Charity is a way of bringing justice to society, and justice is the essence of Islam. It is therefore no surprise that in Islam there is a great of emphasis on the support of needy and disabled members of society.  It is in fact a sacred duty of the wealthy Muslims to give part of their possessions to fulfil the needs of the deprived sections of the community.

There are two categories of charity in Islam:

• Obligatory charity known as Zakat.
• Voluntary charity known as Sadaqa.

Zakat

Each adult Muslims who is gainfully employed must give two and a half percent or more of their savings to the needy on an annual basis.

Sadqa-e-Jariya - continous charity

The best form of voluntary charity is Sadqa-e-Jariya (continous charity). Examples of this includes:

• Teaching a skill to a person so he/she can make a living
• Educating people about Islam
• Building a School or Mosque
• Or simply planting a fruit or shade tree so that other people can benefit from it.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said "When a person dies his/her actions come to an end except three that he/she leaves behind:

1. Sadqa-e-Jariya (continous charity)
2. Knowledge (e.g book, blogs, videos) from which other people derive benefit
3. and a righteous offsprings who prays for his/her forgiveness"