The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Charity
is prescribed for each descendant of Adam every day the sun rises." He was
then asked: "From what do we give charity every day?" The Prophet
answered: "The doors of goodness are many...enjoining good, forbidding
evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind,
guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs
to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the feeble with the
strength of one's arms--all of these are charity prescribed for you." He
also said: "Your smile for your brother is charity." -
Fiqh-us-Sunnah, Volume 3, Number 98
Jarîr b. `Abd Allah said: "Since the time I accepted
Islam, the Prophet (peace be upon him) never once failed to notice me. Whenever
he saw me, he would smile at me." [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (2809 & 5625) and
Sahîh Muslim (4523)]
And indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon him) followed this
advice in his everyday life, so much so that `Abd Allah b. al-Hârith said:
"I have never seen anyone more in the habit of smiling than Allah's
Messenger." [Sunan al-Tirmidhî (3574)]
Smiling is perhaps the most easy, simple and effortless form of charity ! :)
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