--- title: "Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared: Price, Lifespan and Peopl…" url: https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/sadaqah-jariyah-options-compared description: "Sadaqah jariyah options compared side by side: published UK charity prices for wells, solar pumps, masjids, Qurans and trees, and how long each keeps working." lang: en --- ### Install HNCO Add to your home screen for quick access. Image: Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared (https://hnco.org.uk/assets/sadaqah-hero-cta-CiVvUG1K.png) # Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared Price, lifespan and people served in 2026 ### GIVE CLEAN WATER or choose a custom amount £ Live community appeal ### Solar Pump #19 in progress £419 raised of £1800 23% funded · £1381 to go 12 donors have contributed so far Jazak Allahu Khairan to our recent donors 🤲 Madeeha A., Syed Y., Nazia K., Shazia M. Thank you for your continued support — may Allah accept it. 79% Only 79% of rural water points built more than a year earlier (3.5 years old on average) were still working, against 92% of those built in the prior year, in a random sample across nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Source: Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.) (https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/) (2024) ## KEY TAKEAWAYS - → £150 Price of a complete hand-pump well in Pakistan at both HNCO and One Nation; Al Mustafa charges £200 and One Nation charges £300 in Bangladesh. (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump)) - → £880 Human Appeal's deep water well in Pakistan, serving 105 people, with a stated minimum life of five years. (Human Appeal, 2026 (https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal)) - → £1,750 One Nation's solar water well in Pakistan; HNCO's equivalent is £1,800 and Al Mustafa's solar community well is £2,500. (One Nation, 2026 (https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah)) - → 36% Share of hand pumps across sub-Saharan Africa estimated to be broken at any time (RWSN, first published 2009). (Rural Water Supply Network, 2009 (https://rwsn.blog/2024/01/09/the-presence-of-a-handpump/)) - → £3 Cost of one Quran for distribution, the cheapest complete sadaqah jariyah in the comparison. (Global Helping Hands, 2026 (https://ghh.org.uk/donate/quran-project/)) - → £8,500 HNCO's full masjid build in rural Pakistan, for 70+ worshippers, which HNCO says can serve for 50 years or more if maintained. (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/build-a-masjid-pakistan)) - → £10 An olive tree through ISRA UK; the charity says olive trees can last around 1,000 years. (ISRA UK, 2026 (https://israuk.org/projects/plant/olive-tree/)) Image: Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared: Price, Lifespan and People Served (2026) (https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/$%7Bimg0.url%7D) Families who want a sadaqah jariyah for a parent, a child or a loved one who has passed away usually ask two questions. Which option lasts longest, and which one can we afford? Charity pages answer each question separately, in their own units, and rarely side by side. A hand-pump well in Pakistan costs £150 at one organisation and £300 in Bangladesh at another. A Quran costs £3. A masjid costs £8,500. Nobody lines those prices up against how many people each one serves and how long it keeps working. This comparison does that, using only prices and figures the charities publish themselves, checked on the research date. It adds the part that marketing pages skip: independent data on whether water points keep working after they are built. In a random sample of 1,805 rural water points across nine countries, 79% of those more than a year old were still working, against 92% of new ones (Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.), 2024 (https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/)). That gap is the difference between a well that serves a village for its stated lifetime and one that stops after a few seasons. None of this measures reward, which is with Allah and follows intention. A small gift given sincerely can outweigh a large one. What the figures can do is help a family choose a gift that keeps benefiting people for as long as possible, and ask the right questions before giving. If you are new to the idea, start with what sadaqah jariyah is and how to give it online (https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/sadaqah-jariyah-online). ## 1 How Much Does a Hand-Pump Well Cost? From £120 to £300 A complete hand-pump well costs £120 in Nepal or Sri Lanka and £150 in Pakistan at One Nation (One Nation, 2026 (https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah)), £150 in Pakistan at HNCO (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump)), £200 at Al Mustafa Welfare Trust (Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, 2026 (https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/)) and £300 in Bangladesh. Purpose of Life lists a standard Pakistan well at £101.98, without stating people served or lifespan. | METRIC | VALUE | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | | HNCO hand-pump well, Pakistan | £150 | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump | | HNCO hand pump, people served | 25 people | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump | | One Nation hand pump, Pakistan | £150 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | One Nation hand pump, Nepal or Sri Lanka | £120 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | One Nation hand pump, Bangladesh | £300 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | Al Mustafa water hand pump | £200 | Al Mustafa Welfare Trust: https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/ | | Al Mustafa hand pump, families served (up to) | 40 families | Al Mustafa Welfare Trust: https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/ | | Purpose of Life standard well, Pakistan | £101.98 | Purpose of Life: https://pol.org.uk/products/purpose-of-life-water-well-pakistan | 40 families Al Mustafa says one hand pump can serve up to this many families. HNCO states about four families for its own. The two charities are describing different assumptions, not necessarily different pumps. Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, 2026 #### Hand-pump well prices by charity and country One Nation hand pump, Nepal or Sri Lanka £120 HNCO hand-pump well, Pakistan £150 One Nation hand pump, Pakistan £150 Al Mustafa Welfare Trust water hand pump £200 One Nation hand pump, Bangladesh £300 The hand pump is the entry point for most families, and its price is remarkably consistent in Pakistan. Two unrelated organisations, HNCO and One Nation, both charge £150. The spread across countries is wider: drilling conditions, labour and transport push the Bangladesh price to double the Pakistan one at the same charity. For a UK family the cheapest country is not automatically the best choice. Many families pick Pakistan because they have roots there, or because they want to visit, and that is a legitimate reason. HNCO explains the build in more detail on its hand water pump (https://hnco.org.uk/water/hand-water-pump) page. The harder comparison is people served. HNCO states 25 people for a hand pump. Al Mustafa states up to 40 families. Purpose of Life gives no figure at all for its £101.98 well. These numbers are self-reported, use different units, and none is independently audited. The honest reading is that a hand pump serves one small community or a cluster of households, and that a price quoted without a people-served figure or a lifespan tells you less than it seems to. HNCO's price comparison of cheaper wells with plaques (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/digging-fresh-water-wells/cheapest-water-well-plaque-uk) sets out what the lowest prices usually leave out. ## 2 Is a Solar Well Worth £1,750 or More? A solar water well in Pakistan costs £1,750 at One Nation (One Nation, 2026 (https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah)) and £1,800 at HNCO, which states it serves 100 people (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump)). Al Mustafa's solar community well costs £2,500 and, by its own figure, serves up to 2,000 people (Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, 2026 (https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/)). Human Appeal's deep well costs £880 and serves 105 people (Human Appeal, 2026 (https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal)). | METRIC | VALUE | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | | Human Appeal deep water well, Pakistan | £880 | Human Appeal: https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal | | Human Appeal deep well, people served | 105 people | Human Appeal: https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal | | One Nation water well, Pakistan | £750 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | One Nation solar water well, Pakistan | £1,750 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | HNCO solar water well, Pakistan | £1,800 | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump | | HNCO solar well, people served | 100 people | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump | | Al Mustafa solar community well | £2,500 | Al Mustafa Welfare Trust: https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/ | | Al Mustafa solar well, people served (up to) | 2,000 people | Al Mustafa Welfare Trust: https://www.almustafatrust.org/appeals/water-wells/ | 2,000 people The largest people-served figure in this comparison. It describes a community-scale system, and it is an upper bound the charity sets, not an audited count. Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, 2026 Deep and solar wells cost several times more than a hand pump, and the case for them rests on two claims: they reach more people, and they last longer. By HNCO's own figures its solar well serves four times as many people as its hand pump and is expected to run twice as long. One Nation gives a range for its wells that sits above its range for hand pumps. On those stated numbers, the solar well is not the expensive option per person per year; it sits close to the hand pump, and the calculator below lets you test that with any charity's figures. HNCO compares the two directly in hand pump vs solar water pump (https://hnco.org.uk/water/hand-pump-vs-solar-water-pump). A solar pump also removes the daily labour of pumping by hand, which usually falls on women and children, and it can feed a storage tank for a whole village. The trade-off is repair. A hand pump can often be fixed locally with spare parts; a solar pump needs panels, a controller and a submersible pump, and when it fails it needs someone trained to fix it. Families pooling money for a bigger project can do it together through a group water donation (https://hnco.org.uk/water/group-water-donation-uk). ## 3 What Does Sadaqah Jariyah Beyond Water Cost? From £3 to £9,000 A Quran for distribution costs £3 (Global Helping Hands, 2026 (https://ghh.org.uk/donate/quran-project/)). An olive tree costs £7 at Al Mustafa (Al Mustafa Welfare Trust, 2026 (https://www.almustafatrust.org/sadaqah-jariyah-tree/)) or £10 at ISRA UK (ISRA UK, 2026 (https://israuk.org/projects/plant/olive-tree/)). A wudhu area in India costs £500 at One Nation, and a masjid in Pakistan costs £8,500 at HNCO (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/build-a-masjid-pakistan)) or £9,000 at One Nation (One Nation, 2026 (https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah)). | METRIC | VALUE | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | | Quran copy for distribution | £3 | Global Helping Hands: https://ghh.org.uk/donate/quran-project/ | | Al Mustafa olive tree, Gaza | £7 | Al Mustafa Welfare Trust: https://www.almustafatrust.org/sadaqah-jariyah-tree/ | | ISRA olive tree | £10 | ISRA UK: https://israuk.org/projects/plant/olive-tree/ | | Olive tree lifespan claimed by ISRA | 1,000 years | ISRA UK: https://israuk.org/projects/plant/olive-tree/ | | One Nation wudhu area, India | £500 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | One Nation mosque, Rohingya camps | £3,700 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | | HNCO masjid build, Pakistan | £8,500 | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/projects/build-a-masjid-pakistan | | HNCO masjid, expected service life | 50 years | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/projects/build-a-masjid-pakistan | | One Nation mosque, Pakistan | £9,000 | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | 1,000 years ISRA's figure for how long an olive tree can live. It is the longest lifespan any charity in this comparison claims, and the tree bears fruit for the family that tends it. ISRA UK, 2026 The Prophet (peace be upon him) named several kinds of lasting charity, including a masjid, a copy of the Quran, a planted tree and a well, and families often choose among them by what their loved one cared about rather than by price. The prices span a wide range. A Quran is the smallest complete gift in this comparison. A tree is close behind and, on ISRA's claim of 1,000 years, has by far the longest potential life. A masjid is the largest single commitment, and HNCO expects its concrete builds to serve for 50 years if maintained. A masjid build is also the easiest to share. HNCO's full build is £8,500, and partial contributions toward it are accepted, so relatives can each give toward one masjid in a parent's name. HNCO breaks the cost down in the cost of building a mosque in Pakistan (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/cost-of-building-a-mosque-in-pakistan), and the full project is at build a masjid in Pakistan (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/build-a-masjid-pakistan). A Quran or a tree suits a smaller budget, or a gift given every year on a loved one's anniversary. ## 4 Do Wells Keep Working? Only 79% of Older Water Points Did In a random sample of 1,805 rural water points across nine countries, 92% built in the prior year were working, but only 79% of older ones, averaging three and a half years old (Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.), 2024 (https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/)). RWSN estimates 36% of hand pumps across sub-Saharan Africa are broken at any time (Rural Water Supply Network, 2009 (https://rwsn.blog/2024/01/09/the-presence-of-a-handpump/)). | METRIC | VALUE | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | | Water points built in the prior year still working | 92% | Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.): https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/ | | Older water points still working | 79% | Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.): https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/ | | Water points sampled, nine countries | 1,805 | Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.): https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/ | | Lower odds of working, piped taps vs hand-pump boreholes | 74% | Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.): https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/ | | Hand pumps broken, sub-Saharan Africa (RWSN estimate) | 36% | Rural Water Supply Network: https://rwsn.blog/2024/01/09/the-presence-of-a-handpump/ | | Hand pumps non-functional, Cameroon | 32% | Rural Water Supply Network: https://rwsn.blog/2024/01/09/the-presence-of-a-handpump/ | | Hand pumps with cracks or corrosion, Mvila study | 29% | Rural Water Supply Network: https://rwsn.blog/2024/01/09/the-presence-of-a-handpump/ | 74% In the older sample, piped tap stands had this much lower odds of working than boreholes fitted with hand pumps. Simple technology held up better where repair networks are thin. Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.), 2024 #### Share of water points or hand pumps working or broken Water points built within the prior year still working 92% Only 79% of rural water points built more than a year earlie 79% Hand pumps broken across sub-Saharan Africa (RWSN estimate) 36% Hand pumps non-functional in Cameroon (national estimate) 32% This is the part of sadaqah jariyah that charity pages rarely discuss. A lifespan printed on an appeal page is a design life: how long the pump could run if it is maintained. The field data describes what happens in practice. The nine-country study behind these figures covered projects run by ten NGOs in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and found functionality falling within a few years of construction. The older RWSN estimate of 36% dates from the late 2000s and covers Africa, not Pakistan, so it is a warning sign rather than a Pakistan figure. No comparable Pakistan-wide dataset is published. The finding does not mean wells are a poor gift. The same study found boreholes with hand pumps held up better than piped systems, and a well that works for years has served thousands of days of water. It means the useful question to ask a charity is not only what a well costs, but who fixes it, how quickly and for how long. HNCO sets out how its water well donations work step by step (https://hnco.org.uk/water/how-water-well-donations-work-step-by-step), and its guide to building a well for a deceased parent (https://hnco.org.uk/projects/digging-fresh-water-wells/deceased-parent-water-well) covers what happens to the reward if a well eventually stops working. ## 5 What Proof Do You Get, and How Fast? From Three Weeks to a Year HNCO states installation within three weeks with plaque photos and a certificate (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump)). Purpose of Life delivers photos and video in about 4 months (Purpose of Life, 2026 (https://pol.org.uk/products/purpose-of-life-water-well-pakistan)). Human