"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"Your smile for your brother is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"And do good to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the far neighbor, and the companion at your side."
— Quran 4:36
"فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ"
— Quran 99:7
"Whoever would love to be delivered from the Hellfire and entered into Paradise, then let him die with faith in Allah and the Last Day, and let him treat the people the way he wishes to be treated."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants in the cause of Allah. Let them pardon and overlook."
— Quran 24:22
"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)
"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"Exchange gifts, as that will lead to increasing your love for one another."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad)
"Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety; after all, it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"إِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّقِينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَأَقْرَضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ"
— Quran 57:18
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)
"The wealth of a person is not in what he keeps, but in what he gives away."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"He who removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (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)
"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)
"Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The best of charity is when a Muslim gains knowledge, then he teaches it to his Muslim brother."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Majah)
"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him be generous to his neighbor."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ"
— Quran 2:261