"While we were with the Messenger of Allah in the early hours of the morning, some people came who were naked and barefoot, with their swords hung (around their necks). Most of them, may all of them, belonged to the tribe of Mudar. The face of the Messenger of Allah changed when he saw them in poverty. He went in (to his house) then he came out and ordered Bilah to call the Adhan and then the Iqamah. He (the Prophet) prayed, tjem je addressed te,, (reciting the Verses): 'O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him(Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women: and fear Allah through Whom you demand (your mutual right), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever and All-Watcher over you.' [1] and: 'Fear Allah and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow,' [2] Then they gave in charity, some giving a Dinar, others a Dirham, or a garment, or a Sa' of wheat or, a Sa' of dates, until he said: 'Even half a date.' A man from among the Ansar came with a bag of money which his hands could hardly lift. The people followed one another (in giving charity) until I saw two heaps of food and clothing, and I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah shining like gold (with joy). The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever sets a good precedent in Islam, he will have the reward for that, and the reward of those who acted in accordance with it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest. And whoever sets an evil precedent in Islam, he will have a burden of sin for that, and the burden of those who acted in accordance with it, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2554)   

كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْ صَدْرِ النَّهَارِ فَجَاءَ قَوْمٌ حُفَاةٌ عُرَاةٌ مُجْتَابِي النِّمَارِ عَلَيْهِمْ سُيُوفٌ عَامَّتُهُمْ مِنْ مُضَرَ بَلْ كُلُّهُمْ مِنْ مُضَرَ فَرَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَغَيَّرَ لَمَّا رَأَى مِنْهُمْ مِنَ الْفَاقَةِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ فَأَمَرَ بِلَالًا فَأَذَّنَ ثُمَّ أَقَامَ فَخَرَجَ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ قَالَ «{يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِ وَالْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا} {اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنْظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ} يَتَصَدَّقُ امْرُؤٌ مِنْ دِينَارِهِ وَمِنْ دِرْهَمِهِ وَمِنْ ثَوْبِهِ وَمِنْ صَاعِ بُرِّهِ وَمِنْ صَاعِ شَعِيرِهِ» حَتَّى ذَكَرَ شِقَّ تَمْرَةٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ بِصُرَّةٍ كَادَتْ تَعْجِزُ كَفَاهُ بَلْ قَدْ عَجَزَتْ ثُمَّ تَتَابَعَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَوْمَيْنِ مِنَ الثِّيَابِ وَالطَّعَامِ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ وَجْهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَهَلَّلَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ مُذْهَبَةٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَعَمِلَ بِهَا مَنْ بَعْدَهُ كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرُهَا وَأَجْرُ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَمَنْ سَنَّ سَنَّةً سَيِّئَةً فَعَمِلَ بِهَا مَنْ بَعْدَهُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وِزْرُهَا وَوِزْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ»  

the Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed charity extinguishes the Lord's anger and it protects against the evil death." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 664)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِئُ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ وَتَدْفَعُ مِيتَةَ السُّوءِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Every person is in the shade of their charity until the matter is settled between people" or he said, "until it is decided between people." Yazid said, "So Abu Al-Khair never missed a day without giving something in charity, even if it was just a small cake or an onion."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كُلُّ امْرِئٍ فِي ظِلِّ صَدَقَتِهِ حَتَّى يُقْضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ» أَوْ قَالَ «حَتَّى يُحْكَمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ» قَالَ يَزِيدُ فَكَانَ أَبُو الْخَيْرِ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ يَوْمٌ لَا يَتَصَدَّقُ فِيهِ بِشَيْءٍ وَلَوْ كَعْكَةً وَلَوْ بَصَلَةً  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever is able to protect themselves from the fire of Hell, even if it is by giving half a date in charity, should do so."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَتَّقِيَ النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ فَلْيَفْعَلْ»  

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say, 'Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.' And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too late)." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1419)  

أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمَلُ الْغِنَى وَلَا تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا أَلَا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "The example of the hypocrite and the miser is like that of two men who have two gardens beside them. As for the hypocrite, when he wants to spend (for charity), his garden expands until it reaches his feet, but then his influence evaporates. And as for the miser, when he wants to spend (for charity), every ring remains in its place and does not expand. He wants to widen it, but it does not widen."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُنْفِقِ وَالْبَخِيلِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ لَدُنْ تَرَاقِيهِمَا إِلَى ثَدْيَيْهِمَا فَأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ مَادَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَاتَّسَعَتْ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ قَدَمَيْهِ وَتَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ وَأَمَّا الْبَخِيلُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ أَخَذَتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مَوْضِعَهَا وَلَزِمَتْ فَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَهَا وَلَا تَتَّسِعُ فَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُوَسِّعَهَا وَلَا تَتَّسِعُ»  

