Donations are pouring in from around the world to honour a London, Ont. family and support their surviving son, who were victims of a religiously motivated attack earlier this week.
On Sunday night, Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha, 44, their 15-year-old daughter Yumnah and Salman's 74-year-old mother were killed while out for a walk in northwest London in what police have said was a targeted attack because of their Muslim faith.Sana Yasir, described as a “very close family friend” to the victims for the past 12 years,“It’s crazy to me how much people have donated and it’s people all over the world from different races and religions all donating,” she told CTV News.
Yasir added that people donating to her campaign have routinely reached out to ask about the condition of Fayez, who is now in stable condition. According to the GoFundMe page, the immediate family has indicated that they do not need money to cover funeral expenses, the donations are instead going to help Fayez in the future and for sadaqa jariya, an Islamic concept of charitable giving where people benefit long after the person donating has died,The GoFundMe also indicates that the immediate family members will announce where the donation is going when the decision is made.
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