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." Authentic hadith - Narrated by Bukhari through Jaber's hadith and narrated by Muslim through Hudhaifa's hadith
explain-icon

Explanation

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.

explain-icon

Benefits 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.