(AhlulBayt News Agency) - About 20 Muslim youth from the ages of 14 to 21, distributed items that were funded through bake sales, garage sales, door-to-door and phone solicitations, donation boxes, and direct contributions.
Noting that CAIR-SA has been serving the homeless for the past 8 years, the organization's president Sarwat Husain cited Islamic traditions mandating serving those in need. She quoted the Prophet Muhammad, who said: "O people! Spread greetings of peace, feed (the poor and needy), behave kindly to your relatives, offer prayer when others are asleep, and (thus) enter Paradise in peace."
The Quran states: "(The righteous) feed the poor, the orphan and the captive for the love of God, saying: 'We feed you for the sake of God alone; we seek from you neither reward nor thanks." (76:8-9)
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
/106
