Hadith on Charity: Expiation of sins for forgiving injury

‘Ubadah ibn al-Samit reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man suffers an injury to his body, and forgives it as charity, but that his sins will be expiated by the measure of his charity.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 22701

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ما مِنْ رَجُلٍ يُجْرَحُ فِي جَسَدِهِ جِرَاحَةً فَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مِثْلَ مَا تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ

22701 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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