Some reports said that Qahwaji's daughter suffers from cancer, and is actually being treated in Jordan, and that he could not afford to visit her. 
Baadhi ya taarifa zinasema kuwa mtoto wa kike wa Qahwaji anasumbuliwa na saratani na anapata matibabu huko Jordani na kwamba Qahwaji hakuweza kumtembelea na ailiamua kujiunguza kwa moto ili kuishinikiza mamlaka ya Palestina imsaidie fedha ili akamjulie hali mtoto wake.