Gardens of the Righteous — Page 46
46. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS 175. Uqbah ibn Amr Ansari relates that the Holy Prophet said: The reward of one who guides another towards good is equal to the reward of the latter (Muslim). 176. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who calls. people to guidance has the same reward as those who follow him without any diminution of the reward of the latter, and he who calls people to error carries the same burden of sin as those who follow him without any diminution in the burdens of the latter (Muslim). 177. Sahl ibn Sa'ad relates that before the battle of Khaibar the Holy. Prophet announced: Tomorrow I shall give the standard to a man at whose hands Allah will bestow victory upon us, he loves Allah and His Messenger, and. Allah and His Messenger love him. The people spent the night guessing and discussing who would receive the standard. Next morning they went to the Holy. Prophet, everyone hoping to receive it. The Holy Prophet inquired: Where is Ali ibn Abu Talib? He was told Ali had sore eyes. He said: Send for him. When he came, the Holy Prophet put his saliva in his eyes and prayed for him. He recovered as if he had never had any trouble at all. Then the Holy Prophet gave him the standard. Ali asked: Messenger of Allah, shall I fight them till they become like us? He answered: Continue till you arrive opposite to them. Then invite them to Islam and explain to them what are their obligations to Allah. . Should a single person be guided by Allah through you that would be better for you than a whole lot of red camels (Bokhari and Muslim). 178. Anas relates that a young man of Bani Aslam came to the Holy. Prophet and said to him: Messenger of Allah, I desire to join in the campaign but I have nothing with which I can procure equipment. He said: Go to So and. So. He had procured his equipment but he has fallen ill. The young man went to him and said: The Messenger of Allah sends you greetings and says that you should hand over to me the equipment that you have procured. He called out to his wife and said: Give him all that I have procured and do not hold back anything from it. Do not hold back anything. Allah will make it a source of blessings for us (Muslim). 21. . On Assistance towards Piety and Rectitude. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 82. Assist one another in piety and rectitude (5. 3). 83. We call to witness the passing time that surely man suffers continuous loss, except those who believe and work righteousness, and exhort one another to hold fast to the. Truth, and exhort one another to be steadfast (103. 2-4). 179. Zaid ibn Khalid Juhni relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who equips a fighter in the cause of Allah is as if he fights himself and he who looks