04/28/2020
AlSalam Alikom,
Ramadan Mubarak, may it be a blessed Ramadan for all your families; filled with worship, piety and sincerity.
عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " مَنْ فَطَّرَ صَائِمًا كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لا يَنْقُصُ مِنْ أَجْرِ الصَّائِمِ شَيْئًا " رواه الترمذي
Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who provides a fasting person something with which to break his fast, will earn the same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter." [At-Tirmidhi]
We have started doing the Iftar drive through at Maps Redmond to serve a free Iftar hot meal to fasting community members. 150 food boxes are distributed each day. Tens of single people, converts who are experiencing Ramadan -maybe for the first time, and families facing tough times in the current Covid19 crisis are benefiting from this initiative on daily basis.
We are happy to announce that MAPS will be extending the drive-thru Iftar program to serve 250 boxed hot meals daily, at both MAPS and Ethiopian Muslim Association of Seattle (EMAS) in SeaTac.
A food box costs around $10 bringing the cost per day to about $2,500. I want to invite you to sponsor the initiative with your generous contributions by paying through this link [choosing “Iftar Sponsorship”] (https://us.mohid.co/wa/seattle/maps/masjid/online/donation)
Your contributions will also support some of our local businesses during the current tough times, who will be catering and/or helping with logistics.
Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.
JAK, may Allah reward you and Happy Ramadan ☺