Make mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donationsMake mercy a Jummah habit. Join over 10,000 giving weekly for the ummah.
Schedule your donations
Across the world, families are facing hunger, thirst and displacement. In places like Gaza, children are going hungry, communities lack clean water, and basic survival is uncertain. Your ongoing charity has the power to ease hardship today — and continue giving well into the future.
Sadaqah Jariyah is giving that grows. It is charity that continues to benefit others long after it is given. From sustainable livelihoods through olive tree farming and honeybee farming, to water wells, orphan sponsorship and rebuilding schools and hospitals — the changes you can make to families and communities are limitless.
Through your Sadaqah Jariyah, Human Appeal empowers individuals and builds self-sustaining, resilient communities that can withstand adversity. Donate today to create a legacy for yourself or a loved one — and reap its rewards in this lifetime and the next.
Every Sadaqah Jariyah donation is treated as an Amanah — a trust. Here is how we ensure your gift creates lasting change:
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire."
Water and Sanitation
In Gaza, pipes are destroyed and wells are buried — families are surviving on puddles. Your donation funds water trucking, well restoration and a desalination plant pumping 52,000 litres every hour.
Child Welfare & Orphans
For £40 per month, you can transform a child's access to food, water, education and healthcare — honouring the Prophet's ﷺ legacy of mercy to children.
Livelihoods
For just £15, sow the seeds of a blessed future — an olive tree that nourishes families and generates income for years to come.
Water and Sanitation
For £880, provide an entire community with clean, safe water — ending thirst for drought-affected families today and for generations ahead.
Livelihoods
Provide a vulnerable woman in Pakistan with a sewing machine and training, giving her the tools to enter the labour market and secure her family's future.
Livelihoods
For £375, provide a struggling farmer with a hive, bees, equipment and training — helping them build a lasting livelihood selling honey to support their family.
Livelihoods
Help vulnerable families access a vital source of income and nutrition with the gift of milking goats — a small investment with lasting returns.
Livelihoods
Equip vulnerable women with the skills to grow their own vegetables, providing lasting food security and independence for their families.
Sadaqah Jariyah is one of the most highly regarded acts of charity in Islam because its reward does not end at death. It is a means of continuous spiritual growth, purification of wealth, and a lasting connection with Allah — ensuring your good deeds live on long after you are gone.
The benefits are profound for both giver and recipient. For the giver, it means ongoing rewards in the hereafter, purification of wealth, and a lasting legacy of goodwill. For the recipient, it provides sustained support — whether through clean water, education, or a source of income — that continues to improve lives for years to come.
Sadaqah is any act of voluntary charity — it provides immediate relief to those in need. Sadaqah Jariyah is a specific form of ongoing charity whose benefits continue long-term, even after the donor's passing. Think of it as giving that grows: a water well built today provides clean water for decades.
Zakat is an obligatory annual payment — 2.5% of qualifying wealth — distributed to specific categories of recipients such as the poor and needy, providing immediate relief. Sadaqah Jariyah is voluntary, ongoing, and directed towards sustainable community projects such as water sources, education and places of worship. Both are acts of worship, but they serve different purposes.
Muslims give Sadaqah Jariyah to fulfil their commitment to ongoing charity, earn eternal rewards, purify their wealth, and leave a lasting positive impact on society. It is also a deeply personal act — many give in memory of a loved one, to carry their good deeds forward.
Sadaqah Jariyah can be given at any time, but Ramadan — when rewards are multiplied — is one of the most spiritually powerful moments to give. Many also choose to give during significant life events, or in memory of someone who has passed. There is never a wrong time to give giving that grows.
The best Sadaqah Jariyah is a charitable act that continues to benefit people long after the initial donation. The Prophet ﷺ highlighted the giving of water as among the most beloved: "The best charity is giving water." Projects like water wells, education funds, and livelihood programmes all represent some of the most impactful forms of Sadaqah Jariyah.
Yes. Giving Sadaqah Jariyah on behalf of a deceased loved one is a deeply virtuous act in Islam. The ongoing reward of the project will be shared with them, insha'Allah — making it one of the most meaningful gifts you can offer after someone has passed.
Sadaqah Jariyah is a form of voluntary ongoing charity and is separate from Zakat. If you'd like to fulfil your Zakat obligation this Ramadan, you can do so here.
For ongoing projects such as water wells, we begin preparation immediately after your donation is received. Implementation typically takes place post-Ramadan, and we will update you when your project is complete.
Human Appeal is committed to providing aid in the country or programme that you select. In the event we complete the programme, exceed the required funds, or are denied access to a particular country for reasons beyond our control, Human Appeal reserves the right to reallocate your donation to another programme where it is needed most.
