Hidaya Foundation strongly believes in helping people become financially independent and self sufficient, instead of providing them perpetual assistance.

This self-employment philosophy is derived from the following incident during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):

A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and begged from him. He (the Prophet) asked: Have you nothing in your house? He replied: Yes, a piece of cloth, a part of which we wear and a part of which we spread (on the ground), and a wooden bowl from which we drink water. He said: Bring them to me. He then brought these articles to him, and he (the Prophet) took them in his hands and asked: Who will buy these? A man said . . . (to read full hadith click here: http://www.hidaya.org/social-welfare/self-employment/)

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