Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْمُزَكِّي ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْمَاءٍ ثنا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ ثنا وَاصِلٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ الدِّيلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَيَذْهَبُ أَهْلُ الدُّثُورِ بِالْأَجْرِ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِفُضُولِ أَمْوَالِهِمْ قَالَ أَوَ لَيْسَ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَكُمْ مَا تَصَّدَّقُونَ إِنَّ كُلَّ تَسْبِيحَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَكُلَّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَكُلَّ تَهْلِيلَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَكُلَّ تَحْمِيدَةٍ صَدَقَةٌ وَأَمْرٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ صَدَقَةٌ وَنَهْيٌ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ صَدَقَةٌ وَفِي بُضْعِ أَحَدِكُمْ صَدَقَةٌ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيَأْتِي أَحَدُنَا شَهْوَتَهُ وَيَكُونُ لَهُ فِيهَا أَجْرٌ؟ قَالَ أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ وَضَعَهَا فِي الْحَرَامِ أَكَانَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا وِزْرٌ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا هُوَ وَضَعَهَا فِي الْحَلَالِ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرٌ
English Translation
Some of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to him: 'O Messenger of Allah, the wealthy have taken all the rewards. They pray as we pray, fast as we fast, and give charity from their surplus wealth.' He said: 'Has not Allah given you things with which to give charity? Every tasbeehah is charity, every takbeerah is charity, every tahleelah is charity, every tahmeedah is charity, enjoining good is charity, forbidding evil is charity, and in the intimate relations of one of you there is charity.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, can one of us fulfill his desire and receive reward for it?' He said: 'Do you not see that if he were to do it in a forbidden way, he would bear sin? Likewise, if he does it in a permissible way, he will have reward.'