صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakat
باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ اسْمَ الصَّدَقَةِ يَقَعُ عَلَى كُلِّ نَوْعٍ مِنَ الْمَعْرُوفِ:Chapter: The word charity (Sadaqah) may apply to all good deeds Ma'ruf
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ ، كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ فِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ نَبِيُّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ " .
Hudhaifa and Abu Shaiba reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Every act of goodness is sadaqa.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The concept of charity (sadaqah) is not limited only to wealth; rather, every small or great good deed is charity (sadaqah).
The concept of charity (sadaqah) is not limited only to wealth; rather, every small or great good deed is charity (sadaqah).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4947
