"Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast, shall have his sins forgiven, and he will be saved from the Fire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Khuzaymah)
"إِن تُبْدُوا الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ"
— Quran 2:271
"The hand that gives is better than the hand that takes."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The wealth of a person is not in what he keeps, but in what he gives away."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"The generous person is near to Allah, near to Paradise, near to people, and far from Hellfire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"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)
"When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that is benefited from, or a righteous child who prays for him."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"Allah said: Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"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)
"He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bayhaqi)
"Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"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)
"The best among you are those who have the best manners and character."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be like these two in Paradise — and he indicated his index and middle fingers."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ"
— Quran 2:267
"A charity is due for every joint in each person on every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)
"الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ"
— Quran 2:274
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