عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حِزَامٍ رضي الله عنه، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ أَشْيَاءَ كُنْتُ أَتَحَنَّثُ بِهَا فِي الجَاهِلِيَّةِ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ أَوْ عَتَاقَةٍ، وَصِلَةِ رَحِمٍ، فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَجْرٍ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا سَلَفَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ»
Ḥakīm ibn Ḥizām narrated, saying:
1. I said: ‘Messenger of God, do you think that the good deeds I used to do in my pre-Islamic days in the way of worship, such as charitable donations, freeing slaves and maintaining ties of kinship will earn me reward?’
2. The Prophet answered: ‘When you become a Muslim you keep the good actions you have already done’.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked about the good deeds a person did before embracing Islam. The Prophet answered that when a person accepts Islam he will be rewarded for the good he did in his former days.
