Is offering food recipes in a women's forum with the intention of being beneficial considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqa Jariyah), on the basis of disseminating knowledge?
The concept of charity (sadaqa) in Islam is broad and not limited to financial matters; it encompasses every good deed. With a pure intention, habits can transform into acts of worship. If someone teaches knowledge from which Muslims benefit, sincerely for the sake of Allah, their work falls under continuous charity (sadaqa jariya) as long as people benefit from it. This is based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Seven things for which a servant will receive their reward while in their grave after their death: whoever teaches knowledge, or digs a river, or digs a well, or plants a date palm, or builds a mosque, or bequeaths a copy of the Qur'an, or leaves behind a child who seeks forgiveness for them after their death." Therefore, spreading beneficial knowledge on the forum with a pure intention for the sake of Allah is considered a form of continuous charity.
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