Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 11

1. One should help and assist others as far as possible. Even if one assists a person through a small and simple action (e.g. one helps a person through giving him directions on the road or removing a harmful object from the pathway of the people), one will earn great reward from Allah Ta‘ala.

عن أبي ذر قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: تبسمك في وجه أخيك لك صدقة، وأمرك بالمعروف ونهيك عن المنكر صدقة، وإرشادك الرجل في أرض الضلال لك صدقة، وبصرك للرجل الرديء البصر لك صدقة، وإماطتك الحجر والشوكة والعظم عن الطريق لك صدقة، وإفراغك من دلوك في دلو أخيك لك صدقة. (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 1956)

Hazrat Abu Zar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Smiling at your brother is an act of charity for you. Commanding good and prohibiting evil is an act of charity, giving directions to a lost person is an act of charity, guiding (and assisting) a blind person (or a person with weak eyesight) is an act of charity, removing a stone or a thorn or a bone from the pathway is an act of charity and pouring water from your bucket into the bucket of your brother is an act of charity for you.”