One who has the longest hands amongst you would meet me most immediately. She farther said: They (the wives of Allah's Apostle) used to measure the hands as to whose hand was the longest and it was the hand of Zainab that was the longest amongst them, as she used to work with her hand and Spend (that income) on charity. (Using translation from Muslim 2452)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَسْرَعُكُنَّ بِي لُحُوقًا أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا» قَالَتْ فَكُنَّ يَتَطَاوَلْنَ أَيُّهُنَّ أَطْوَلُ يَدًا قَالَتْ فَكَانَ أَطْوَلَنَا يَدًا زَيْنَبُ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ بِيَدِهَا وَتَتَصَدَّقُ  

[Machine] The wives of the Prophet ﷺ gathered around him, and not one of them left. One of them said, "O Messenger of Allah, which one of us is the fastest in reaching you?" He replied, "The one with the longest hand." So they started grabbing a stick, trying to reach it. Soudah bint Zam'ah grabbed it, but she died. She used to give a lot in charity, so we thought that when he said the one with the longest hand, he meant in giving charity.  

أَنَّ نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اجْتَمَعْنَ عِنْدَهُ لَمْ تُغَادِرْ مِنْهُنَّ وَاحِدَةٌ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيَّتُنَا أَسْرَعُ بِكَ لُحُوقًا؟ فَقَالَ «أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا» قَالَ فَأَخَذْنَ قَصَبَةً يَتَذَارَعْنَهَا فَمَاتَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ وَكَانَتْ كَثِيرَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَطْوَلُكُنَّ يَدًا بِالصَّدَقَةِ  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammadﷺ said, "No Muslim servant gives in charity from lawful earnings except that Allah accepts it and Allah takes it in His right hand and causes it to grow for him, just as one of you raises his horse, colt, or foal until it becomes like the mountain of Uhud."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِصَدَقَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ وَلَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا الطَّيِّبَ إِلَّا كَانَ اللَّهُ يَأْخُذُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ فَيُرَبِّيهَا لَهُ كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ أَوْ فَصِيلَهُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ التَّمْرَةُ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "Verily, Allah fosters a date fruit and morsel of food for one of you just as one of you raises a foal or young horse until it becomes similar to a camel."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيُرَبِّي لِأَحَدِكُمُ التَّمْرَةَ وَاللُّقْمَةَ كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ أَوْ فَصِيلَهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "One of you might give in charity a date fruit from a good source, but Allah only accepts that which is good. Allah takes it in His hand and grows it as one of you grows his colt or calf, until it becomes in His hand as huge as a mountain."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِالتَّمْرَةِ إِذَا كَانَتْ مِنْ طَيِّبٍ وَلَا يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا الطَّيِّبَ فَيَجْعَلُهَا اللَّهُ فِي كَفَّهِ فَيُرَبِّيهَا كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ أَوْ فَصِيلَهُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِي يَدِهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا مِثْلَ جَبَلٍ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If one give in charity what equals one date-fruit from the honestly earned money and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money --Allah takes it in His right (hand) and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much s that it becomes as big as a mountain (Using translation from Bukhārī 1410)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ تَصَدَّقَ بِعِدْلِ تَمْرَةٍ مِنْ كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ وَلَا يَصْعَدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الطَّيِّبُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتَقَبَّلُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ يُرَبِّيهَا لِصَاحِبِهَا كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ once gave a sermon to women and advised them to fear Allah and obey their husbands. He said, "Among you, some will enter Paradise while joining their fingers, and others will enter Hell while separating their fingers." The women asked, "O Messenger of Allah, why is that?" He replied, "You curse frequently, and you are ungrateful and show ingratitude for the good done to you."  

خَطَبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ النِّسَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالطَّاعَةِ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ مِنْكُنَّ مَنْ تَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ وَمِنْكُنَّ حَطَبُ جَهَنَّمَ وَفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ » فَقَالَتِ الْمَارِدَةُ أَوِ الْمُرَادِيَّةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلِمَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «تَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ وَتُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ وَتُسَوِّفْنَ الْخَيْرَ» *  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to perform two units of prayer, then he would say the salaam and go to the people while he was standing in his prayer area. Then he would sit and face them and say to the people, "Give charity." Most of those who would give charity were women, who would give their earrings and bracelets. If he had any need, he would send someone to the people, otherwise he would leave.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ فَيَنْصَرِفُ إِلَى النَّاسِ قَائِمًا فِي مُصَلَّاهُ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فَيُقْبِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَقُولُ لِلنَّاسِ «تَصَدَّقُوا» فَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُ النِّسَاءُ بِالْقُرْطِ وَالتِّبْرِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ يَبْعَثُ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَإِلَّا انْصَرَفَ «  

[Machine] Ibn Abbas witnessed that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed on the day of Eid, then delivered a sermon, and then went to the women and commanded them to give charity.  

«أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ شَهِدَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ ثُمَّ خَطَبَ ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ فَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ»  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, it is narrated that he said to the women, "Give charity, for indeed you are the majority of the inhabitants of Hell." A woman who was not from a high-class background asked, "Why is that so, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands." Abdullah said, "The deficiency in intelligence and religion is most prevalent among men who have authority over their women." It was asked, "And what is the deficiency in her intelligence and religion?" He said, "As for the deficiency in her intelligence, the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man. And as for the deficiency in her religion, it is that on some days, she does not offer a single prayer."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِلنِّسَاءِ «تَصَدَّقْنَ فَإِنَّكُنَّ أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ» قَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ لَيْسَتْ مِنْ عِلْيَةِ النِّسَاءِ بِمَ أَوْ لِمَ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّكُنَّ تُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ» قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَا مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ الْعَقْلِ وَالدَّيْنِ أَغْلَبُ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ ذَوِي الْأَمْرِ عَلَى أَمْرِهِمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ قِيلَ وَمَا نُقْصَانُ عَقْلِهَا وَدِينِهَا؟ قَالَ أَمَّا نُقْصَانُ عَقْلِهَا فَإِنَّ شَهَادَةَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ بِشَهَادَةِ رَجُلٍ وَأَمَّا نُقْصَانُ دِينِهَا فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي عَلَى إِحْدَاهِنَّ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ لَا تُصَلِّي فِيهِ صَلَاةً وَاحِدَةً»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and free the ʿānī (captive). Sufyān said: ʿānī means captive.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَطْعِمُوا الْجَائِعَ وَعُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ وَفُكُّوا الْعَانِيَ» قَالَ سُفْيَانُ الْعَانِي الْأَسِيرُ  

[Machine] I went, along with Al-Hasan, Al-Husayn, and Usama ibn Zaid, on the day of Eid. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ also went to the prayer place and prayed with us. Then he delivered a sermon and said, "O people, this is a day of charity, so give in charity." A man started taking off his ring, and another man started taking off his garment. Bilal held on to them, waiting until he didn't see anyone giving anything. Then Bilal approached the women and said, "O women, this is a day of charity, so give in charity." So the women started taking off their bracelets and rings. Bilal held on to them, waiting again until he didn't see anyone giving anything. Then Bilal approached and we all moved forward.  

خَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ وَأُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْمُصَلَّى فَصَلَّى بِنَا ثُمَّ خَطَبَ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمُ صَدَقَةٍ فَتَصَدَّقُوا» قَالَ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَنْزِعُ خَاتَمَهُ وَالرَّجُلُ يَنْزِعُ ثَوْبَهُ وَبِلَالٌ يَقْبِضُ حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ أَحَدًا يُعْطِي شَيْئًا تَقَدَّمَ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ «يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمُ صَدَقَةٍ فَتَصَدَّقْنَ» فَجَعَلْتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَنْزِعُ خُرْصَهَا وَخَاتَمَهَا وَجَعَلْتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَنْزِعُ خُلْخَالَهَا وَبِلَالٌ يَقْبِضُ حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ أَحَدًا يُعْطِي شَيْئًا أَقْبَلَ بِلَالٌ وَأَقْبَلْنَا  

[Machine] I heard Abu Dharr Al-Rabathi say, "I was walking with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the outskirts of Madinah in the evening when someone approached us. He said, 'O Abu Dharr, I would not like to have anyone before me tonight, as I have only a single dinar left, which I need to pay off my debts, except that I say certain things about it in the cause of Allah.' He pointed in front of him, behind him, to his right, and to his left, and then he said, 'O Abu Dharr, the majority will be the minority on the Day of Resurrection.' Then he said to me, 'Do not move from here until I come to you.' He left and went into the blackness of the night, and I heard a voice which made me fear that it might be the voice of the Shaytaan imitating the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I intended to leave, but then I remembered his words, so I sat down and waited until he came. I said to him, 'I wanted to come to you, O Messenger of Allah.' Then I mentioned what he had said to me, and I heard a voice saying, 'That was Jibreel (Gabriel) who came to me and informed me that whoever dies among my ummah without associating anything with Allah will enter Paradise.' I asked, 'Even if he committed adultery and theft?' He said, 'Even if he committed adultery and theft.' Jarir said, 'According to Al-A'mash, he narrated it from Abu Salih, who narrated it from Abu Ad-Darda, who narrated it from the Prophet ﷺ.'"  

