26th Hadith - The Virtue of Reconciling between People (Bukhari: 2989)

الحديث السادس و العشرون 

عَنْ أَبِيْ هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كُلُّ سُلاَمَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ، كُلُّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ فِيْهِ الشَّمْسُ تَعْدِلُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَتُعِيْنُ الرَّجُلَ فِي دَابَّتِهِ فَتَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهَا أَوْ تَرْفَعُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا مَتَاعَهُ صَدَقَةٌ وَالْكَلِمَةُ الطَّيِّبَةُ صَدَقَةٌ، وَبِكُلِّ خُطْوَةٍ تَمْشِيْهَا إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ صَدَقَةٌ وَ تُمِيْطُ اْلأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيْقِ صَدَقَةٌ 

[رواه البخاري ومسلم] 

26th Hadith - Translation

Abu Hurairah (R.A.) reported that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said: 

"On every person's joints or small bones (i.e. fingers and toes), there is sadaqah (charity) every day the sun rises. Doing justice between two people is sadaqah; assisting a man to mount his animal, or lifting up his belongings onto it is sadaqah; a good word is sadaqah; every step you take towards prayer is sadaqah; and removing harmful things from pathways is sadaqah." (Bukhari: 2989)

Brief Narration

The content of this hadith is the same as the Hadith # 25. Imam An-Nawawi wanted to emphasize the importance of sadaqah (charitable acts) and this hadith contain more examples of sadaqah than what was mentioned in the previous one.

Islam calls for and encourages its followers to build a caring society, where members of the society care for one another, support one another and help one another. Social charitable acts discussed above are considered obligatory daily activities which form ways and means of being thankful to Allah. This concept needs to be promoted in the classroom, mosques and the media in every possible way.

(Reference: Commentary of Forty Hadiths of An-Nawawi by Dr. Jamal Ahmed Badi)