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It is a story from 1282 Hijri, that is, 160 years ago. There was a noble and righteous woman named Munira in the city of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. She intended to bequeath her jewellery to her brother before she died and instructed him to buy a shop from that money. Whatever income would come from this shop would be spent to fulfill the needs of masakeen.
After her death, her brother sold the jewellery and bought a shop in the name of his sister, which was worth twelve riyals according to the currency of the period. He rented the shop and the rent money was used to attend to the needs of masakeen. This continued for nearly 100 years. After 100 years, the monthly rent of the shop had reached 15,000 riyals and through this money more things were provided for the needy. Then came the day when the Saudi government decided to expand the Mosque of Buraidah and decided to acquire land and shops within the vicinity of the expansion site. The shop of the deceased woman was within the boundaries of expansion, so the government bought the shop for 500,000 riyals.
Now the responsible caretaker of the shop invested this amount to buy an entire building in a different location, a place with 4 large shops and 3 flats. These shops and flats now generate millions of riyals rent annually and this is spent in the way of Allah. Nearly 150 years ago this good woman presented 12 riyals as sadaqah e jariya in the way of Allah Ta’ala, which has now transformed into lakhs of riyals! Only Allah Ta’ala would know the reward that the deceased would have received and how much more will she accumulate in the future!
Do not consider the charity offered in the way of Allah Ta’ala to be less and inferior! Allah Ta’ala increases it and puts blessings in it as in the hadeeth, a date given purely for the sake of Allah Ta’ala will be greater than the mount of Uhud on the day of the resurrection. It is requested that all friends realize the importance of Sadaqah and to continue giving it.
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