لَسَمِعْتُ أَبَا ذَرٍّ بِالرَّبَذَةِ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِحَرَّةِ الْمَدِينَةِ مُمْسِيًا فَاسْتَقْبَلَنَا أُحُدٌ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي أُحُدًا ذَهَبًا أُمْسِي ثَالِثَةً وَعِنْدِي مِنْهُ دِينَارٌ إِلَّا دِينَارٌ أَرْصُدُهُ لِدَيْنٍ إِلَّا أَنْ أَقُولَ بِهِ فِي عِبَادِ اللَّهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا» يَعْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ وَعَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِنَّ الْمُكْثِرِينَ هُمُ الْأَقَلُّونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «لَا تَبْرَحْ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ» فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ فِي سَوَادِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا فَخَشِيتُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ضِرَارَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَنْطَلِقَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَهُ فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى جَاءَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ آتِيَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَكَ لِي وَسَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا قَالَ «ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ جَاءَنِي فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ» فَقُلْتُ وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ فَقَالَ «وَإِنْ زَنَى وَإِنْ سَرَقَ» قَالَ جَرِيرٌ قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

I came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ as he was reciting:" Abundance diverts you" (cii. 1). He said: The son of Adam claims: My wealth, my wealth. And he (the Holy Prophet) said: O son of Adam. is there anything as your belonging except that which you consumed, which you utilised, or which you wore and then it was worn out or you gave as charity and sent it forward? (Using translation from Muslim 2958a)  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَقْرَأُ «» {أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ} «» قَالَ «» يَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ مَالِي مَالِي وَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ «»  

A servant says, My wealth. my wealth, but out of his wealth three things are only his: whatever he eats and makes use of or by means of which he dresses himself and it wears out or he gives as charity, and this is what he stored for himself (as a reward for the Hereafter), and what is beyond this (it is of no use to you) because you are to depart and leave it for other people. (Using translation from Muslim 2959a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ مَالِي وَإِنَّمَا لَهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَا أَكَلَ فَأَفْنَى أَوْ لَبِسَ فَأَبْلَى أَوْ تَصَدَّقَ فَأَمْضَى وَمَا سِوَاهُ فَهُوَ ذَاهِبٌ وَتَارِكُهُ لِلنَّاسِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "No sun rises without two angels calling out, 'O people! Come to your Lord, what is said and enough is better than what is abundant. And nothing diverts or disappears except that there are two angels by its side calling out, 'O Allah! Give the one who spends in charity a replacement, and give the one who withholds a loss."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا بِجَنْبَتَيْهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ يُسْمِعَانِ مَنْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ غَيْرَ الثَّقَلَيْنِ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَلُمُّوا إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ مَا قُلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كَثُرَ وَأَلْهَى وَلَا غَرَبَتْ إِلَّا بِجَنْبَتَيْهَا مَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا وَأَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'For whom among you is the wealth of his heirs dearer to him than his own wealth?' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, there is no one among us for whom his own wealth is not dearer to him than the wealth of his heirs.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Know that there is no one among you for whom the wealth of his heirs is not dearer than his own wealth. Your wealth is that which you have sent on ahead, and the wealth of your heirs is that which you have kept.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3612)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَيُّكُمْ مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِ وَارِثِهِ»؟ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا مَالُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِ وَارِثِهِ قَالَ «اعْلَمُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ» قَالُوا مَا نَعْلَمُ إِلَّا ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «مَا مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا مَالُ وَارِثِهِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ» قَالُوا كَيْفَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا مَالُ أَحَدِكُمْ مَا قَدَّمَ وَمَالُ وَارِثِهِ مَا أَخَّرَ»  

“The wealthiest will be the lowest on the Day of Resurrection, except those who do such and such with their money, and earn it from good sources.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4130)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْأَكْثَرِينَ هُمُ الْأَسْفَلُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ قَالَ بِالْمَالِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا وَكَسَبُهُ مِنْ طَيِّبٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of the stingy person and the generous person is like that of two people who have two gardens or two pieces of land made of iron. The distance between them is from their chests to their feet. As for the one who spends (in charity), and gives himself regular reminders (to do good), the traces of his good deeds depart from his skin and cover his two sides until they reach his ankles. And as for the stingy person, whenever he spends (in charity) and does something good, it clings to him and does not leave its place. It tightens around him like a ring, and it does not expand."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ الْبَخِيلِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا جُبَّتَانِ أَوْ جَنَّتَانِ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ مِنْ لَدُنْ ثُدِيِّهِمَا إِلَى تَرَاقِيهِمَا فَأَمَّا الْمُنْفِقُ فَكُلَّمَا تَصَدَّقَ وَحَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ ذَهَبَتْ عَنْ جِلْدِهِ حَتَّى تَعْفُوَ أَثَرَهُ وَتَجُوزَ بَنَانَهُ وَالْبَخِيلُ كُلَّمَا أَنْفَقَ شَيْئًا وَحَدَّثَ بِهِ نَفْسَهُ لَزِمَتْهُ وَعَضَّتْ كُلُّ حَلْقَةٍ مِنْهَا مَكَانَهَا فَهُوَ يُوَسِّعُهَا وَلَا تَتَّسِعُ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "Indeed, an angel at one of the gates of Paradise says, 'Who will lend today and be repaid tomorrow?' And another angel at another gate says, 'O Allah, give the spender plenty in return and give the withholder destruction.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ مَلَكًا بِبَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يَقُولُ مَنْ يُقْرِضِ الْيَوْمَ يُجْزَ غَدًا وَمَلَكٌ بِبَابٍ آخَرَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا وَأَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: A man giving a dirham as sadaqah (charity) during his life is better than giving one hundred dirhams as sadaqah (charity) at the moment of his death. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2866)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لِأَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ الْمَرْءُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ وَصِحَّتِهِ بِدِرْهَمٍ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ» *  

