Ramadan is the month of goodness and giving back; it’s a source of happiness and joy for all. During the holy month, everybody rushes to do good, but what about doing good all year long?
No matter how big or small, a single act of kindness can have a huge positive impact. Since there are 99 days left before Ramadan begins, we thought of 99 good deeds you can do every day until then.
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Check on an old friend
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Feed a stray animal
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Visit an orphanage
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Donate blood
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Take an injured stray animal to the vet/shelter
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Remove litter from the street
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Prepare a meal for a homeless person
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Volunteer at a charity organisation of your choice for a day
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Donate old clothes
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Give away any unused copies of the Quran
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Organise a family gathering
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Spend more time with your grandparents
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Give toys to homeless children
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Hold the elevator door for a stranger
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Thank the doorman
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Bake a cake for your colleagues at work
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When you’re at a restaurant, take away your unfinished dish and give it to a homeless child
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Forgive someone
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Babysit your friend’s kid
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Give up your seat to a stranger on the metro
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Send a morning text to your loved ones
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Give away an old mobile phone to someone in need
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Welcome your new neighbour with a treat
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Help a friend find a job
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Offer someone to drink from your bottle
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Thank your mother for lunch
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Do a favour for someone without asking for anything in return
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Take your younger sibling and their friends to the playground
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Support your artist friends
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Visit an animal shelter and play with the animals
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Leave a good tip for your waiter
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Offer a colleague a ride back home
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Smile to strangers in the street
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Open the door for others
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Help a friend who’s moving to a new apartment
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Buy new stationery for a student in a public school
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Send a thank you letter to your teacher
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Be a good listener
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Pay for someone in need
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Compliment a random stranger about their outfit
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Tell a joke to a desperate person
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Help your mother by setting the table
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Tell your friends why they’re special to you
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Try to be friends with someone who has trouble socialising with others
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Offer your mother or wife help in the kitchen
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Teach your younger sibling a new skill
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Give your father a hug
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Compliment your colleague’s work
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Buy your mother flowers
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Offer to take a picture for a stranger
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Keep an extra jacket with you in case someone needs it
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Randomly buy a thoughtful gift for a friend
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Let someone else go first in the line
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Stand up for someone being bullied
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Have patience with people who stress you out
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Apologise when you’re wrong
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Give helpful directions to a person who’s lost
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If you are good at something, do it for free
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Offer to help someone by carrying their bags
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Include everyone if you are planning an outing
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Text first
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Make your colleague a cup of coffee
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Prepare dinner for your family
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Pay for your sibling or friend’s meal
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Petsit your friend’s dog
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Leave a bowl of water on the balcony for the birds
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Pick up trash on the beach
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Offer to read a book for someone at an elderly home
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Save electricity and turn off the lights
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Cheer up someone who’s having a rough day
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Initiate reconciliation
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Don’t stand silent in front of any evil act
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Donate your wedding dress
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Take your mother out on a dinner date
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Be polite with older people
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Don’t judge others for a change
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Share your food with a friend
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On Mother’s Day, remember a friend who lost his mother and check on him
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Install a water dispenser in the street
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Help raise awareness about an important cause
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Remove your WiFi password for a day
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Encourage a friend to go to the gym
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Bailout someone who’s in debt
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Help a friend quit smoking
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Get a haircut and donate your hair to make a cancer fighter happy
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Let your employees leave early for a day
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Water a tree near your home
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Donate a blanket
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Break up a fight in the street
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Buy something that its proceeds go to charity
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Carry candy or chocolate with you for beggars’ children
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Help an elderly person across the street
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Plant your rooftop
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Save water
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Review good start-ups on Facebook
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Throw someone a surprise birthday party
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Reduce your plastic waste
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Give last year’s lantern to a homeless child
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Most importantly, be kind to yourself
What are you waiting for? Start today!