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.

  1. Check on an old friend

  2. Feed a stray animal

  3. Visit an orphanage

  4. Donate blood

  5. Take an injured stray animal to the vet/shelter

  6. Remove litter from the street

  7. Prepare a meal for a homeless person

  8. Volunteer at a charity organisation of your choice for a day

  9. Donate old clothes

  10. Give away any unused copies of the Quran

  11. Organise a family gathering

  12. Spend more time with your grandparents

  13. Give toys to homeless children

  14. Hold the elevator door for a stranger

  15. Thank the doorman

  16. Bake a cake for your colleagues at work

  17. When you’re at a restaurant, take away your unfinished dish and give it to a homeless child

  18. Forgive someone

  19. Babysit your friend’s kid

  20. Give up your seat to a stranger on the metro

  21. Send a morning text to your loved ones

  22. Give away an old mobile phone to someone in need

  23. Welcome your new neighbour with a treat

  24. Help a friend find a job

  25. Offer someone to drink from your bottle

  26. Thank your mother for lunch

  27. Do a favour for someone without asking for anything in return

  28. Take your younger sibling and their friends to the playground

  29. Support your artist friends

  30. Visit an animal shelter and play with the animals

  31. Leave a good tip for your waiter

  32. Offer a colleague a ride back home

  33. Smile to strangers in the street

  34. Open the door for others

  35. Help a friend who’s moving to a new apartment

  36. Buy new stationery for a student in a public school

  37. Send a thank you letter to your teacher

  38. Be a good listener

  39. Pay for someone in need

  40. Compliment a random stranger about their outfit

  41. Tell a joke to a desperate person

  42. Help your mother by setting the table

  43. Tell your friends why they’re special to you

  44. Try to be friends with someone who has trouble socialising with others

  45. Offer your mother or wife help in the kitchen

  46. Teach your younger sibling a new skill

  47. Give your father a hug

  48. Compliment your colleague’s work

  49. Buy your mother flowers

  50. Offer to take a picture for a stranger

  51. Keep an extra jacket with you in case someone needs it

  52. Randomly buy a thoughtful gift for a friend

  53. Let someone else go first in the line

  54. Stand up for someone being bullied

  55. Have patience with people who stress you out

  56. Apologise when you’re wrong

  57. Give helpful directions to a person who’s lost

  58. If you are good at something, do it for free

  59. Offer to help someone by carrying their bags

  60. Include everyone if you are planning an outing

  61. Text first

  62. Make your colleague a cup of coffee

  63. Prepare dinner for your family

  64. Pay for your sibling or friend’s meal

  65. Petsit your friend’s dog

  66. Leave a bowl of water on the balcony for the birds

  67. Pick up trash on the beach

  68. Offer to read a book for someone at an elderly home

  69. Save electricity and turn off the lights

  70. Cheer up someone who’s having a rough day

  71. Initiate reconciliation

  72. Don’t stand silent in front of any evil act

  73. Donate your wedding dress

  74. Take your mother out on a dinner date

  75. Be polite with older people

  76. Don’t judge others for a change

  77. Share your food with a friend

  78. On Mother’s Day, remember a friend who lost his mother and check on him

  79. Install a water dispenser in the street

  80. Help raise awareness about an important cause

  81. Remove your WiFi password for a day

  82. Encourage a friend to go to the gym

  83. Bailout someone who’s in debt

  84. Help a friend quit smoking

  85. Get a haircut and donate your hair to make a cancer fighter happy

  86. Let your employees leave early for a day

  87. Water a tree near your home

  88. Donate a blanket

  89. Break up a fight in the street

  90. Buy something that its proceeds go to charity

  91. Carry candy or chocolate with you for beggars’ children

  92. Help an elderly person across the street

  93. Plant your rooftop

  94. Save water

  95. Review good start-ups on Facebook

  96. Throw someone a surprise birthday party

  97. Reduce your plastic waste

  98. Give last year’s lantern to a homeless child

  99. Most importantly, be kind to yourself

What are you waiting for? Start today!