Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "It is obligatory for every Muslim to give charity every day." They asked: O Messenger of Allah! Who has the ability to do this? He (peace be upon him) said: "Guiding a Muslim on the road is charity, replying to a Muslim's greeting is charity, enjoining good and forbidding evil is charity."
Hadith Referenceمسند اسحاق بن راهويه / كتاب البر و الصلة / 769
Hadith Takhrij«انظر ما قبله .»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Abdush Shakoor Tirmidhi
Benefits: In another hadith it is stated: ((KULLU MA‘RŪF ṢADAQAH)) (Bukhari, no. 6021) “Every good deed is charity (sadaqah).”
The essence of charity (sadaqah) is that a person willingly gives something from his wealth to please Allah. However, from the aforementioned ahadith, it is established that it is not necessary for charity to be given only from wealth; rather, one can also attain the reward of charity by utilizing other God-given abilities. In another hadith, it is stated that your smiling at your brother is charity for you. (Sahih Tirmidhi, no. 1594)
In another hadith, it is narrated from Sayyidah A’ishah radi Allahu anha that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Every human being from the children of Adam is created with three hundred and sixty joints. So whoever says ‘Allahu Akbar’, says ‘Alhamdulillah’, says ‘La ilaha illallah’, says ‘Subhanallah’, says ‘Astaghfirullah’, removes a stone from the path, or removes a thorn or a bone from the road, or enjoins good or forbids evil—if he performs such mentioned deeds in the number of three hundred and sixty joints, then he will reach the evening of that day in such a state that he has saved himself from the Fire of Hell.” (Silsilah Sahihah, no. 1717)