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time of approaching death and then say, 'Give so much to such and such, and so much to such and such.' And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too late)." (Using translation from Bukhārī 1419)  

أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ «أَنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأَنْتَ صَحِيحٌ شَحِيحٌ تَخْشَى الْفَقْرَ وَتَأْمَلُ الْغِنَى وَلَا تُمْهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلَانٍ كَذَا وَلِفُلَانٍ كَذَا أَلَا وَقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلَانٍ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of the person who gives charity at the time of his death is like the one who donates after he has been fully satisfied."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَصَدَّقُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُهْدِي بَعْدَمَا يَشْبَعُ»  

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it was narrated that he said to his companions one day, "Give in charity." A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have a dinar." He said, "Spend it on yourself." He said, "I have another one." He said, "Spend it on your wife." He said, "I have another one." He said, "Spend it on your child." He said, "I have another one." He said, "Spend it on your servant." He said, "You are the most knowledgeable of your own affairs (what would benefit you most)."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَوْمًا لِأَصْحَابِهِ «تَصَدَّقُوا» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدِي دِينَارٌ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ» قَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدِي آخَرَ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى زَوْجَتِكَ» قَالَ «إِنَّ عِنْدِي آخَرَ قَالَ » أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ « قَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدِي آخَرَ قَالَ » أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ « قَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدِي آخَرَ قَالَ» أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ «  

[Machine] "We used to boast about our generosity so a man would bring something to donate and then another person would come with a lot. They said, 'Allah is self-sufficient while this is just a ploy.' Allah then revealed, 'Those who criticize the contributors among the believers concerning [their] charities and [criticize] the ones who find nothing [to spend] except their effort.'" (Quran 9:79)  

«كُنَّا نَتَحَامَلُ عَلَى ظُهُورِنَا فَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ بِالشَّيْءِ فَيُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ بِنِصْفِ صَاعٍ وَجَاءَ إِنْسَانٌ بِشَيْءٍ كَثِيرٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ صَدَقَةِ هَذَا وَقَالُوا هَذَا مُرَاءٍ فَنَزَلَتِ {الَّذِينَ يَلْمِزُونَ الْمُطَّوِّعِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ إِلَّا جُهْدَهُمْ} »  

[Machine] "A man from the Banu Udhrah tribe emancipated his slave as a form of expiation for a sin he committed. The Prophet ﷺ then sent a message to him, bought the slave from him, paid him the price, and said, 'Start by giving charity to yourself, then to your parents, then to your relatives, and so on.'"  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي عُذْرَةَ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكًا لَهُ عَنْ دُبُرٍ مِنْهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَبَاعَهُ وَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَنَهُ وَقَالَ «ابْدَأْ بِنَفْسِكَ فَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ عَلَى أَبَوَيْكَ ثُمَّ عَلَى قَرَابَتِكَ ثُمَّ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ هَكَذَا»  

Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar of Medina who possessed the largest property and among his property he valued most was his garden known as Bairaha' which was opposite the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ often visited it and he drank of its sweet water. When this verse was revealed: "You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love" (iii. 91), Abu Talha got up and, going to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said: Allah says in His Book: "You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love," and the dearest of my property is Bairaha' so I give it as Sadaqa to God from Whom I hope for reward for it and the treasure with Allah; so spend it, Messenger of Allah, on whatever purpose you deem it proper. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Well done! that is a profitable deal, that is a profitable deal. I have heard what you have said, but I think you should spend it on your nearest relatives. So Abu Talha distributed it among the nearest relatives and his cousins on his father's side. (Using translation from Muslim 998a)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَكْثَرَ أَنْصَارِيٍّ بِالْمَدِينَةَ مَالًا وَكَانَ أَحَبَّ أَمْوَالِهِ إِلَيْهِ بَيْرَحَاءُ وَكَانَتْ مُسْتَقْبِلَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدْخُلُهَا وَيَشْرَبُ مِنْ مَاءٍ فِيهَا طَيِّبٍ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ} قَامَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ} وَإِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَمْوَالِي إِلَيَّ بَيْرَحَاءُ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ لِلَّهِ أَرْجُو بِرَّهَا وَذُخْرَهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَضَعْهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَخٍ ذَاكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ بَخٍ ذَاكَ مَالٌ رَابِحٌ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ مَا قُلْتَ فِيهَا وَإِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تَجْعَلَهَا فِي الْأَقْرَبِينَ» فَقَالَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَفْعَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَسَمَهَا أَبُو طَلْحَةَ فِي أَقَارِبِهِ وَبَنِي عَمِّهِ  

