ONE HADITH A DAY

Every act of goodness is charity

Narrated by Al-Bukhāri via Jābir and by Muslim via Hudhayfah · Authentic

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ».

“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."”

Explanation

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.

Benefits

• 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.

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