Help me honour the sisters walking in the footsteps of Hajar this Dhul Hijjah as part of HHUGS annual Race for Jannah challenge.

“There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days (Dhul Hijjah).” [Sunan Ibn Majah]

HHUGS supports single mothers impacted by counter-terror measures and detention. With their husbands in prison, these women face social isolation and financial hardships, as they struggle desperately to provide for their children. With no one to rely on but Allah, they are the Hajars living in our midst, unknown, unnoticed and often shunned.

We have lived with the pandemic and the subsequent restrictions it brought for over a year. The difficulty we all felt during the strictest periods of lockdown is an isolation and pain these mothers know all too well. Yet as we remained safe in our homes with our loved ones, these women still struggle alone in the absence of a husband, father and often the community too. For them, social distancing is not a temporary measure, as their husbands face a permanent lockdown. As well as the emotional impact of this, families are left in great financial uncertainty too.

This Dhul Hijjah, your Sadaqah need not travel far to lift a mother and her children out of distress.

Honour Hajar (ra) by supporting our sisters who walk in her footsteps.

By sponsoring my challenge, your donations could provide:

• For £15 Gift her children the Joy of Eid


• For £50 Unite her children with their father this Eid, by facilitating a prison visit


• For £165 Gift a uniform. Prepare her children to stand tall at the start of term.


• For £200 you could Heal a Heart and relieve a family's trauma with professional therapy


• For £250 Feed the Hungry: restore their dignity with a month of food vouchers.


• For £500 you could Shelter the Homeless by covering rent and essential utilities


• For £750 you could Nurture a Neglected Child by supporting their physical and emotional well-being.


• For £1000 you can Empower a Mother in Need by helping her gain independence through education, driving lessons and vocational training


• For £2000 you can Alleviate the Burdened by relieving a single mother of debts she cannot pay

Heal a HHUGS family during the best 10 days of the year.

May Allah reward you for your generous support. Ameen.