Placing paper cups in the mosque and whether it is a continuous charity

The questioner:
Please, Naif from Taif, come on to the line. May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you. And peace be upon you. Honorable Shaykh, I have several important questions. Please, ask the question. I will summarize them, if Allah wills. Give us the first question. The first question is that I actually placed a holder for paper cups in our nearby mosque, seeking reward and recompense, desiring a continuous charity. Does this fall under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that a continuous charity is better than a charity of water? Okay, thank you, let the Shaykh answer, wait a moment.

The Shaykh:
Yes, the question.

The questioner:
He says that he placed paper cups for money for whoever wants to drink in the mosque. Is this considered a continuous charity?

The Shaykh:
Yes, this is considered a continuous charity, but if you replaced it with something better than it, that would be better. In any case, these cups that you placed in the mosque for drinking carry reward, if Allah wills, and they are a continuous charity. But these cups will soon break and not be fit for use.

Another questioner:
And the endowment is only for...

The Shaykh:
Be patient, my brother. The endowment is only for what benefits by its value and remains, where its substance remains. As for these cups, they do not remain. So if you replace them with something better, the reward in that will be greater. Yes.