´It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:` “A man said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, I do a good deed, then others find out about it and that pleases me.’ He said: ‘You will have two rewards, the reward for doing it in secret and the reward for doing it openly (so that others may follow your example).’”
Hadith Referenceسنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الزهد / 4226
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف / ت+2384
Hadith Takhrij«سنن الترمذی/الزہد 49 ( 2384 ) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 12311 ) ( ضعیف ) » ( سند میں حبیب بن ابی ثابت مدلس ہیں ، اور روایت عنعنہ سے ہے ، اور سعید صدوق راوی ہیں ، لیکن صاحب أوہام ہیں )
´Abu Hurairah narrated that A man said:` "O Messenger of Allah! A man does a deed and conceals it, but when it is discovered that he did it, he is happy about that." He said: " The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'He receives two rewards: A reward in its concealment, and a reward in its publicity.'"
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: Note: (In the chain of narration, Sa'id bin Sinan is weak in memorization, therefore, the mursal narration has been rendered as marfu‘ and connected. For details, see: Al-Da‘ifa No. 4344)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2384