Riyad as-Salihin, 248

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "On every joint of man, there is charity, on everyday when the sun rises: doing justice between two men is charity, and assisting a man to ride an animal or to load his luggage on it is charity; and a good word is charity, every step which one takes towards (the mosque for) Salat is charity, and removing harmful things from the way is charity". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ ‏

‏كل سلامى من الناس عليه صدقة، كل يوم تطلع فيه الشمس‏:‏ تعدل بين الاثنين صدقة، وتعين الرجل على دابته فتحمله عليها، أو ترفع له عليها متاعه صدقة‏.‏ والكلمة الطيبة صدقة، وبكل خطوة تمشيها إلى الصلاة صدقة، وتميط الأذى عن الطريق صدقة‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ (17)

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 248

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) Charity is not limited to money, because every deed that draws its doer closer to Allah Almighty is an indication of his sincerity in seeking Allah Almighty’s pleasure, so it is included in the meaning of charity. 2) All that which conforms to the Islamic law is justice and all that which goes against it is injustice and inequity. Thus, reconciliation between people is part of the enjoined justice. 3) Tolerance, not dispute, is essential in reconciliation. The one who conducts reconciliation should stay away from self inclination and the diseases of the heart. Words in the Hadith: A good word could be good in itself or good by virtue of its effect. The one that is good in itself is like Dhikr, and the best form of Dhikr is reciting the Qur’an. As for the one that is good by virtue of its effect, it is every permissible speech whereby one seeks to inspire happiness and cordiality among people.

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