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Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who

مَنْ دَلَّ عَلَى خَيْرٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ فَاعِلِهِ
Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who does it.

Narrator: Abu Mas'ud

Source: Sahih Muslim 1893

Explanation

Sharing beneficial knowledge or pointing someone to a good deed earns the same reward as performing it. This is why teaching and da'wah carry such immense reward.

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