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Eid Zakat vs Qurbani Donation – What Should You Give?

Every Eid season Muslims ask the same question: Should I give Eid Zakat first or focus on my Qurbani donation? Which one is more important? Can one replace the other? At Yaqeen Welfare Foundation we hear this every single year from people who genuinely want to give correctly. They just need clarity. At Yaqeen Welfare Foundation We provide clean water to villages that have never had it. We run Yaqeen Indus Health Clinic giving free medical care to people who cannot afford a single consultation. Your giving — whether Eid Zakat or Qurbani donation — goes directly into these two things that Pakistan’s most vulnerable families desperately need every single day of their lives. So let us properly clear this all up together. What Is Eid Zakat Eid Zakat is the obligatory charity that every financially capable Muslim must give during the Eid season. It is a duty — not a suggestion — and it exists to purify your wealth and make sure the poor are not left behind while everyone else celebrates. Allah says in the Quran: “Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase.” (Surah At-Tawbah 9:103) Eid Zakat is calculated as 2.5% of the savings you have held above the Nisab threshold for one full lunar year. It is not connected to any single Eid — it falls on the anniversary of when your wealth first reached Nisab. Many people choose to give it during the Eid season simply because the spirit of giving is already alive in them. Whatever the timing — if it is due, it is owed. What Is Qurbani Donation Qurbani donation is the sacrifice made on 10th, 11th or 12th of Dhul Hijjah on the day of Eid al-Adha, to honor Ibrahim ﷺ who was ready to put aside his most cherished thing for the sake of Allah. For every adult Muslim who possesses wealth above Nisab on those days — Qurbani is Wajib. The Prophet ﷺ warned: “Whoever has the means to offer a sacrifice but does not do so — let him not come near our place of prayer.” (Ibn Majah) That is not gentle language. If you have the means — this is not optional. A Qurbani donation means giving the value of that sacrifice to a trusted organisation that channels it into real lasting help for people in need. At Yaqeen Welfare Foundation your Qurbani donation becomes clean water for a village or free treatment at Yaqeen Indus Health Clinic for a patient who had nowhere else to turn. Can One Replace the Other No. Not even close. Eid Zakat and Qurbani donations are two completely separate obligations. Different triggers. Different timings. Different purposes. One is about purifying your accumulated wealth. The other is about commemorating sacrifice and serving those in need during Eid al-Adha. Giving one does not cancel the other. Both are owed if you have the means. Which One Should You Give First Whichever one is due first — give that one first. Eid Zakat falls on the anniversary of your wealth reaching Nisab. Qurbani falls specifically during the days of Eid al-Adha. They have different due dates and neither waits for the other. The real answer is simple — do not delay either one. Give both. Give them on time. Give them where they actually reach people. What Your Giving Does at Yaqeen Welfare Foundation When your Eid Zakat or Qurbani donation reaches Yaqeen Welfare Foundation it goes into two things immediately: This is not charity that ends when Eid ends. This is Sadaqah Jariyah — your reward keeps coming every time that pump runs and every time that clinic opens its doors. Final Thought There is a child in rural Pakistan right now drinking water that is making her sick every single day — because clean water has simply never reached her village before. There is a man sitting outside Yaqeen Indus Health Clinic whose entire family scraped together whatever little they had just to bring him there for treatment. Your Eid Zakat and Qurbani donation — given to Yaqeen Welfare Foundation — reaches both of them directly. Clean water is pumped fresh every single morning. Free treatment every week without a bill. Not for one Eid. Not for one season. Your giving becomes a permanent part of their daily life. That is what Yaqeen Welfare Foundation does with every single rupee you give us. Donate Now “Zakat is not a minor act of charity. It is the third pillar of Islam — ranked directly after prayer in importance. Missing it when you have the means is not a small matter.” Source: Wikipedia FAQs Eid Zakat and Qurbani Donation Q1. Is Eid Zakat and Zakat al-Fitr the same? No. Zakat al-Fitr is a fixed amount given before Eid al-Fitr prayer. Eid Zakat here refers to the obligatory annual Zakat ,  2.5% of savings above Nisab held for one full year. They are separate obligations with different amounts and timings Q2. What if I cannot afford both Eid Zakat and Qurbani? If you genuinely do not have the financial means — neither obligation applies to you. Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear. Give what you can as Sadaqah with a sincere intention and Allah sees that fully. Q3. Can I give both Eid Zakat and Qurbani donation to Yaqeen Welfare Foundation? Yes absolutely. Yaqeen Welfare Foundation can accept both and pours all of those rupees to clean water projects and free healthcare through our Yaqeen Indus health clinic, an effect that impacts communities all year round. Q4. Does Qurbani donation become Sadaqah Jariyah? When given to Yaqeen Welfare Foundation and channelled into a water pump or clinic running costs — yes. Every person who drinks that water or receives that treatment sends an ongoing reward back to you. That is your Qurbani still working years after Eid

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What Is Sadaqah Jariyah and Why Should You Donate Online in Pakistan?

