Sun 20 Oct 2019
Lesson 40: Hadith 26 & 27
Hadith 26
- Abu Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – said: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Every joint in man has upon it charity every day the sun rises: Administering justice between any two is charity, assisting a man to mount his ride or helping him raise his effects upon it is charity. A nice word is charity, and every step you take going to (perform) the Prayer is charity, and removing harmful things from the way is charity.” [Al-Bukhari] [Muslim]
- The explanation of this hadith is split into 3 parts
- We did part 1 in the previous Lesson: Recap
- The number of joints in the human body is 360 in number
- Giving precedence to the word of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) above and beyond anyone else
- The weakness and misguidance of some Muslim theologians and academics in this regard
- Why is there a charity due upon our joints?
- The two rak’aat of the duha prayer (forenoon)
Part 2: Different forms of charity
- Every single act of worship a person does is a sadaqah (charity)
- Examples given by the Prophet (ﷺ)
- Charity can be divided into two parts:
- The benefit is Limited to yourself only, e.g. the prayer
- The benefit of the charity extends to others too
- Both forms of charity are legitimate
- Charity can also be categorised as statement based or action based
- What is meant by a goodly word?
- Bringing about reconciliation and the importance of doing this only when one has the ability to carry this out, i.e. not just jumping into it but rather using wisdom
Part 3: Summary of Benefits
- 1. There is a charity due upon every single joint of the human being every day
- 2. Bringing about reconciliation between two people
- 3. The Muslim is encouraged to help others
- 4. An encouragement to engage in good speech
- 5. The virtue of walking to the mosque
- 6. The virtue of removing something harmful from the path
Hadith 27