Whoever guides to a good deed will get the same reward as the doer of that deed

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Hadith text: Whoever guides to a good deed will get the same reward…

عن أبي مسعود الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أُبْدِعَ بِي فَاحْمِلْنِي، فَقَالَ: «مَا عِنْدِي»، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنَا أَدُلُّهُ عَلَى مَنْ يَحْمِلُهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ».

Explanation of the hadith: Whoever guides to a good deed will get the same reward…

Lessons: Whoever guides to a good deed will get the same reward…

• We are urged to guide others to goodness.
• Encouragement of goodness is one of the causes of solidarity and integration within Muslim society.
• The Hadīth shows the great bounty of Allah.
• It gives a general rule that applies to all acts of goodness.
• If a person cannot grant the request of someone in need, he should guide him to someone else.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Ethics · Praiseworthy Morals · Virtues and Manners