Is providing household appliances (such as a refrigerator or a stove) to needy young people considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqah Jariyah)?
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Helping some young people buy a refrigerator or a gas appliance is a good deed, but it is not considered a perpetual charity ( Jariyah). What is meant by perpetual charity is an endowment (waqf) whose yield and benefit are utilized while its principal remains intact.
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