Salafiyyah is not a Hizbi (partisan) Madhhab - QSEP

people, and enlightens it before them, and they follow him then he
will have the reward equal to theirs.
The reason/context of the Hadeeth is well-known. When some
needy people came to Allah's Messenger , he was grieved to see
their state, and he ordered and encouraged Sadaqah (charity). One
man from the Sahabah stood up and gave in charity a huge amount
and the people followed him because he took the first step. Allah's
Messenger said on this occasion, "He, who (Sanna) establishes/
initiates a Sunnah Husna (good Sunnah) in Islam, he will have the
reward of those who perform it after him until the Day of
Judgment." [Saheeh Muslim]
So, this man performed a Sunnah i.e., Sadaqah and helping the
poor. Sadaqah is not a Bidah because it is ordered in the Qur'an
and the Sunnah. It is a Sunnah Husna. He, who revives a Sunnah
and acts upon it and enlightens it for the people until they follow
him, he will have the reward equal to their rewards." [end quote of
Shaikh Fawzan]
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