"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"A man's spending on his family is a deed of charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The Prophet ﷺ was the most generous of all people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan."
— Narrated by Ibn Abbas (Bukhari)
"The best of people are those who are most useful to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Daraqutni)
"The generous person is near to Allah, near to Paradise, near to people, and far from Hellfire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ"
— Quran 2:274
"Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over?"
— Quran 2:245
"The best charity is that which is given when one is in need and struggling."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud)
"The one who strives on behalf of the widows and the poor is like the one who strives in the way of Allah."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ"
— Quran 2:272
"And do good to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the far neighbor, and the companion at your side."
— Quran 4:36
"وَأَنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ"
— Quran 2:195
"O son of Adam, spend and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari & Muslim)
"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)
"Whoever covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will cover his faults on the Day of Judgment."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"And they prefer others over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul — it is those who will be successful."
— Quran 59:9
"قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ"
— Quran 2:263
"The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to people."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tabarani)