"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that receives."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to people."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tabarani)
"Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ"
— Quran 34:39
"If anyone strokes an orphan's head, doing so only for Allah's sake, he will have blessings for every hair over which his hand passes."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ahmad)
"The world is green and beautiful, and Allah has appointed you as His stewards over it."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"Charity does not decrease wealth."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bayhaqi)
"There is no envy except in two cases: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom and he judges by it and teaches it to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Whoever is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا"
— Quran 73:20
"A man's spending on his family is a deed of charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Whoever makes easy something for someone in difficulty, Allah will make things easy for him in this world and the Hereafter."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"Whoever is kind, Allah will be kind to him; therefore be kind to people on earth. He Who is in heaven will show mercy on you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi)
"O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth."
— Quran 2:267
"Every day two angels descend and one of them says: O Allah, give compensation to the one who spends. The other says: O Allah, give destruction to the one who withholds."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Every act of kindness is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders."
— Imam Ali (RA)
"O son of Adam, spend and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari & Muslim)
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