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Sahih al-Bukhari 2778 (Book 55, Hadith 41) #2657
Rewards of Helping Others

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the rewards of helping others and how Uthman (ra) was rewarded for his good deeds.

Abu 'Abdur-Rahman narrated: When 'Uthman (ra) was circled (by the rebels), he looked upon them from above and said, "Ias you by Allah, I ask nobody but the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, dont you know that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, 'Whoever will (buy and) dig the well of Ruma will be granted Paradise,' and I (bought and) dug it? Don't you know that he said'.Whoever equip the army of Usra (ie, Tabuk's Ghazwa) will be granted Paradise,' and I equipped it ?" They attested whatever he said. When 'Umar founded his endowment he said, "Its administrator can eat from it". The management of the endowment can be taken over by the founder himself or any other person, for both cases are permissible.
وَقَالَ عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَيْثُ حُوصِرَ أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ وَلاَ أَنْشُدُ إِلاَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ، أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ حَفَرَ رُومَةَ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَحَفَرْتُهَا، أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ جَهَّزَ جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ فَلَهُ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَجَهَّزْتُهُمْ‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَدَّقُوهُ بِمَا قَالَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ فِي وَقْفِهِ لاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَى مَنْ وَلِيَهُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ‏.‏ وَقَدْ يَلِيهِ الْوَاقِفُ وَغَيْرُهُ فَهْوَ وَاسِعٌ لِكُلٍّ‏.‏
TOPICS
charity  *  paradise  *  endowment  *  army

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds without expecting anything in return; Help those around you; Be generous with your time and resources; Strive to make a difference even if it is small; Have faith that Allah will reward you for your efforts no matter how small they may be .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the rewards of helping others. Uthman ibn Affan was surrounded by rebels and he reminded them that he had done many good deeds such as buying and digging a well in Ruma which Allah's Messenger said would grant him paradise. He also mentioned that he equipped the army of Usra which would also grant him paradise. Umar ibn Al Khattab founded an endowment where its administrator could eat from it. This shows us that if we do good deeds then we will be rewarded for it in this life or in the hereafter. We should always strive to help those around us and not expect anything in return as Allah will reward us for our efforts no matter how small they may be.

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