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Fund the provision of free schooling for children in Syria and Sierra Leone.

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100% Donation Policy

100% Donation Policy

Donations change and save lives. Every single penny that you donate is used solely for charitable efforts.

Transparent Expenditure

Transparent Expenditure

Ummah Welfare Trust monitors every donation to ensure Zakat, Sadaqah and Lillah funds are spent correctly.

Striving for Change

Striving for Change

Since 2001, Ummah Welfare Trust has delivered your donations to help over 60 million people around the Ummah.

Destruction in Gaza

Help Palestine Survive

Our brothers and sisters in Palestine continue to attacked, impoverished and displaced. Help them survive the most difficults trials imaginable. Donate and do not forsake this blessed land.

Legacy in Afghanistan

Build a New Home for Orphans

Ummah Welfare Trust is building a new orphanage for over a thousand orphans in Afghanistan’s Khost province.

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Charity Guidance

Types of Charity

There are two main types of charity in Islam: Zakat and Sadaqah. However, downstream from those are other types of charity that jurists in Islam have identified. It can sometimes be confusing knowing which is which, and what intention to make when donating.

Read Ummah Welfare Trust’s detailed guide to learn about the different types of charity and donate with confidence.

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Types of Charity
Zakat
Sadaqah
Lillah
Kaffarah
Fidyah
Sadaqah Jariyah

‘O believers give of what we have provided for you.’ (2:254)