Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 2361 — I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah

Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during part of the day when some people came, most of them, rather all of them, from the tribe of Mudar, dressed in tattered clothes, with swords hanging from their shoulders. I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) change when he saw their poverty. Then he said: "O Bilal, hasten the prayer." When he had finished the prayer, he sat down for a while, praised and glorified Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and then said: "Fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and (fear severing) the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever watchful over you" [Surah al-Nisa: 1]. "May Allah have mercy on a man who gives charity from his dinar, his dirham and his sa' of dates," until he (peace and blessings be upon him) brought charity down to half a date. Among those who stood up was a man from the Ansar who had a bundle which his palm could barely hold, rather it could not hold it, and he did not even know whether it was gold or silver. Then the people followed one after another until they had gathered two large heaps of food and clothing. I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shining with joy as if it were gilded with gold. When the charity was finished, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever from my Ummah introduces a good practice, and it is acted upon after him, will have its reward and the like of the reward of those who follow his practice, without anything being reduced from their rewards. And whoever introduces an evil practice in Islam, and it is acted upon after him, will bear its sin and the like of the sins of those who follow his practice, without anything being reduced from their sins."