Hadith on Charity: Reward for good deeds to all creatures

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying, “I draw water from my basin until I fill it for my family, and then a camel belonging to someone else comes to me and I give it water to drink. Do I have a reward for this?” The Prophet said, “In every living being with a warm liver is a reward for charity.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 23578

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَنْزِعُ فِي حَوْضِي حَتَّى إِذَا مَلَأْتُهُ لِأَهْلِي وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ الْبَعِيرُ لِغَيْرِي فَسَقَيْتُهُ فَهَلْ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَجْرٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي كُلِّ ذَاتِ كَبِدٍ حَرَّى أَجْرٌ

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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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