"Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"The best of charity is when a Muslim gains knowledge, then he teaches it to his Muslim brother."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Majah)
"The best charity is that given in Ramadan."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"The world is green and beautiful, and Allah has appointed you as His stewards over it."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (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)
"Indeed, the men who practice charity and the women who practice charity and have loaned Allah a goodly loan — it will be multiplied for them."
— Quran 57:18
"Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Spend in charity and do not keep count, for then Allah will also keep count in giving you provision."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & 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)
"And be steadfast in prayer and regular in charity. And whatever good you send forth for your souls before you, you shall find it with Allah."
— Quran 2:110
"The Prophet ﷺ was the most generous of all people, and he used to become more generous in Ramadan."
— Narrated by Ibn Abbas (Bukhari)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ"
— Quran 2:274
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ"
— Quran 2:272
"The best of people are those who are most useful to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Daraqutni)
"وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ"
— Quran 59:9
"Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ"
— Quran 2:272
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)