Explanation of the hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that every goodness and benefit for others, whether in words or deeds, is regarded as a charity, and its doer obtains a reward for it.
Every act of goodness is charity
AuthenticNarrated by Al-Bukhāri via Jābir and by Muslim via HudhayfahHadeethEnc #5346
عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ».
English translation
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every act of goodness is charity."
Benefits from the hadith
- The Hadīth indicates that charity is not limited to what a person spends out of his money, but it includes everything good a person says or does to others.
- It encourages us to do what is good and beneficial to others.
- We should not belittle any act of goodness, even if it was simple.
Merits of Good Deeds
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