Does donating to an Islamic charity that works to deliver the message of Islam, treat the poor, build mosques, and dig wells in Africa—based on the hadith: "The one who points to good is like the one who does it"—mean obtaining a reward similar to that of those who carry out these deeds, such as scholars, doctors, engineers, and laborers? Or does the meaning of the hadith differ, and thus the reward is limited only to the reward of charity?

The meaning of the Hadith: "The one who points to good is like the one who does it" is that whoever guides another to a good deed, Allah Almighty rewards him as if he himself performed it, without diminishing the reward of the doer in any way. So, whoever gives charity – whether it is an endowment (waqf) or otherwise – receives its reward. As for the engineer who builds a mosque, or the worker who digs a well, or whoever delivers the price of medicine and food, they have the reward for their actions, and it is hoped that the giver of charity will share in their reward, even if he does not attain the full multiplication of their reward, because the one who points to good does not attain all the other acts of righteousness performed by the original doer.