Inviting towards good and forbidding from evil is welfare à Sayyiduna Ka’b-ul-Ahbaar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ states: ‘Jannat-ul-Firdaus is especially adorned for the one who invites towards the good and forbids from evil.’ (Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen, pp. 236)

Helping out poor Muslims is also welfare à The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘The one who fulfilled the need of a Muslim brother is as if he worshipped Allah Almighty all his life.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, Kitab-uz-Zakah, vol. 6, pp. 189, Hadees 16453)

Travelling in Qafilahs to learn and teach Islamic knowledge is welfare à The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘The one who leaves to acquire knowledge for the sake of Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty opens the door of Paradise for him and angels lay down their arms for him.’ (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, Bab Fi Talab-ul-‘Ilm, vol. 2, pp. 263, Hadees 1699) 

Helping out an oppressed is welfare à The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: “The one who removed the difficulty of a grief-stricken believer or helped an oppressed, Allah Almighty writes 73 forgivenesses for him. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman Lil-Bayhaqi, Baab Fit-Ta’waan ‘Alal-Birru-wat-Taqwa, vol. 6, pp. 120, Hadees 7670)

Being lenient on the indebted person is welfare à The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘The one who gives time to the needy or forgives his loan, Allah Almighty will save him from the heat of the Hell.’ (Musnad Imam Ahmad, Musnad ‘Abdullah Bin ‘Abbas, vol. 1, pp. 700, Hadees 3017)

Upon a death, condoling deceased’s household is welfare à The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: ‘The one who condoles a grief-stricken person, Allah Almighty will clothe him with the attire of Taqwa [piety] and shower mercy upon his soul among the souls. Moreover, the one who condoles a person facing difficulty, Allah Almighty will make him wear 2 such dresses from the dresses of Paradise whose price cannot even be this (entire) world.’ (Mu’jam Awsat, vol. 6, pp. 429, Hadees 9292)

May Allah Almighty enable us to carry out welfare and bless us to stay associated with the Madani environment of Dawat-e-Islami, the Madani movement of the devotees of Prophet, that gives us the mind-set of carrying out welfare.