When my husband got arrested in 2006 a whole new world was opened up to me, because I was thrown into a world which beforehand I was oblivious to. For a long time my husband was the one who paid all the bills, did the shopping, I hardly went anywhere!
So when he got arrested it was a big culture shock for me, even though I had a feeling this was coming (because it was happening to everyone!) the thought that I was going to have to do these things myself I had never contemplated!
HHUGS helped my family so much and were generally concerned for our well being; not only did they help us financially, and with shopping, they always tried their utmost best to find us someone to take us to the prison and if that failed even in the early morning I remember them sending a cab round to take us to the prison and they paid for it! And I believe Allah put barakah in their efforts because I remember one time the cab driver was a Muslim and didn't ask for all the money, al-hamdulillah. One volunteer even donated a car to us.
If that wasn't enough most importantly they offered us their FRIENDSHIP! They invited us to their homes and showed us true love which I had never witnessed before in the ummah here in London. Their striving to help those distressed inspired me and at times saddens me that I'm not as active as they are.
And even up to this day they still check up on us to see if we are ok!
May Allah bless and increase this organization in all good, and give all their workers al Firdaws!
Ameen thumma ameen
Wife of a detainee