"We came to Al-Madinah and the Messenger of Allah was standing on the Minbar addressing the people and saying: 'The hand which gives is the upper hand. Start with those for whom you are responsible; your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, then the next closest, and the next closet."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2532)   

ثُمَّ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «يَدُ الْمُعْطِي الْعُلْيَا وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ وَأُخْتَكَ وَأَخَاكَ ثُمَّ أَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاكَ»  

[Machine] It is said that Abu Madhkur arranged a marriage for his servant, even though he did not have any other wealth besides him. The servant's name was Ya'qub. The Messenger of Allahﷺ asked, "Who will buy this (servant)?" A man from the Banu Adi ibn Ka'b bought him for a hundred dirhams. The Prophetﷺ said, "If any of you is in need, let him start with himself. If he has surplus, then with his family. If he has surplus, then with his relatives. If he has surplus, then here, here, and here."  

يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو مَذْكُورٍ دَبَّرَ غُلَامًا لَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهُ وَكَانَ يُقَالُ لِلْغُلَامِ يَعْقُوبُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَشْتَرِي هَذَا؟ » فَاشْتَرَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ بِثَمَنِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُكُمْ مُحْتَاجًا فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَبِأَهْلِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَبِأَقْرِبَائِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ فَضْلٌ فَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا»  

Had you gives her to your maternal uncles, you would have a greater reward. (Using translation from Muslim 999)  

أَنَّهَا أَعْتَقَتْ وَلِيدَةً فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَوْ أَعْطَيْتِهَا أَخْوَالَكِ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ لِأَجْرِكِ»  

"Giving charity to a poor person is charity, and (giving) to a relative is two things, charity and upholding the ties of kinship." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2582)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الصَّدَقَةُ عَلَى الْمِسْكِينِ صَدَقَةٌ وَهِيَ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ اثْنَانِ صَدَقَةٌ وَصِلَةٌ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: "The best of charity is that which is given when you are self-sufficient, and start with those for whom you are responsible."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2544)   

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ»  

Abu Hurairah reported I asked Messenger of Allah ﷺ, What kind of sadaqah is most excellent? He replied What a man with little property can afford to give; and begin with those for whom you are responsible. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1677)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ «جُهْدُ الْمُقِلِّ وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ»  

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'A Dirham was better than a hundred thousand Dirhams.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, how?' He said: 'A man had two Dirhams and gave one in charity, and another man went to part of his wealth and took out a hundred thousand Dirhams and gave them in charity."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2528)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَبَقَ دِرْهَمٌ مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَكَيْفَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «رَجُلٌ لَهُ مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ أَخَذَ مِنْ عُرْضِهِ مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا وَرَجُلٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا دِرْهَمَانِ فَأَخَذَ أَحَدَهُمَا فَتَصَدَّقَ بِهِ»  

