العمل التطوعي و أثره في الإسلام

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Volunteering in the Arabic language of the act volunteered any effort and grants without charge in the same good and spaciousness; in the term volunteering is the endeavor to exert intellectual, muscular, financial, inkind or psychological effort for a group of people in need of help, assistance and support at all levels Individually or collectively as in charities, youth, or local and international non-profit organizations.

Volunteerism is a form of service offered to humanity anywhere in the world, such as poor countries, regions of war and conflict; voluntary volunteers and those who have the conditions of volunteer service to work in these areas, providing medical and therapeutic services, helping to spread education, combating illiteracy and poverty, To the person who gave his life to help others without a material or moral payment, but a service to humanity, whether for the people of his homeland or others.

Islam is a religion not based on individualism or selfishness; it is a social religion whose members cling to each other as solid beings.

Therefore, Islam is urged to work outside the scope of benefit and reciprocity, which is the voluntary action by which the actor seeks the face of Allaah, the rewarded and the rewarded.

Help his community and support his family, or non-family who need assistance from Muslims and others.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "There is nothing good in many of those who have survived, except for someone who has ordered charity, or is known or repaired among people.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used many examples of his voluntary acts to serve as role models for his nation.

Among them were: Before the mission, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used Quraysh to put the black stone in his place when they asked for it.

And the participation of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in laying the foundation stone for the Prophet's Mosque and assisting them in the construction work.

He also went down in the grave of one of the companions and participated in his burial.

To urge Islam to volunteer and even to draw it; as a thanks to the blessings that God gave to man, he should use them in the service of Islam and humanity.

It is not permissible to take a material reward for any voluntary work, because his reward is for God.

The necessity of activating voluntary work through: the restoration of voluntary work to its place that it has been since the time of the Prophet peace be upon him and his companions; it is the creation of greats and nobles, and encourage young people to engage in it and help their communities.

Encourage volunteer work and motivate young people to fill their free time to benefit them and those around them through the visual, audio and visual media.

Expanding the scope of volunteering to wider domains, not limited to areas of care for mosques, places of worship, orphanages and the elderly.

Instilling the concept of voluntary work in children from the age of their fingernails, and that the Prophet peace be upon him preceded us all to this work.