Every act of goodness is charity
Narrator in the source: Jābir ibn ‘Abdullah reported that he heard the Prophet say:
Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every act of goodness is charity."- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Al-Bukhāri via Jābir and by Muslim via Hudhayfah
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 5346 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ».Understand this hadith
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 from the hadith
- 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.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (8/ 11) (6021). صحيح مسلم (2/ 697) (1005). منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان (10/ 117). توضيح الأحكام من بلوغ المرام، للبسام (7/ 341).