They said, "Messenger of Allah, the people of wealth have taken away the rewards. They pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give in charity from the surplus of their wealth."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Has not Allah given you things by which you can give charity? Every glorification of Allah is a charity, every praise of Allah is a charity, and in the intimate relations of one of you there is a charity."They asked, "Messenger of Allah, when one of us fulfills his desire, does he receive a reward for it?"He answered, "Tell me, if he were to satisfy it unlawfully, would he not bear a sin for it? In the same way, when he satisfies it lawfully, he earns a reward for it."Affan said, "you can give charity," and he said, "every declaration of Allah's oneness is a charity, every proclamation of Allah's greatness is a charity, enjoining what is right is a charity, forbidding what is wrong is a charity, and in intimate relations..."
حدثنا عارم وعفان قالا حدثنا مهدي بن ميمون حدثنا واصل مولى أبي عيينة عن يحيى بن عقيل عن يحيى بن يعمر عن أبي الأسود الديلي
قالوا يا رسول الله ذهب أهل الدثور بالأجور يصلون كما نصلي ويصومون كما نصوم ويتصدقون بفضول أموالهم قال فقال رسول الله ﷺ أوليس قد جعل الله لكم ما تصدقون إن بكل تسبيحة صدقة وبكل تحميدة صدقة وفي بضع أحدكم صدقة قال قالوا يا رسول الله أيأتي أحدنا شهوته يكون له فيها أجر قال أرأيتم لو وضعها في الحرام أكان عليه فيها وزر وكذلك إذا وضعها في الحلال كان له فيها أجر قال عفان تصدقون وقال وتهليلة وتكبيرة صدقة وأمر بمعروف صدقة ونهي عن منكر صدقة وفي بضع
Its isnad is sahih. Yahya bin Aqeel is trustworthy, and his hadith is found in Muslim and in Bukhari's Adab. Yahya bin Yamur is a trustworthy narrator, the well-known judge of Marw, and his hadith is found in the collections of all the major compilers. This hadith has already appeared at 21361.