24 March, 2013

Sadaqa | A Street in a Strange World

Sadaqa | A Street in a Strange World: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“Sadaqa is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises.”

He was then asked: “From what do we give sadaqa every day?”

The Prophet answered: “The doors of goodness are many…enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one’s legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the feeble with the strength of one’s arms–all of these are charity prescribed for you.”

He also said: “Your smile for your brother is sadaqa.”

- Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 98