Allah ﷻ said: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety" [Maidah: 2],
And He ﷻ also said: "By the time, indeed, mankind is in loss, except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience" [Asr: 1-2].
Imam Shafī, may Allah have mercy on him, said words with a meaning that most people are heedless of contemplating this surah.
قَالَ الله تَعَالَى: ﴿وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى﴾ [المائدة: ٢]،
وَقالَ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الإنْسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ﴾ [العصر: ١ - ٢]
قَالَ الإمام الشافعي رحمه الله كلامًا معناه: إنَّ النَّاسَ أَوْ أكثرَهم في غفلة عن تدبر هذِهِ السورة
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever equips a fighter in the path of Allah has indeed fought, and whoever looks after the family of a fighter in the path of Allah in a good manner has ˹also˺ indeed fought.”
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ غَزَا، وَمَنْ خَلَفَ غَازِيًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَدْ غَزَا».
the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched a detachment to Banu Lihyan of Hudhayl and said, “Let one of every two men go forth, and the reward is shared between them.”
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ بَعْثًا إِلَى بَنِي لِحْيَانَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ فَقَالَ: «لِيَنْبَعِثْ مِنْ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا وَالأَجْرُ بَيْنَهُمَا».
the Prophet ﷺ met a caravan at al-Rawḥā’ and said, “Who are the people?” They said, “The Muslims.” They said, “Who are you?” He said, “The Messenger of Allah!” Then a woman lifted up a child to him and said, “Is there Ḥajj for this one?” He said, “Yes, and you will have a reward.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَقِيَ رَكْبًا بِالرَّوْحَاءِ فَقَالَ: «مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟» قَالُوا: الْمُسْلِمُونَ، فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: «رَسُولُ اللَّهِ!» فَرَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ امْرَأَةٌ صَبِيًّا فَقَالَتْ: أَلِهَذَا حَجٌّ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ، وَلَكِ أَجْرٌ۔»
from the Prophet ﷺ who said: “The trustworthy Muslim treasurer who carries out ˹what he is commanded˺,” or perhaps said: “who gives what he has been ordered to give, fully and in abundance, willingly, and then hands it over to the one for whom he was commanded, he is one of the two who give charity.”
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «الْخَازِنُ الْمُسْلِمُ الأَمِينُ الَّذِي يُنْفِذُ»، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ: «يُعْطِي مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ كَامِلاً مُوَفَّرًا طَيِّبٌ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ فَيَدْفَعُهُ إِلَى الَّذِي أُمِرَ لَهُ بِهِ أَحَدُ الْمُتَصَدِّقَيْنِ».
The Prophet ﷺ said, "An honest treasurer who gives ˹in charity˺ what he is ordered to give ˹by the owner˺ fully, perfectly and willingly to the person to whom he is ordered to give, is regarded as one of the two charitable persons."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «الْخَازِنُ الأَمِينُ الَّذِي يُنْفِقُ»، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ: «الَّذِي يُعْطِي مَا أُمِرَ بِهِ كَامِلاً مُوَفَّرًا طَيِّبٌ نَفْسُهُ إِلَى الَّذِي أُمِرَ بِهِ أَحَدُ الْمُتَصَدِّقَيْنِ».