Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "If anyone gives a gift or guides down a land
- or a path - that, for him, is equivalent to freeing a slave."
Abu Dharr is reported as saying, "Your putting some of the water
from your bucket in your brother's bucket is sadaqa. Your removing stones.
thorns and bones from people's path is sadaqa. Your guiding a man in a
place whe…