Most of us give when we can. A little here, a little there. But there is one kind of giving in Islam that is different. It does not stop. It keeps going even after you are gone. That is sadaqah jariyah. And if you are looking to donate online in Pakistan in a way that actually means something, you need to read this. At Yaqeen, we are the best place in Pakistan to turn your charity into something that lasts a lifetime and beyond. What Is Sadaqah Jariyah? Sadaqah jariyah is basically charity that never switches off. The Prophet ﷺ told us that when we die, everything stops but not everything. Three things keep going and sadaqah jariyah is one of them. So just imagine — you are gone, but somewhere out there, someone is still being helped because of something you did while you were alive.. And every single time that happens, you are still earning from it. Day after day, without stopping. Not a hard concept to understand. Just a really, really heavy one when it actually sinks in. Why a Free Clinic Is One of the Best Examples Picture this. A woman walks into a clinic for a checkup. She has been unwell for many days, but she had no money for a doctor appointment. She gets checked. She gets medicine. She goes home better. Now ask yourself — who made that possible? The donor who gave months ago. Maybe someone who never even met her. That is sadaqah jariyah working exactly the way it should. At Yaqeen, our health clinic does this every single day. We have helped over 27,574 people through family medicine alone. More than 11,000 people have received mental health support. Nearly 1,800 mothers and children have been cared for maternal health services. Every one of those moments was funded by someone’s charity. Someone’s sadaqah jariyah. Why Give Online? Here Is the Honest Answer Because it is easier, faster, and nothing gets lost on the way. When you donate online in Pakistan through a trusted platform like Yaqeen, your money goes directly where it needs to go. You do not have to wonder. You do not have to follow up. The work is already happening — and your donation joins it instantly. You can also give monthly. That means your sadaqah jariyah does not depend on you remembering. It just runs. Quietly. Consistently. Earning for you while you go about your life. That is a beautiful thing when you think about it. What Yaqeen Has Built — And Is Still Building The Yaqeen Indus Health Clinic is real. It is open. People are walking through its doors right now. It started with a vision, responsibility and a lot of faith. Donors gave. Construction began. And eventually, a clinic stood where there was nothing before. Right now it looks after more than 50,000 people a year — family medicine, immunisation, mental health, maternal care, all of it. And those 50,000 are not just numbers. Every single one of them is somebody’s mother, somebody’s kid, somebody’s neighbour, somebody’s closest friend. And each one of them was helped — at least in part — by people who chose to give online and trust the process. Your donation can set all of that in motion. That is sadaqah jariyah — not as a concept, but as something you can actually see and point to.If you want your charity still working years from now, long after the moment has passed — Donate online at Yaqeen and start building something that genuinely outlasts you. Pakistan needs that right now. According to Human Rights Watch, more than half of Pakistanis cannot access basic primary healthcare — and 42% have no health coverage at all. People are waiting for care they cannot afford. Source; Human Right Watch Final Thought We do not always get to see the good we do. You give, life moves on, and somewhere out there, a person you will never meet gets the care they needed. That is okay. That is actually the point. Sadaqah jariyah is not about recognition. It is about leaving something behind that matters. Pakistan needs that right now. People are waiting for care they cannot afford. And you have the ability — right now, from your phone or laptop — to be part of the answer. Give through Yaqeen. Give simply. Give in a way that never really ends. FAQs 1. Can giving to a hospital or clinic count as sadaqah jariyah? Absolutely. Think about it — a clinic sees hundreds of patients every single month. Every time someone walks out feeling better, the person who helped fund that place gets a share of that. It is not abstract. It is one of the most real and direct ways this kind of charity works. 2. Is it safe to donate online in Pakistan? Yes, if you are giving through an organisation that is open about where the money goes. Yaqeen does not just take donations and go quiet. They track who was helped, share their numbers, and keep donors in the loop. You are not guessing — you can actually see the impact. 3. What if I can only give a small amount? Give it anyway. A few hundred rupees a month does not feel like much. But put it together with what others are giving, and suddenly someone is getting a doctor visit they could not afford. Someone is getting medicine. Someone is getting a check-up that catches something before it gets worse. Your small amount is doing that. 4 Can I give sadaqah jariyah on behalf of someone who has passed away? Yes, you can if you have lost someone you love. You can still do something for them. Give in their name. In Islam, that reward travels to them. They are gone, but the good you do on their behalf still reaches them. That is a gift no one else can give them now, except you. Giving in

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