Mukhtasar Muslim

‘Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that at the beginning of the day, we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Some people came who were barefoot, naked, wearing leather sheets around their necks, with their swords hanging, most of them, in fact all of them, were from the tribe of Mudar. Seeing their poverty and destitution, the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) went inside and then came out. (That is, he became distressed. Subhan Allah, what compassion and sympathy he had!) And he ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) to call the adhan, then the takbir was said, and the prayer was performed, and the sermon was delivered, and this verse was recited: “O people! Fear Allah, Who created you from a single soul...” (He recited this so that it would be known that all the children of Adam are brothers to each other) ... until the end of the verse. Then he recited this verse from Surah Al-Hashr: “O you who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow...” (Then the market of charity became active.) Someone gave a gold coin, someone gave a dirham, someone started giving a sa’ of wheat, and someone a sa’ of dates, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Even if it is only a piece of a date (bring it as charity).” Then a man from the Ansar brought a bag, so much so that his hand became tired, in fact, it became exhausted. Then the people began to give in succession, until I saw two heaps of food and clothing, so much (charity was collected) that I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shining, as if it were gold, like pure gold. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Whoever initiates a good practice in Islam (that is, something from the Book and Sunnah), for him is the reward of his own action and the reward of those who act upon it after him, without their reward being diminished in the least. And whoever introduces a bad practice in Islam (that is, something which the Book and Sunnah have prohibited), upon him is the burden of his own action and the burden of those who act upon it after him, without their burden being diminished in the least.”