Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 10065 — What has come on urging charity

Al-Mundhir bin Jarir narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Once we were present in the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the early part of the day, when a group of people came to him who were destitute, dressed in garments of white and black, carrying swords and wearing turbans. Most of them were from the tribe of Mudar; rather, I would say all of them were from Mudar. On seeing their state of poverty, the colour of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to change. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and went inside, then ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) to call the adhan; after that he led the people in prayer, and then recited this verse: "O people, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul," then recited to the end of the verse, and recited: "Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow." (And he commanded:) "O people, give charity from your dinars, from your dirhams, from your clothes, from your wheat and from your dates, even if it is only a piece of a date." Meanwhile a man of the Ansar came carrying a purse which his palm could hardly lift; rather, I would say his hands could not lift it. Then the rest of the people followed him, until two heaps of clothes and of food and drink were piled up before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator said: On seeing this, the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to shine like gold. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever starts a good and righteous practice in Islam, and people act upon it after him, will receive, along with his own reward, the reward of those people as well, and nothing will be reduced from their reward; and whoever starts an evil practice in Islam, and people act upon it after him, will bear, besides his own sin, the sin of those people who act upon it after him, without anything being reduced from their sins."