1. VoluntarismVoluntarism

2. What is voluntarismWhat is voluntarism
The act or practice of doing volunteer work in communityThe act or practice of doing volunteer work in community
service. Volunteering is the lifeblood of any community. Itservice. Volunteering is the lifeblood of any community. It
is because of volunteers that communities are able tois because of volunteers that communities are able to
run organizations, social services, conferences,run organizations, social services, conferences,
playgroups, drop-in centers, feed the hungry, shelter theplaygroups, drop-in centers, feed the hungry, shelter the
homeless, open libraries, run schools, set up bloodhomeless, open libraries, run schools, set up blood
banks, and the list goes on. Paid employees only makebanks, and the list goes on. Paid employees only make
up a small part of the social services network; withoutup a small part of the social services network; without
volunteers such endeavors would come to a standstillvolunteers such endeavors would come to a standstill

3. Volunteering is what makes a communityVolunteering is what makes a community
because it brings people together to workbecause it brings people together to work
on a goal. Community life is improved byon a goal. Community life is improved by
aiding others and lending a helping handaiding others and lending a helping hand
to get a job done more effectivelyto get a job done more effectively..

4. A volunteer also benefits themselvesA volunteer also benefits themselves
because they get to see how theirbecause they get to see how their
contribution has made a difference. Thiscontribution has made a difference. This
experience contributes to personalexperience contributes to personal
development especially in areas such asdevelopment especially in areas such as
self-fulfillment, self-confidence, and self-self-fulfillment, self-confidence, and self-
esteem which often flourish in the midst ofesteem which often flourish in the midst of
volunteering experiencesvolunteering experiences..

5. The selfless act of volunteering provides aThe selfless act of volunteering provides a
spiritual enhancement as well. Knowingspiritual enhancement as well. Knowing
that you made a positive impact onthat you made a positive impact on
someone is an emotionally upliftingsomeone is an emotionally uplifting
experience that can never be matched byexperience that can never be matched by
money or famemoney or fame..

6. volunteering is important not only does itvolunteering is important not only does it
bring hope and happiness to people, but itbring hope and happiness to people, but it
also leads to spiritual and personalalso leads to spiritual and personal
growth. It is an experience that cannot begrowth. It is an experience that cannot be
bought with any amount of moneybought with any amount of money..

7. As Muslims, our role isn't just to make ourAs Muslims, our role isn't just to make our
salat and fast and pay zakat. We aresalat and fast and pay zakat. We are
encouraged to take on a broader role byencouraged to take on a broader role by
working to improve the communities weworking to improve the communities we
live in; we should be visiting the sick,live in; we should be visiting the sick,
feeding the hungry, teaching people tofeeding the hungry, teaching people to
read, helping people who have no one toread, helping people who have no one to
turn to. It is by translating our love of Allahturn to. It is by translating our love of Allah
into good actions that we strengthen ourinto good actions that we strengthen our
imaan. Islam is a faith of action and weimaan. Islam is a faith of action and we
need to demonstrate our faith by workingneed to demonstrate our faith by working
to make the world a better placeto make the world a better place

8. There are also some importantThere are also some important
rules to remember whenrules to remember when
volunteering in Islamvolunteering in Islam::

9. 11--No volunteer is to brag about giving hisNo volunteer is to brag about giving his
time, effort, energy, knowledge andtime, effort, energy, knowledge and
memory when he is doing itmemory when he is doing it fee sabeelillahfee sabeelillah
(in the way of Allah(in the way of Allah(.(.
22--No volunteer should accuse the employeesNo volunteer should accuse the employees
that they are receiving money from thethat they are receiving money from the
general budget of the community, while hegeneral budget of the community, while he
is doing it for freeis doing it for free..
33--No volunteer should accept a job or a titleNo volunteer should accept a job or a title
for the sake of show, or else it will becomefor the sake of show, or else it will become
hypocrisyhypocrisy..

10. 44--No volunteer should accept a title orNo volunteer should accept a title or
a job when he knows that he is nota job when he knows that he is not
qualified for the jobqualified for the job..
55--No volunteer should accept a title,No volunteer should accept a title,
while knowing that he has no time towhile knowing that he has no time to
volunteer for such a jobvolunteer for such a job..

11. Last week ,in our university the riyadh-atfalLast week ,in our university the riyadh-atfal
department have done volunteerdepartment have done volunteer
campaign . They take clothes and moneycampaign . They take clothes and money
from the volunteers and give it for thefrom the volunteers and give it for the
poor peoplepoor people..