Are there any authentic Prophetic narrations (Hadith) about the virtue of helping people with special needs, such as the blind, the paralyzed, and the like?
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Helping the blind and the deaf is considered charity (). It is mentioned in the noble that among the gates of goodness are "making the deaf hear, and guiding the blind." Moreover, the hadiths that speak about the virtue of helping Muslims include those with special needs, such as the blind and the paralyzed.
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