أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَنَّ أَعْرَابِيًّا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْهِجْرَةِ فَقَالَ وَيْحَکَ إِنَّ شَأْنَ الْهِجْرَةِ شَدِيدٌ فَهَلْ لَکَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ تُؤَدِّي صَدَقَتَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاعْمَلْ مِنْ وَرَائِ الْبِحَارِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَنْ يَتِرَکَ مِنْ عَمَلِکَ شَيْئًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4179
It was narrated from Abu Saeed that a Bedouin asked the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم about emigration (Hijrah). He said: “Woe to you, emigration is very important. Do you have any camels?” He said: “Yes. He said: “Do you pay Sadaqah on them?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Do righteous deeds no matter how far away you are from the Muslims, for Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will never cause any of your deeds to be lost.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020