the gift a neighbour offers her neighbour, even if it is only a sheep’s hoof (1).” Agreed upon.

Al-Jawharī said: The farasin of a camel is like the hoof of other beasts, and the term is sometimes applied to a sheep as well.

127 – Ninth: He narrated from the Prophet ﷺ who said, “Faith consists of seventy-odd or sixty-odd branches: the highest of them is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, the lowest of them is removing something harmful from the road, and modesty is a branch of faith.” Agreed upon.

Al-bidʿ refers to any number from three to nine; the bāʾ is normally pronounced with a kasrah, though a fatḥah is also permissible. Shaʿbah means “section” or “part.”

128 – Tenth: He further reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “While a man was walking along a road he became extremely thirsty. He found a well, climbed down into it and drank. When he came out he saw a dog panting (2), licking the soil from thirst. The man said, ‘This dog has reached the same degree of thirst that I had.’ So he went back down the well, filled his leather sock with water, held it in his mouth as he climbed up, and gave the dog a drink. Allah appreciated his deed and forgave him.” They asked, “Messenger of Allah, do we receive reward for caring for beasts?” He replied, “In every living creature with a moist liver there is reward (3).” Agreed upon.

In another wording recorded by al-Bukhārī: “Allah appreciated his deed, forgave him, and admitted him to Paradise.” And in a version agreed upon by both of them: “A dog was circling a well, on the verge of death from thirst, when a prostitute (4) from among the Children of Israel saw it. She removed her leather sock, drew water with it, gave the dog a drink, and was forgiven because of that.” “Al-mūq”: