Ahadith

See No. 158 related by Irbah ibn Sariah. (Al-Anbiya' 75, Al-Anbiya' 75)

Jarir ibn Abdullah relates: We were with the Holy Prophet in the forenoon when some people came to him who had pieces of woollen matting slung from their necks, some of them wore sleeveless garments and their swords were hanging from their sides. They were all of the Mudhar -tribe. The Holy Prophet was deeply affected on observing their famished faces. He got up and entered his chamber, then came out and asked Bilal to make the call for Prayer, led the Prayer and addressed those present: O mankind, be mindful of your duty to your Lord Who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate and from the two created and spread many men and women; and be mindful of your duty to Allah in Whose name you appeal to one another, and of your obligations in respect of your ties of kinship. Verily, Allah watches over you (4.2). O ye who believe, be mindful of your duty to Allah, and let everyone look to that which he lays up for the morrow (59.19). He urged everyone to make a charitable contribution out of his dinars and dirhems, clothes, wheat and dates, even if it was only half a date. One of the Ansars came with a bag the weight of which became unsupportable for his wrist, and others followed one after the other, and soon there were two piled-up heaps of food and clothes. I noticed that the Holy Prophet’s face shone like burnished gold. He said: Whoever initiates in Islam a way of doing good will have his reward for it and also a reward for everyone who acts in that way, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter; and whoever initiates in Islam an evil practice will carry its burden and the burden of everyone who acts in that way, without diminishing in any way the burden of the latter (Muslim). (Al-Qasas 89, An-Nahl 127, Al-Ma'idah 4, Aal-e-`Imran 106)

Ibn Mas‘ud relates that the Holy Prophet said: The first son of Adam bears a portion of the guilt of everyone who kills another wrongfully because he was the first who committed murder (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Qasas 89, An-Nahl 127, Al-Ma'idah 4, Aal-e-`Imran 106)

Uqbah ibn Amr Ansari relates that the Holy Prophet said: The reward of one who guides another towards good is equal to the reward of the latter (Muslim). (Al-Qasas 89, An-Nahl 127, Al-Ma'idah 4, Aal-e-`Imran 106)

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who calls people to guidance has the same reward as those who follow him without any diminution of the reward of the latter, and he who calls people to error carries the same burden of sin as those who follow him without any diminution in the burdens of the latter (Muslim). (Al-Qasas 89, An-Nahl 127, Al-Ma'idah 4, Aal-e-`Imran 106)

Sahil ibn Sa‘ad relates that before the battle of Khaibar the Holy Prophet announced: Tomorrow I shall give the standard to a man at whose hands Allah will bestow victory upon us, he loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love him. The people spent the night guessing and discussing who would receive the standard. Next morning they went to the Holy Prophet, everyone hoping to receive it. The Holy Prophet inquired: Where is Ali ibn Abu Talib? He was told Ali had sore eyes. He said: Send for him. When he came, the Holy Prophet put his saliva in his eyes and prayed for him. He recovered as if he had never had any trouble at all. Then the Holy Prophet gave him the standard. Ali asked: Messenger of Allah, shall I fight them till they become like us? He answered: Continue till you arrive opposite to them. Then invite them to Islam and explain to them what are their obligations to Allah. Should a single person be guided by Allah through you that would be better for you than a whole lot of red camels (Bokhari and Muslim).

Anas relates that a young man of Bani Aslam came to the Holy Prophet and said to him: Messenger of Allah, I desire to join in the campaign but I have nothing with which I can procure equipment. He said: Go to So and So. He had procured his equipment but he has fallen ill. The young man went to him and said: The Messenger of Allah sends you greetings and says that you should hand over to me the equipment that you have procured. He called out to his wife and said: Give him all that I have procured and do not hold back anything from it. Do not hold back anything. Allah will make it a source of blessings for us (Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 4)

Zaid ibn Khalid Juhni relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who equips a fighter in the cause of Allah is as if he fights himself and he who looks" after the dependants of a fighter in his absence is as if he fights himself (Bokhari and Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 4)

Abu Sa‘id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet sent a detachment of to Bani Lahyan and directed: Let one of every two men get ready to proceed, and both will earn the same reward (Muslim). (Al-Ma'idah 4)

Ibn Abbas relates that the Holy Prophet encountered a party of mounted men at Rauha and asked them: Who are you? They answered: Muslims; and who are you? He said: Messenger of Allah. Awoman from among them lifted a boy up to him and asked: Can this one go on Pilgrimage? He said: Yes, and you will have the reward (Muslim). (Al-Hujurat 12, Al-A`raf 70, Al-A`raf 70)