Every good deed is charity

Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah and Hudhaifah

Every act of goodness is charity.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6021, Sahih Muslim 1005

What this hadith teaches

Charity is not only money; every good act done for Allah is counted as sadaqah.

Reference and grade

Found in

• Sahih al-Bukhari 6021
• Sahih Muslim 1005

Grade

Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim

Narrator

Jabir ibn Abdullah and Hudhaifah

Chapter

Charity and kindness