41/14. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2671 — Reward for Guiding to Good
What Has Been Related About 'The One Who Leads To Good Is Like The One Who Does It
Hadith About the Reward of Guiding to Good
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2671
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2671
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيَّ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَحْمِلُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُبْدِعَ بِي . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ائْتِ فُلاَنًا " . فَأَتَاهُ فَحَمَلَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ أَوْ قَالَ عَامِلِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيُّ اسْمُهُ سَعْدُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ وَأَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيُّ اسْمُهُ عُقْبَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو . حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ " مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ " . وَلَمْ يَشُكَّ فِيهِ .
Abu Mas'ud Al-Badri Narrated from:
A Man Came To The Prophet (ﷺ) Looking For A Mount, He Said: 'Mine Has Been Ruined.' So The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Go To So-And-So.' So He Went To Him And He Gave Him A Mount. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: 'Whoever Leads To Good, Then For Him Is The Same Reward As The One Who Does It - Or - Who Acts Upon It.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2671In-book reference : Book 41, Hadith 27English translation : Vol. 5, Book 39, Hadith 2671
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2671
This Hadith gives a clear example of guiding someone to help. A man came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asking for a mount because his own had been ruined. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed him to another person, who then gave him a mount. After that, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever leads to good receives the same reward as the one who does it, or acts upon it. The key lesson is that a person does not need to be the final doer to share in good. Helping others find the right support is also meaningful. A hadith about the reward of guiding to good encourages Muslims to connect people with benefit whenever they can.
What we learn from this hadith
- Pointing someone toward help can bring reward.
- A person may share in good by guiding others to it.
- Useful direction can be a real form of service.
- The reward of the doer is not reduced in the wording of related reports.
