Religious council presents house key to needy family
By Laila Rahman

Dayang Hasnah (5th right, standing) and her family pose in a group photo with the Director of Mosque Affairs and the staff of the Islamic Religious Council during the ceremony

The Brunei Islamic Religious Council made another initiative to provide assistance to the poor and the needy in the country when it presented a house key to Dayang Hasnah bte Abdullah at the house located at Simpang 66, Kg Bengkurong yesterday.

The guest of honour, Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Rajid bin Haji Abdul Kadir, the Director of Mosque Affairs at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, handed over the key to the recipient during a presentation ceremony held at the house.

Under the charity project, the council provided Dayang Hasnah and her family a single-storey house which costs B$48,400 and is equipped with furniture costing B$1,000. Covering an area of 104.025 square metres, the house comprises 3 bedrooms, 1 dining room, 1 kitchen, 1 toilet, 1 bathroom and 1 living room.

Such assistance is granted through the zakat collection made by the council (Asnaf Muallaf).

The house was built on Dec 19 last year and completed on March 4 this year.

The presentation ceremony began with the recital of Al-Fatihah and followed by the 'Dikir Marhaban' performance in the vicinity of the house.

The guest of honour also planted a tree near the house to commemorate the occasion. There were also thanksgiving prayers to bless the ceremony.

It is hoped that with such contribution made by the council, Dayang Hasnah and her siblings would live in peace and comfort, and also would enable them to perform their daily religious obligations.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin