Q
What is the significance of performing good deeds such as giving Zakat and helping the needy in Islam?
A
Once a bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him about the migration. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Mercy of
Allah be on you! The migration is a quite difficult matter. Have you got some camels?” He replied in
the affirmative. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do you give their Zakat?” He replied in the affirmative. The
Prophet said, “Do you let others benefit by their milk gratis?” He replied in the affirmative. Then the
Prophet asked, “Do you milk them on their watering days and give their milk to the poor and needy?”
He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet, said, “Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, and
there is no doubt that Allah will not overlook any of your good deeds.”
Allah be on you! The migration is a quite difficult matter. Have you got some camels?” He replied in
the affirmative. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Do you give their Zakat?” He replied in the affirmative. The
Prophet said, “Do you let others benefit by their milk gratis?” He replied in the affirmative. Then the
Prophet asked, “Do you milk them on their watering days and give their milk to the poor and needy?”
He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet, said, “Go on doing like this from beyond the seas, and
there is no doubt that Allah will not overlook any of your good deeds.”
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 3923, Book 63, Hadith 148
Sahih al-Bukhari 3923, Book 63, Hadith 148
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