Sadqah Due For Each Joint

Abu Hurairah [Allah be pleased with him] quotes Prophet (Sal-Allahu-Allaihi-Wasallam) as saying… “A Charity is due for every joint in each person every day that the sun comes up” To act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; a good word is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.” [Source: Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Hadith: on ‘Sadaqah.Sayyiduna Abu Dhar (RadhiAllaho anho) narrates: Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said..Each morning for every persona Sadaqah is due for each joint every utterance of ‘Subhan Allah’

(Glory be to Allah Who is above all faults) is an act of Sadaqah.
Every utterance of ‘Alhamdulillah ‘(Praise be to Allah) is an act of Sadaqah.
Every utterance of ‘La ilaha Illallah’.None is worthy of worship but Allah) is an act of Sadaqah.
Every utterance of ‘Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is the Greatest) is an act of Sadaqah.

Enjoining Good… is an act of ‘Sadaqah; Forbidding from Evil… is an act of ‘Sadaqah

‘Amar Bil Maroof…Nahi Anil Munkar’ (Enjoining the right…Forbidding the wrong)

Commentary
“Charity is due from every joint bone” means that when a person gets up in the morning, it is obligatory for him to thank Allah for having every joint intact.

Therefore, one must praise and glorify Allah. Since a single invocation of the words mentioned in this Hadith is equivalent to one Sadaqah,

One must say these words 360 times! a number that equals the number of joints in a man’s body. Moreover, to enjoin someone to do what is good and dissuade somebody from vice constitutes Sadaqah. However, if one performs two Rak`ah of Duha prayer, it will serve as Sadaqah for all the body’s joints. We also learn from this Hadith that Sadaqah is not restricted to spending money alone but also has a vast meaning and covers all forms of virtues mentioned here.

[Source for commentary Riyadh ul Saleheen] (‘Quran- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27)

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of the Deen.” [Bukhari]

Compiled, edited, and adapted by Khalid Latif