Hospital 57357 is a legitimate recipient channel for Money Zakat according to a Fatwa ( Islamic law ruling) whereby Islamic religious officials are urging Muslims inside and outside Egypt to contribute to Hospital 57357’s endeavor to alleviate the suffering of all the children with cancer. This Fatwa also called for the setting up of three funds for 57357: one for Wakf, the second for Sadakat, and the third for Zakat. The Zakat fund would be covering the costs of equipment, medication, treatment, hospitalization, nutrition of patients whether directly or indirectly such as staff and physicians’ salaries, cost of surgeries and scans….etc
Zakat channels:
- Covering the total cost of treatment of a patient including medication, surgery, scans, lab tests, nutrition etc…
- Sponsor a bed:
- to cover the cost of treatment of children when occupying a bed for a duration of one year for the amount of L.E. 180,000(hospitalization, treatment, chemo, nutrition). A plaque in the name of the donor will remain for one year at the door of the room. The amount can be paid on installments during the year.
- Or you can choose to cover the cost of treatment of children in general and pay a minimum amount of L.E. 10000 paid on installments during the year. Your name will also appear on a mural during one year.
- To cover the cost of chemo sessions of one patient: you can either choose to pay for the total cost of chemo sessions of a patient or for the cost of one chemo session for L.E.4000.
- To cover the cost of radio sessions of one patient: you can either choose to pay for the total cost of radio sessions of one patient or for the cost of one radio session
- To cover the cost of artificial limbs: you can choose to donate your zakat to cover the cost of an artificial limb
- To cover the cost of meals of the patient: average daily cost of 3 meals per day is L.E.250.
- You can choose to buy a Zakat share and be giver a certificate in your name or in the name of your loved one. Minimum cost of a share is L.E.100. Revenue from the issuing of shares is allocated to the treatment cost of patients including medication and nutrition.