Can One Act of Sadaqah Truly Change Lives Forever?

Consider how it feels to wake up in the morning and make a 2-3 mile walk quite literally every day, just to bring water to your family, which, most likely, is not even clean. Just imagine the kind of difference you would bring to the event if you chose to present such a community with a water well.

This single gesture of kindness not only gives clean water but also changes lives over generations. And as you combine it with the fruits of almsgiving, then the rewards, both visible and invisible, are beyond counting.

What is Sadaqah?

Sadaqah goes beyond giving money; it may be a word of encouragement, smiles, or even a direction towards the right path. However, when a sadaqah comes in the form of longer-term assistance, such as a donation of a water well, its influence is more overwhelming than you can imagine.

It also showers joy in the life of the person giving it and saves them from disasters and infinite rewards in the afterlife.

Why Water Wells Are Life-Changing

Water is life. Everything that involves drinking and cooking, that involves farming and cleaning, all comes down to the aspect of survival. In places where clean water is not easily accessible, diseases have spread fast, children have taken time off school to fetch water, and families are living in a struggle.

It means:

• Fewer diseases because of clean water to drink

• Better education and employment time

• Improved hygiene and living standards

• Decreased death rate, particularly in children

Sadaqah Jariyah is also the name of such a type of sadaqah; this is an eternal charity that continues to shower its rewards upon as long as it is benefiting others.

Spiritual Rewards are Beyond Counting

So far, we have discussed the conveniences of giving the sadaqah secularly. Now it is time to speak about the spiritual aspects of this practice. Your sincere giving will be a healing and forgiveness force. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) narrated as follows, Thus, sadaqah extinguishes sins just as water extinguishes fire.

The following are some of the major advantages of sadaqah:

• It conveys barakah (blessings) to your wealth

• It safeguards you against calamities

• It gives shade on the Day of Judgment

• It makes you a stronger worshiper of Allah

• It relaxes the heart and soul

The beauty of sadaqah is that the reward that is attached is not dependent on the amount you give, but on the sincerity of your giving.

How to Donate a Water Well and Make an Impact

With the help of technology and an open world, it has never been easier to donate a water well. You can turn around the lives of an entire village with just a couple of clicks. But in case you wish your donation to be permanent, you can virtually donate on behalf of a loved one, i.e., it will also be a sadaqah jariyah to them.

There are a few things you should consider before donating:

• Select a reliable platform or community initiative

• Ensure that when you donate money, it reaches the building of the well directly

• Request routine updates or reports

• You should consider making your contribution monthly or yearly

It does not need to be a big one to matter. Even your little contribution, when combined with others, can provide a full well.

Benefits of Giving Sadaqah Jariyah

As compared to other charity foodstuffs, money, clothes, etc., which one can benefit from once, a water well donation continues benefiting someone every day. Every drop of water that you cook with, drink, clean, or farm with is a bonus that is added to your scale. That is what sadaqah jariyah is all about: a charity that continues beyond you. 

One of the greatest benefits of giving sadaqah is that it keeps rewarding you even after your death. This is among the strongest advantages of offering sadaqah—it continues to serve you even when you are no more.

Final Thought

Giving a water well brings life, health, and hope. Your rewards are multiplied when you combine them with the intention of sadaqah.

No matter whether you are a first-timer making a donation or you are an old hand because you have donated several times previously, here is one thing to know: There is no charity that can be wasted. Your gift to us could, quite possibly, be what causes someone to live yet another day, to smile just a little further, or to dream a little further.