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title: "17 Types Of Sadaqah Every Muslim Should Know"
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description: "Sadaqah is not only linked with money. We often think that taking out money from our earnings are Sadaqah, but there are many ways you can do it!"
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# 17 Types Of Sadaqah Every Muslim Should Know

Source: https://theislamicinformation.com/blogs/types-sadaqah/
Updated: 2023-08-13

Sadaqah is not only linked with money. We often think that taking out money from our earnings are Sadaqah, but there are many ways you can do it!

**Table of Contents**

There are 17 types you can take out Sadaqah;

## **1. Dua**

If you are just praying for the person you care about or any person who has asked for your dua.

## **2. Knowledge**

Spreading knowledge among the people who can't afford it.

## **3. Advice**

Giving wise advice to your younger siblings or people who are younger than you.

## **4. To smile at your Muslim brother**

Talking, meeting, and greeting the people you meet.

## **5. Help**

Help the poor and help the people who can not help themselves. Solving people's problems can also be the thing you can do.

## **6. Time**

Taking time out for the parents and your wife/husband is also a sadaqah.

## **7. Tarbiyyah**

Nurture (Tarbiyyah), growing up your kids well mannered is also a sadaqah.

## **8. Patience over difficult times**

Be very patient, and do not yell about your problems to anyone. Allah will solve them for you.

## **9. To advise for good**

Advise your misguided friends to be on the Path of Allah.

## **10. To stop evil**

Do not plan the bad thing, do not hurt or kill any living thing.

## **11. To talk softly.**

Do not be harsh and Rude, Allah does not like Arrogant people.

## **12. To forgive**

Forgive the people who ask for your forgiveness.

## **13. To give respect**

Giving respect to elders and youngsters as well as giving credit to the people who deserve it.

## **14. To be a part of someone's happiness**

Being happy in someone else's happiness, DO NOT BE JEALOUS!

## **15. To visit the sick**

Visiting the sick is also the sunnah of our beloved [Prophet (SAWW)](https://theislamicinformation.com/blogs/ways-to-celebrate-birth-of-prophet-muhammad-pbuh/)

## **16. To remove harmful things from the path**

Such as removing the stone that comes your way.

## **17. To guide someone in the right way.**

Guiding means, if someone you see is misguided, then guiding that person to the right path.

***Sharing this is also a Sadaqah!***