The
arrangement ‘would spare the needy the shame of asking for food’
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| A Saudi man placed a fridge in front of his house in Hail and invited others to donate food. ( |
Manama:
Saudi and Gulf citizens have heaped praise on a man who placed a refrigerator
in front of his house in the northern Saudi city of Hail and invited people to
donate food to help the needy.
The open
air donation would spare the needy the “shame” of asking for food, the man, who
was not named, said.
The move
came to national and international attention after a religious scholar, Shaikh
Mohammad Al Araifi, paid tribute on his Twitter account to “the Saudi man from
Hail who was engaged in an indirect act of charity.”
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A Saudi man
placed a fridge in front of
his house in Hail and invited others to
donate
food. (Image Credit: Mezmez)
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“That is
exactly what we needed: A simple, but bright idea that goes a long way in
helping people,” Sniper posted. “The idea should now be adopted and all large
mosques in the country should place fridges to take and distribute food,” he
said.
Another
blogger, Abdul Rahman, went further by suggesting “the smart idea should be
applied in front of all houses.”
“It is the
best way to ensure that all people have access to food,” he said.
Another
commentator said that the food placed in the fridge does not have to be
leftovers.
“The idea
should be to develop the concept so that all kinds of food can be placed, even
freshly cooked,” he said.
Salah, a
Bahraini national, said that the idea should be implemented in Bahrain as the
fasting month of Ramadan is about to start in the summer.
“It is a
great act of charity that can make many people happy and satisfied,” he said.
“There is the food factor, but there is also the spiritual dimension,
especially during the sacred month when people engage deeply in acts of
charily,” he said.
Ramadan,
the month during which Muslim adults abstain from food, drink and sex from
sunrise until sunset to test their patience, is expected to start on June 28.
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