Head of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom:‎

Due to difficulties posed by Coronavirus, let’s not neglect to help the needy and the weak

Emphasizing that we must not neglect helping the needy and the poor in the difficult ‎conditions we face due to the Coronavirus, Ayatollah Yazdi said, “Helping the needy is one of ‎the greatest acts of worship in the current situation.”‎

News ID: 449989

Date: 14 April 2020 - 09:16

RNA – In a speech referring to the special conditions facing Iran on the eve of the holy ‎month of Ramadhan, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, the head of the Society of Seminary ‎Teachers of Qom, said, “Many people have lost their jobs and former lives due to COVID-19 ‎‎(Coronavirus) and have to stay at home. These conditions, which are necessary according to ‎the orders of the country’s health care complexes and to save people’s lives, have caused ‎some people to suffer from stress and pressure in their lives. Therefore, anyone who has ‎the ability to, must help the weak, the poor, those who have a daily income and whose lives ‎depend on daily work or are unemployed.”‎

The member of the Assembly of Experts referred to the words of the Supreme Leader of the ‎Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, in praise of the spontaneous actions of ‎the people, and stated, “Just as the Supreme Leader pointed out, the people have ‎spontaneously formed committees in a number of cities and are helping the needy, which is ‎very effective, valuable and appropriate.”‎

Ayatollah Yazdi continued, “In this situation, there are several ways to help people who are ‎staying in their homes due to the Coronavirus. Whether in the form of not taking rent from ‎tenants or in the form of daily allowances and providing food and medicine of any quality. Of ‎course, this assistance is very effective.”‎

The member of the jurists of the Guardian Council also pointed out that the holy month of ‎Ramadhan is approaching, “It’s necessary to plan for the holy month of Ramadhan to help ‎people who have to stay at home and fast in this situation. Whether direct donations or ‎collecting donations and distributing them among the deserving or by guiding the benefactors ‎to the needy.”‎

He considered any help to the needy and participation in good deeds in the current situation ‎a great act of worship and added, “Each of these actions and assistance in the current ‎situation are considered worship. This assistance isn’t mere charity but charity that, due to ‎the current situation, have found a kind of extraordinary colour of worship and anyone who ‎is familiar with the current situation will understand this.”‎

In conclusion, Ayatollah Yazdi said, “We hope that God Almighty will grant success to all ‎those who are helping to solve the problems of the people and the needy these days and in ‎these difficult conditions.”‎

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