"Charity does not diminish wealth, and Allah does not increase a servant, on account of his forgiveness, except in honor, and no one humbles himself seeking the pleasure of Allah except that Allah will elevate him." : . : : He who gives in charity the value of a date which was lawfully earned, and Allah only accepts that which has been lawfully earned, then Allah will accept it with His right hand and nurture it for him, just as one of you nurtures his foal, until it becomes like a mountain "There is none among you except that Allah will speak to him, with no interpreter between Him and him*. He will look to his right and see nothing except what he has sent forth, and he will look to his left and see nothing except what he has sent forth. And he will look ahead of him and see nothing except Hellfire in front of him. So, protect yourselves from Hellfire even with half a date." : . : . : : An honest Muslim storekeeper, who carries out the orders of his master and pays fully what he has been ordered to give with a good heart and pays to that person to whom he was ordered to pay, is regarded as one of the two charitable persons A woman, along with her two daughters, came to me asking (for charity). She found that I had nothing except one date, so I gave it to her. She divided it between her two daughters, then she got up and left. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) then came in, and I informed him about this, and he remarked: @"Whoever takes care of daughters and treats them kindly, they will be a screen for him from Hellfire." The best charity is providing the shade of a tent in the cause of Allah, or providing a servant for one who strives in the cause of Allah, or providing a young she-camel for one striving in the cause of Allah The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said while he was on the pulpit, mentioning charity and refraining from asking people: "@The upper hand is better than the lower hand*; the upper hand is the giving hand, and the lower hand is the begging hand." His wealth is whatever he spends during his life, while the wealth of his heir is whatever he leaves after his death There should be no envy except in two (cases): A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a man whom Allah has given wisdom and he judges according to it and teaches it to others Which charity earns the greatest reward? He said: That you give charity when you are healthy and miserly, fearing poverty and hoping to become rich. Do not delay charity until your soul reaches up to the throat, and then you say: This is for so-and-so and this is for so-and-so. Lo, it has already come into the possession of so-and-so For you, Yazīd, is (the reward for) what you intended, and for you, Ma‘in, is what you took Eat, drink, wear clothes, and give charity without extravagance or pride What is left of it (the sheep)? She replied: Nothing is left except its shoulder. He said: All of it is left except its shoulder Spend (in charity), and do not keep account, lest Allah keep account of you, and do not hoard, lest Allah hoard from you The example of a miser and a generous person is that of two men wearing two iron cloaks covering their breasts up to their collar bones While we were on a journey with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a man came while riding a mount of his The best charity is that which is given out of richness. The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and let one of you start with those whom he is responsible to provide for Well-done! That is a profitable deal! That is a profitable deal! I heard what you said: and I suggest that you give it to your nearest relatives While a man was walking through a barren land, he heard a voice coming out of a cloud A man said: Indeed, I will give in charity. So he took his charity out and placed it in a thief's hand. Next morning, people were saying: Charity was given to a thief You will receive seven hundred she-camels in return for it on the Day of Resurrection, all wearing bridles : : : : . "A dinar you spent in the cause of Allah, a dinar you spent on a slave, a dinar you gave in charity to a needy person, and a dinar you spent on your family; the greatest in reward is the one you spent on your family."