Riyad as-Salihin, 265
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One who strives to help the widows and the poor is like the one who fights in the way of Allah." The narrator said: I think that he (ﷺ) added also: "I shall regard him as the one who stands up (for prayer) without rest and as the one who observes fasts continuously". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: " الساعي على الأرملة والمسكين كالمجاهد في سبيل الله" وأحسبه قال: " وكالقائم الذي لا يفتر، وكالصائم الذي لا يفطر" ((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 265
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The reward for looking after helpless and poor people is akin to the reward for performing such great acts of worship in Islam such as striving in the cause of Allah.<br>
2) The believers are urged to cooperate amongst themselves, in the sense that the rich and poor should live in solidarity.