Every act of goodness is charity

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Al-Bukhāri via Jābir and by Muslim via Hudhayfah

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Hadith text
Explanation of the hadith
Lessons of the hadith

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Hadith text: Every act of goodness is charity

عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ».

Explanation of the hadith: Every act of goodness is charity

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that every goodness and benefit for others, whether in words or deeds, is regarded as a charity, and its doer obtains a reward for it.

Lessons: Every act of goodness is charity

The Hadīth indicates that charity is not limited to what a person spends out of his money, but it includes everything good a person says or does to others.
It encourages us to do what is good and beneficial to others.
We should not belittle any act of goodness, even if it was simple.

Categories : Virtues · Merits of Good Deeds · Virtues and Manners

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