"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what charity is best?' He said: 'Giving water to drink.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3684)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ ﷺ «سَقْيُ الْمَاءِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: "There are three whom Allah (SWT) loves: A man who comes to some people and asks (to be given something) for the sake of Allah and not for the sake of their relationship, but they do not give him, so a man stayed behind and gave it to him in secret, and no one knew of his giving except Allah (SWT) and the one to whom he gave it. People who travel all night until sleep becomes dearer to them than anything equated with it, so they lay down their heads (and slept), then a man among them got up and started praying to Me and beseeching Me, reciting My Verses. And a man who was on a campaign and met the enemy and they fled, but he went forward (pursuing them) until he was killed or victory was granted." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1615)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «ثَلَاثَةٌ يُحِبُّهُمُ اللَّهُ وَثَلَاثَةٌ يُبْغِضُهُمُ اللَّهُ أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّهُمُ اللَّهُ فَرَجُلٌ أَتَى قَوْمًا فَسَأَلَهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَسْأَلُهُمْ بِقَرَابَةٍ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ فَتَخَلَّفَ رَجُلٌ بِأَعْقَابِهِمْ فَأَعْطَاهُ سِرًّا لَا يَعْلَمُ بِعَطِيَّتِهِ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَالَّذِي أَعْطَاهُ وَقَوْمٌ سَارُوا لَيْلَتَهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ النَّوْمُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا يَعْدِلُ بِهِ نَزَلُوا فَوَضَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَقَامَ يَتَمَلَّقُنِي وَيَتْلُو آيَاتِي وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَلَقِيَ الْعَدُوَّ فَهُزِمُوا وَأَقْبَلَ بِصَدْرِهِ يَقْتُلُ أَوْ يُفْتَحُ لَهُ وَثَلَاثَةٌ يُبْغِضُهُمُ اللَّهُ الشَّيْخُ الزَّانِي وَالْفَقِيرُ الْمُخْتَالُ وَالْغَنِيُّ الظَّلُومُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "There are three whom Allah loves and three whom Allah hates. Allah loves a man who is among a group of people and a beggar comes to them and asks them for something for the sake of Allah, not asking them for any relationship or connection between them and him, but they refuse and turn him away. Then he (the man) follows them as they depart, to such an extent that no one can see him except Allah and the one who gave him something. Allah also loves a man who is in the military and they become outnumbered, so he says, 'Allahu Akbar,' and fights until Allah grants him victory or he is killed. And Allah loves a man who is among a group of people, and they set up camp and their night becomes prolonged. They prefer to sleep rather than to spend the night in prayer. So they sleep, and he stands to recite My verses and to beseech Me, and he dislikes the old man who commits adultery and the miserly arrogant person. And he mentions the third (person)."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «ثَلَاثَةٌ يُحِبُّهُمُ اللَّهُ وَثَلَاثَةٌ يُبْغِضُهُمُ اللَّهُ يُحِبُّ رَجُلًا كَانَ فِي قَوْمٍ فَأَتَاهُمْ سَائِلٌ فَسَأَلَهُمْ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْأَلُهُمْ لَقَرَابَةٍ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ فَبَخِلُوا فَخَلَفَهُمْ بِأَعْقَابِهِمْ حَيْثُ لَا يَرَاهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَمَنْ أَعْطَاهُ وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ فِي كَتِيبَةٍ فَانْكَشَفُوا فَكَبَّرَ فَقَاتَلَ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ يُقْتَلَ وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ فِي قَوْمٍ فَأَدْلَجُوا فَطَالَتْ دُلْجَتُهُمْ فَنَزَلُوا وَالنَّوْمُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِمْ مِمَّا يَعْدِلُ بِهِ فَنَامُوا وَقَامَ يَتْلُو آيَاتِي وَيَتَمَلَّقُنِي وَيُبْغِضُ الشَّيْخَ الزَّانِي وَالْبَخِيلَ الْمُتَكَبِّرَ وَذَكَرَ الثَّالِثَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The true poor person is not the one who is given a date or two dates, or a meal or two meals, but rather the true poor person is the one who does not have enough to meet his needs and his need is not known, so he is given charity. This is the one who is deprived."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي تَرُدُّهُ التَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ وَالْأَكْلَةُ وَالْأَكْلَتَانِ وَلَكِنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ مَا يَسْتَغْنِي بِهِ وَلَا يُعْلَمُ بِحَاجَتِهِ فَيُتَصَدَّقُ عَلَيْهِ فَذَلِكَ الْمَحْرُومُ»  

"The poor man (Miskin) is not the one who goes around asking people and they send him away with a morsel or two, of a date or two. "They said: "Then what does poor (Mishkin) mean?" He said: "The one who does not possess independence of means and no one notices him to give charity to him, and he does not stand and ask of people." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2572)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ بِهَذَا الطَّوَّافِ الَّذِي يَطُوفُ عَلَى النَّاسِ تَرُدُّهُ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ وَالتَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ» قَالُوا فَمَنِ الْمِسْكِينُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ غِنًى يُغْنِيهِ وَلَا يُفْطَنُ لَهُ فَيُتَصَدَّقُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَا يَقُومُ فَيَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ»  

"My mother died unexpectedly; if she had been able to speak she would have given charity. Should I give charity on her behalf?" The Messenger of Allah said: "Yes." So he gave charity on her behalf. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3649)   

لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أُمِّي افْتُلِتَتْ نَفْسُهَا وَأُرَاهَا لَوْ تَكَلَّمَتْ تَصَدَّقَتْ أَفَأَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ»  

"Sa'd bin 'Ubadah went out with the Prophet on one of his campaigns, and death came to his mother in Al-Madinah. It was said to her (as she was dying): 'Make a will.' She said: 'To whom shall I make a will? The wealth belongs to Sa'd.' Then she died before Sa'd came. When Sa'd came, he was told about that and he said: 'O Messenger of Allah, will it benefit her if I give in charity on her behalf?' The Prophet said: 'Yes.' Sa'd said: 'Such and such a garden is given in charity on her behalf' -regarding a garden that he named." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3650)  

خَرَجَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ وَحَضَرَتْ أُمَّهُ الْوَفَاةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهَا أُوصِي فَقَالَتْ فَبِمَ أُوصِي إِنَّمَا الْمَالُ مَالُ سَعْدٍ فَتُوُفِّيَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْدِمَ سَعْدٌ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ سَعْدٌ ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ يَنْفَعُهَا أَنْ أَتَصَدَّقُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «نَعَمْ» فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ حَائِطُ كَذَا وَكَذَا صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهَا لِحَائِطٍ سَمَّاهُ  