Appeal's Pakistan well takes about 9 months to build, with a report including photos and GPS location about 3 months later (Human Appeal, 2026 (https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal)). | METRIC | VALUE | SOURCE | | --- | --- | --- | | HNCO installation time | three weeks | HNCO: https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump | | Purpose of Life standard well delivery | 4 months | Purpose of Life: https://pol.org.uk/products/purpose-of-life-water-well-pakistan | | Human Appeal deep well build time | 9 months | Human Appeal: https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal | | Human Appeal report after construction | 3 months | Human Appeal: https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal | | One Nation mosque feedback | 10-12 months | One Nation: https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah | For families giving on behalf of someone who has died, proof matters. It is how a son shows his mother the plaque with his father's name, or how siblings know the money they pooled became a working well. The charities in this comparison offer different kinds of evidence: photos of the finished well and plaque, video, a certificate, and in Human Appeal's case the exact GPS location. Timelines vary just as much, from weeks to about a year, and a longer build is not a warning sign in itself; a deep borehole takes longer than a shallow hand pump. Image: Key statistics: Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared: Price, Lifespan and People Served (2026) (https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/$%7Bimg1.url%7D) Key statistics at a glance | Source: see numbered sources below ## Sadaqah Jariyah Cost-per-Person Calculator Enter any charity's published price, the number of people it says the project serves, and the lifespan it states. The calculator shows the cost per person, and per person per year of stated benefit. The presets use the figures in the tables above; they are the charities' own claims, not audited results. **£6.00** per person, or **£0.60** per person per year of stated benefit (250 person-years). Image: Comparison chart: Sadaqah Jariyah Options Compared: Price, Lifespan and People Served (2026) (https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/$%7Bimg2.url%7D) Comparison | Source: see numbered sources below ## Related HNCO guides Continue with HNCO’s guide to see how much of a donation reaches charitable work (https://hnco.org.uk/sadaqah/how-much-of-my-donation-reaches-the-project), or learn how HNCO water well donations work step by step (https://hnco.org.uk/water/how-water-well-donations-work-step-by-step). ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is the cheapest form of sadaqah jariyah? A Quran for distribution costs £3 through Global Helping Hands, and an olive tree costs £7 to £10 through Al Mustafa Welfare Trust or ISRA UK. For water, a complete hand-pump well in Pakistan costs £150 at HNCO and One Nation. Smaller contributions, such as HNCO's £25 share toward a pump, also count, because the reward follows the intention and the lasting benefit, not the size of the gift. (Global Helping Hands, 2026 (https://ghh.org.uk/donate/quran-project/)) ### How long does a water well last as sadaqah jariyah? Charities state different lifespans: One Nation gives 5 to 15 years for hand pumps and 10 to 20 years for wells; HNCO gives 10 years for a hand pump and 20 for a solar well; Human Appeal says a minimum of five years. Field data shows wear: only 79% of water points around 3.5 years old were still working in a nine-country study. (One Nation, 2026 (https://onenationuk.org/sadaqah-jariyah)) ### Is a hand pump or a solar well better sadaqah jariyah? A hand pump is cheaper, at £150 to £300 depending on country, and serves one small community. A solar well costs £1,750 to £2,500 and serves more people for longer by the charities' own figures: HNCO states 100 people for 20 years versus 25 people for 10 years for its hand pump. Choose on budget, need and who maintains it. (HNCO, 2026 (https://hnco.org.uk/water/donate-water-pump)) ### Why is water called the best charity in Islam? When Sa'd ibn Ubadah asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) which charity was best after his mother died, he was told water, and he dug a well in her name (Sunan Abi Dawud 1681). Water is also named among the deeds that continue after death in Sunan Ibn Majah 242, alongside a masjid, a copy of the Quran and beneficial knowledge. (Sunnah.com, 2026 (https://sunnah.com/abudawud:1681)) ### Does sadaqah jariyah stop if the well breaks? The reward is with Allah and scholars stress intention, but the benefit to people depends on the well working. In a nine-country sample, 92% of water points built in the previous year worked, falling to 79% for older ones. Asking a charity who repairs the pump, and for how long, is the practical way to protect a gift. (Rural Water Supply Network (Murray et al.), 2024 (https://rwsn.blog/2024/03/05/rural-water-point-functionality-evidence-from-nine-countries-in-sub-saharan-africa-and-south-asia/)) ### What proof should a water well charity give? Look for photos of the finished well and plaque, a location and a timeline. Human Appeal sends photos and the exact GPS location about three months after a roughly nine-month build; Purpose of Life sends photos and video after about four months; HNCO sends plaque photos and a certificate after about three weeks. Ask before you give. (Human Appeal, 2026 (https://humanappeal.org.uk/appeals/water-well-appeal)) ### Can I give sadaqah jariyah on behalf of a parent who has died? Yes. Sahih Muslim 1631 lists continuing charity among the three deeds that keep benefiting a person after death, and Sa'd ibn Ubadah's well for his mother is the model many families follow. Any option in this comparison can carry a deceased parent's name, from a £3 Quran to a £8,500 masjid. 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