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Is donating for the construction of schools that teach worldly sciences (such as mathematics, sciences, and languages) considered an ongoing charity (ṣadaqah jāriyah) or beneficial knowledge from which a person benefits after their death, or is this restricted to religious sciences only?

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Contributing and donating to schools, hospitals, and other charitable endeavors whose principal remains and whose benefit continues, falls under the category of Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity). It is not a condition that schools be solely for religious knowledge; rather, it includes all knowledge from which humanity benefits. For charity encompasses all aspects of good that bring benefit to a person, and this includes worldly sciences that benefit people in their lives.

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