While a person was in the wilderness he heard a voice from the cloud (commanding it thus): Irrigate the garden of so and so. (After that the clouds slinked aside and poured water on a stony ground. It filled a channel amongst the channels of that land and that person followed that water and he found a person standing in the garden busy in changing the course of water with the help of a hatchet. He said to him: Servant of Allah, what is your name? he said: So and so. And it was that very name which he had heard from the clouds. and he said to him: Servant of Allah, why do you ask me my name? He said: I heard a voice from the clouds of which is the downpour, saying: Water the garden of so and so, like your name. What do you do (for the favour) shown to you by Allah in this matter? He said: Now as you state so. I look what yield I get from it, and I give one-third as charity out of it and I and my children eat one-third of it and one-third I return to it as investment. (Using translation from Muslim 2984a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ إِذْ رَأَى سَحَابَةً فَسَمِعَ فِيهَا صَوْتًا اسْقِ حَدِيقَةَ فُلَانٍ فَجَاءَ ذَلِكَ السَّحَابُ فَأَفْرَغَ مَا فِيهِ فِي حُرَّةٍ قَالَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ فَإِذَا فِيهَا أَذْنَابُ شِرَاجٍ وَإِذَا شَرْجَةٌ مِنْ تِلْكَ الشُّرَجِ قَدِ اسْتَوْعَبَتِ الْمَاءَ فَسَقَتْهُ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ قَائِمٍ يَحُولُ الْمَاءَ بِمِسْحَاتِهِ فِي حَدِيقَةٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَا اسْمُكَ؟ فَقَالَ فُلَانٌ الِاسْمُ الَّذِي سَمِعَ فِيَ السَّحَابَةِ قَالَ كَيْفَ تَسْأَلُنِي يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ عَنِ اسْمِي؟ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ فِيَ السَّحَابَةِ الَّذِي هَذَا مَاؤُهَا يَقُولُ اسْقِ حَدِيقَةَ فُلَانٍ بِاسْمِكَ فَأَخْبِرْنِي مَا تَصْنَعُ فِيهَا قَالَ أَمَا إِذَا قُلْتَ هَذَا فَإِنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا خَرَجَ مِنْهَا فَأَصَّدَقُ بِثُلُثِهِ وَآكُلُ أَنَا وَعِيَالِي ثُلُثَهُ وَأُعِيدُ فِيهَا ثُلُثَهُ»  

A man expressed his intention to give charity, so he came out with charity and placed it in the hand of an adulteress. In the morning, the people were talking and saying: charity was given to an adulteress last night. He (the giver of Sadaqa) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise-to an adulteress. He then again expressed his intention to give charity; so he went out with the charity and placed it in the hand of a rich person. In the morning the people were talking and saying: Charity was given to a rich person. He (the giver of charity) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise-to a well-to-do person. He then expressed his intention to give charity, so he went out with charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. In the morning, the people were talking and saying: Charity was given to a thief. So (one of the persons) said: 0 Allah, to Thee be the praise (what a misfortune it is that charity has been given to) the adulteress, to a rich person. to a thief! There came (the angel to him) and he was told: Your charity has been accepted. As for the adulteress (the charity might become the means) whereby she might restrain herself from fornication. The rich man might perhaps learn a lesson and spend from what Allah has given him, and the thief might thereby refrain from committing theft. (Using translation from Muslim 1022)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَالَ رَجُلٌ لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ زَانِيَةٍ فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ سَارِقٍ فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى سَارِقٍ لَأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ غَنِيٍّ فَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ فَأُتِيَ فَقِيلَ أَمَّا صَدَقَتُكَ فَقَدْ قُبِلَتْ أَمَّا الزَّانِيَةُ فَلَعَلَّهَا تَسْتَعِفُّ بِهَا عَنْ زِنَاهَا وَأَمَّا السَّارِقُ فَلَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَعِفُّ عَنْ سَرِقَتِهِ وَلَعَلَّ الْغَنِيَّ يَعْتَبِرُ فَيُنْفِقُ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى»  

Apostle of Allah, I have nothing with me, but only, that which is given to me by Zubair (for household expenses). Is there any sin for me if I spend out of that which is given to me (by Zabair)? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Spend according to your means; and do not hoard, for Allah will withhold from you. (Using translation from Muslim 1029d)  

أَنَّهَا جَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ «يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ لِي شَيْءٌ إِلَّا مَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ فَهَلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ جُنَاحٍ أَنْ أَرْضَخَ مِمَّا يُدْخِلُ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ » ارْضَخِي مَا اسْتَطَعْتِ وَلَا تُوعِي فَيُوعِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ «