⦗92⦘ Chapter: Assisting One’s Companion

Numerous hadiths on this subject have already been mentioned, such as: “Allah continues to help His servant so long as the servant is helping his brother,” and, “Every act of kindness is charity,” and others of similar purport.

969 – Abu Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “While we were on a journey, a man came riding his mount and kept looking to his right and left. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘Whoever has an extra riding animal should share it with the one who has none, and whoever has surplus provisions should share them with the one who has none.’ He went on listing the different types of property until we thought that none of us had any right to keep anything surplus.” Reported by Muslim.

970 – Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he intended to set out on an expedition, said: “O Emigrants and Helpers! Among your brothers are men who possess neither wealth nor tribal support. Let each of you take two—or three—of them along. None of us has a riding beast except by turns”—meaning, each one’s turn is like that of the others. Jābir added, “So I took in two—or three—of them, and I had for them nothing more than the same turn to ride as anyone else on my camel.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd.

971 – He also said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would stay behind during …”