Is placing money to contribute to building a mosque considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
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Indeed, spending money on building mosques is one of the greatest acts of devotion and an ongoing charity ( Jariyah) whose reward reaches the Muslim after their death. This is based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When a human being dies, all of his deeds are cut off except for three: an ongoing charity, knowledge from which benefit is derived, or a righteous child who prays for him." And also his saying: "Whoever builds a mosque seeking thereby the face of Allah, Allah will build for him a similar house in Paradise."
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