Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب البر والصلة باب ما جاء فى السعى على الأرملة واليتيم
حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ السَّاعِى عَلَى الأَرْمَلَةِ وَالْمِسْكِينِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ كَالَّذِى يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَيَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ.
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, said, “The one who provides for a widow (1) or a needy person is like one who strives in the way of God (2) or like one who fasts by day and stands in prayer by night.”
(1): or an unmarried woman. (2): Jihād is defined as any earnest striving for the sake of God that promotes righteousness and stands against wrong-doing. If it entails fighting, no woman, child or innocent civilian may be harmed, nor a tree cut down. Islām calls for moderation and tolerance, and abhors and forbids extremism, terrorism, oppression and discrimination.
