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Water in Their Name - Not a Promise. It Flows Today.
Most charities selling a "well in someone's name" are selling a future: dig a borehole, wait months, hope. Aid For Mankind's desalination plant in Gaza is already running. Water given in your loved one's name starts reaching thirsty families now - and by Allah's permission, the reward starts reaching them now too.
Plant already running
From £10
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The short version
- Water is the charity the Prophet ﷺ named when Sa'd ibn Ubadah asked what he could give for his late mother - he dug a well in her name (reported in Sunan Abi Dawud).
- In Gaza, wells cannot reach clean water. Our desalination plant can - and already does.
- Give from £10, add their name, and the gift is given on their behalf.
- Ongoing reward: every drink keeps writing good for them, by Allah's permission.
Why water
The Charity Sa'd Was Told to Give
When Sa'd ibn Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) lost his mother while he was away from her, he went to the Prophet ﷺ and asked which charity would be best to give on her behalf. Water was named. So he dug a well and said: "This is for Umm Sa'd."
It is reported in Sunan Abi Dawud that Sa'd asked: "Which charity is best?" He was told: "Water."
Fourteen centuries later, water remains the sadaqah jariyah families choose first.
And the reason it is called ongoing charity is in the famous narration reported in Sahih Muslim: when a person dies, their deeds end except three - an ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous child who prays for them. Flowing water is the plainest picture of ongoing charity there is: drink after drink, day after day.
Why not a well
In Gaza, Wells Are Not Enough
The honest picture
Gaza's groundwater is largely too contaminated and too saline to drink - a well dug into it cannot deliver clean water. What works is desalination: taking water the ground cannot give and making it clean.
What Aid For Mankind runs
Our desalination plant is producing clean water in Gaza right now - not a project waiting to break ground. When you give in a loved one's name, you are not funding a hope. You are keeping real water flowing to real families, today, with their name on the intention.
What your gift does
From a Day of Water to a Share of the Plant
£10
A day of clean water, in their name
£70
A week of clean water, in their name
£150
A share of the plant's daily output
Or any amount from £5 - and monthly giving turns one gift into ongoing sadaqah jariyah, month after month. Add their name when you give and the gift is given on their behalf; the intention is what makes the sadaqah theirs.
Prefer the full picture of giving for someone who has passed - the evidence, the questions, the other options? Read our complete guide to sadaqah for the deceased.
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Give Water in Their Name
Choose the amount, write their name, and their kindness continues.
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In their name
Their kindness. Continued.
When Sa'd ibn Ubadah lost his mother, he asked the Prophet ﷺ what he could still do for her - and dug a well in her name (reported in Sunan Abi Dawud). Fourteen centuries later, families still do the same.
1 Choose their gift
Water in their name
Care for an orphan in their name
2 Their name (optional)
3 How often
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MonthlyOngoing sadaqah jariyah
4 Amount
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Any amount from £5.
Please enter at least £5.
Add Gift Aid+25%
If you are a UK taxpayer, we can reclaim 25p for every £1 you give - at no extra cost to you.
Their giftWater · Gaza
£10
A day of clean water, in their name
Your gift£10
Gift Aid from HMRC (+25%)+£2.50
Total impact£12.50
♥Add their name above and this gift will be given on their behalf.
Your gift is given in their name - a place where their kindness lives on.
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Common questions
Water in Their Name - Your Questions Answered
Is this the same as building a well in someone's name?
It is the same intention - Sa'd's well, made practical for Gaza. Gaza's groundwater is largely undrinkable, so a traditional well cannot deliver clean water there. Our desalination plant does what the well was always for: clean water, flowing, in their name.
Does the reward really reach them?
Yes, by Allah's permission. Charity on behalf of the deceased is established - a man asked the Prophet ﷺ whether his late mother would benefit if he gave charity for her, and the answer reported in Sahih al-Bukhari was "Yes." The full evidence is on our sadaqah for the deceased guide.
How does the dedication work?
Add their name when you give. Your gift is given on their behalf, and the reward is written for them, by Allah's permission. The intention itself is what makes the sadaqah theirs.
Can I give monthly?
Yes - and monthly giving is the closest thing to Sa'd's well: sadaqah jariyah that renews itself, month after month, in their name.
Where does my money actually go?
Aid For Mankind operates a strict 100% donation policy - every penny goes to the work. The plant runs, the water flows, and UK taxpayers can add Gift Aid at no cost to themselves.
Can I give for someone who was not a relative?
Yes - a friend, a teacher, a neighbour, anyone. The texts on charity for the deceased are not limited to family.
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