51. Companionship of Women
٥١۔ كِتَابُ عِشْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ
[Machine] It is as if the Prophet ﷺ meant that every person who sees the sun rise on any given day, there is a charity for them upon themselves. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, how can I give charity when we do not have any wealth?" He said, "Is not the tasbih (saying SubhanAllah), the tahmid (saying Alhamdulillah), and the takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) all charity? And seeking forgiveness from Allah, enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harmful objects from the path of Muslims, helping the blind, guiding the one who is lost, and raising your arms with strength to help the weak, all of these are charity from you upon yourself. And in your private life, you have a reward in your spouse." I said, "How can I have reward in my desires?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you not see if you have a child, and you raise them well and have good hope for their future, and then they die, would you not consider it as a reward?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Did you create them?" I said, "No, Allah created them." He said, "Did you guide them?" I said, "No, Allah guided them." He said, "Did you provide for them?" I said, "No, Allah provided for them." He then said, "In that case, place them in what is lawful and keep them away from what is unlawful. If Allah wills, He will give them life, and if He wills, He will cause them to die. And for you, there is a reward."
كَأَنْ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «إِنَّ عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ صَدَقَةً مِنْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَصَدَّقُ وَلَيْسَ لَنَا أَمْوَالٌ؟ قَالَ «أَوَلَيْسَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الصَّدَقَةِ التَّكْبِيرُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَتَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَتَأْمُرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَى عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَتَعْزِلُ الشَّوْكَةَ عَنْ طَرِيقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْعَظْمَ وَالْحَجَرَ وَتُهْدِي الْأَعْمَى وَتُدِلُّ الْمُسْتَدِلَّ عَلَى حَاجَةٍ لَهُ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَكَانَهَا وَتَرْفَعُ بِشِدَّةٍ ذِرَاعَيْكَ مَعَ الضَّعِيفِ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الصَّدَقَةِ مِنْكَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَلَكَ فِي جِمَاعِكَ زَوْجَتَكَ أَجْرٌ» قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَكُونُ لِي الْأَجْرُ فِي شَهْوَتِي؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ فَأَدْرَكَ وَرَجَوْتَ خَيْرَهُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ أَكُنْتَ تَحْتَسِبُهُ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَأَنْتَ خَلَقْتَهُ؟» قَالَ بَلِ اللهُ خَلَقَهُ قَالَ «فَأَنْتَ هَدِيَّتُهُ؟» قَالَ بَلِ اللهُ هَدَاهُ قَالَ «فَأَنْتَ كُنْتَ تَرْزُقُهُ؟» قَالَ بَلِ اللهُ رَزَقَهُ قَالَ «كَذَلِكَ فَضَعْهُ فِي حَلَالِهِ وَجَنِّبْهُ حَرَامَهُ فَإِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ أَحْيَاهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَمَاتَهُ وَلَكَ أَجْرٌ»
[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , he said, "Every joint of a person has to perform a charity every day that the sun rises: to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his horse, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it, is a charity; a good word is a charity; every step you take towards prayer is a charity; and removing harmful things from the road is a charity." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, is it enough for one of us to satisfy his sexual desire and thereby acquire a reward?" He replied: "Do you know if he were to devote it to something forbidden, would he not be sinning? Likewise, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he would be rewarded." He also mentioned several other acts of charity and then said, "Two units of prayer in the forenoon will suffice for all of that."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «يُصْبِحُ عَلَى كُلِّ سُلَامَى مِنَ ابْنِ آدَمَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ صَدَقَةٌ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِمَاطَتُكَ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ وَتَسْلِيمُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ صَدَقَةٌ وَأَمْرُكَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ وَنَهْيُكَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ وَمُبَاضَعَتُكَ أَهْلَكَ صَدَقَةٌ» قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيَقْضِي الرَّجُلُ شَهْوَتَهُ وَتَكُونُ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ جَعَلَ تِلْكَ الشَّهْوَةَ فِيمَا حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ أَلَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرًا؟» قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا جَعَلَهَا فِيمَا أَحَلَّ اللهُ لَهُ فَهِيَ صَدَقَةٌ» قَالَ وَذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ صَدَقَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ «يُجْزِئُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ رَكْعَتَا الضُّحَى»