Al-Ameen Masjid Volunteer Session

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Cleanliness is half the faith (Iman).” [Sahih Muslim]

On Saturday, 5^th November 2016, Al-Ameen Islamic Development New Zealand has invited VicMuslims Club in a volunteering session at a Masjid. The volunteers are required to carry out maintenance work at the masjid-inside and outside.  As it was entirely a heavy-workload volunteer job, it only opened for the men. Even though it was quite a short notice, Alhamdulillah there were around 10 kind-hearted members of VicMuslims Club who joined the program.

Among the works that have been carried out were carpet repairing, carpet cleaning especially at the ladies side, repainting the toilet and installing the power sockets at the back of the main masjid. Other than working inside the masjid, there were some other jobs that have been done outside of the masjid as well. They were continuing working with the concrete flooring and also clearing all dirt and stones at the back of Masjid and the rubbish area.

For the volunteers, Al-Ameen committees have generously provided breakfast which consisted of murtabak, curry puff, red bean porridge, scrambled eggs and cheese to make sure all the participants have the full energy before doing their works. Not only that, the organiser also provided the volunteers with lunch which included briyani as the main dish and some brownies. 

Cleaning dirt and soil

The dirt and soil will be sent to disposal centre

Among the volunteers including VicMuslims Club members

As a closure, here we share one of the hadiths arbai'n,

Hadith 36: Whoever Relieves a Believer

On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who said, ” Whoever relieves a believer’s distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one in dire straits who cannot repay his debt, Allah will alleviate his lot in both this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals [the faults of] a Muslim, Allah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the Hereafter. Allah is helping the servant as long as the servant is helping his brother. Whoever follows a path in order to seek knowledge thereby, Allah will make easy doe him, due to it, a path to Paradise. No people gather together in a house of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that tranquility descended upon them, mercy covers them, the angels surround them and Allah makes mention of them to those in His presence. Whoever is slowed by his deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.” (Recorded in Muslim)