament to the power of sponsorship.
Ahmed’s Journey
Ahmed, an orphan from Syria, faced many hardships after losing his family. Living in a refugee camp, he had little hope for the future. Thanks to a sponsor from Islamic Relief, Ahmed now attends school and has access to healthcare. His sponsor’s support has given him a chance to rebuild his life and look forward to a brighter future.
How You Can Help
Donate
If you are not ready to commit to a long-term sponsorship, consider making a one-time donation. Your donation can still make a significant difference in the lives of orphans.
Spread the Word
Raise awareness about the importance of orphan sponsorship by sharing information with your friends and family. The more people who know about the program, the more support orphans can receive.
Volunteer
Consider volunteering with Islamic Relief. Whether it’s helping with fundraising events or providing administrative support, your time and skills can help the organization reach more children in need.
Conclusion
Sponsoring an orphan through Islamic Relief is a meaningful way to make a difference in a child’s life. By providing financial and emotional support, you can help an orphan achieve their dreams and build a better future. Visit the Islamic Relief website today to learn more about how you can get involved and change a life.
