The honest Muslim trustee who spends (sometimes he said" who gives" ) what he is commanded to do and he gives that in full with his heart overflowing with cheerfulness and he gives it to one to whom he is ordered, he is one of the givers of charity. (Using translation from Muslim 1023)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْخَازِنُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْأَمِينُ الَّذِي يُنْفِقُ» وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ «يُعْطِي مَا أُمِرَ فَيُعْطِيهِ كَامِلًا مُوَفَّرًا طَيِّبَةً بِهِ نَفْسُهُ فَيَدْفَعُهُ إِلَى الَّذِي أُمِرَ بِهِ أَحَدُ الْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ»  

[Machine] "I was a slave, so I used to give in charity the meat from my master's meat. I asked the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, 'Give in charity, and the reward will be divided equally between you both.'"  

كُنْتُ مَمْلُوكًا فَكُنْتُ أَتَصَدَّقُ بِلَحْمٍ مِنْ لَحْمِ مَوْلَايَ فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «تَصَدَّقْ وَالْأَجْرُ بَيْنَكُمَا نِصْفَانِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Hands are of three types: Allah's hand is the upper one; the bestower's hand is the one near it; the beggar's hand is the lower one. So bestow what is surplus, and do not submit yourself to the demand of your soul. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1649)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْأَيْدِي ثَلَاثَةٌ فَيَدُ اللَّهِ الْعُلْيَا وَيَدُ الْمُعْطِي الَّتِي تَلِيهَا وَيَدُ السُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةُ فَأَعْطِ الْفَضْلَ وَلَا تَعْجِزْ عَنْ نَفْسِكِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best charity is what is given while one is self-sufficient, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand. Let one of you start with those who depend on him. His wife will say, 'Spend on me,' and his mother will say, 'To whom will you entrust me?' And his servant will say, 'Feed me and give me employment.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ مَا كَانَ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَلْيَبْدَأْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَعُولُ تَقُولُ امْرَأَتُهُ أَنْفِقْ عَلَيَّ وَتَقُولُ أُمُّ وَلَدِهِ إِلَى مَنْ تَكِلُنِي؟ وَيَقُولُ لَهُ عَبْدُهُ أَطْعِمْنِي وَاسْتَعْمِلْنِي»  

the Messenger of Allah said, when mentioning charity and those who refrain from asking. "The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is that which gives and the lower hand is that which asks." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2533)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا الْمُنْفِقَةُ وَالْيَدُ السُّفْلَى السَّائِلَةُ»  

[Machine] A person came to her, so Aisha ordered something for him. When the servant went out, she called her and looked at him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, "Do not give anything unless you have knowledge." She said, "I know." He said to her, "Do not hoard, for Allah will take account of you."  

جَاءَهَا سَائِلٌ فَأَمَرَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ بِشَيْءٍ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَتِ الْخَادِمُ دَعَتْهَا فَنَظَرَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تُخْرِجِينَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِعِلْمِكِ» قَالَتْ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ لَهَا «لَا تُحْصِي فَيُحْصِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "No prayer is accepted unless with purification, and no charity is accepted from ill-gotten wealth". And I was in Basra.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا تُقْبَلُ صَلَاةٌ إِلَّا بِطَهُورٍ وَلَا صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ غُلُولٍ» وَقَدْ كُنْتُ عَلَى الْبَصْرَةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "Whoever accumulates wealth unlawfully and then gives it in charity, he will not have any reward for it, and his burden will be upon him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ جَمَعَ مَالًا حَرَامًا ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ فِيهِ أَجْرٌ وَكَانَ إِصْرُهُ عَلَيْهِ»  

Who has planted these trees of dates-a Muslim or a non-Musim? She said: A Muslim, of course, whereupon he said: Never a Muslim plants, or cultivates a land, and it out of that men eat, or the animals eat, or anything else eats, but that becomes charity on his (planter's) behalf. (Using translation from Muslim 1552b)  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ مُبَشِّرٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّةِ فِي نَخْلٍ لَهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ غَرَسَ هَذَا النَّخْلَ؟ أَمُسْلِمٌ أُمْ كَافِرٌ»؟ فَقَالَتْ بَلْ مُسْلِمٌ فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَا يَغْرِسُ الْمُسْلِمُ غَرْسًا وَلَا يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ إِنْسَانٌ وَلَا دَابَّةٌ وَلَا شَيْءٌ إِلَّا كَانَتْ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "A Muslim does not plant a sapling or anything else, and a bird, human or animal eats from it, except that the Muslim will be rewarded for it."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَغْرِسُ مُسْلِمٌ غَرْسًا فَيَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ سَبْعٌ وطيرٌ وَشَيْءٌ إِلَّا كَانَ لَهُ فِيهِ أَجْرٌ»  

«لَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةَ تَبُوكَ إِلَّا بَدْرٍ وَلَمْ يُعَاتِبِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ بَدْرٍ إِنَّمَا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُرِيدُ الْعِيرَ وَخَرَجَتْ قُرَيْشٌ مُغِيثِينَ لِعِيرِهِمْ فَالْتَقَوْا عَلَى غَيْرِ مَوْعِدٍ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ وَلَعَمْرِي إِنَّ أَشْرَفَ مَشَاهِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي النَّاسِ لَبَدْرٌ وَمَا أُحِبُّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ شَهِدْتُهَا مَكَانَ بَيْعَتِي لَيْلَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ حِينَ تَوَاثَقْنَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَلَمْ أَتَخَلَّفْ بَعْدُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا حَتَّى كَانَتْ غَزْوَةُ تَبُوكَ وَهِيَ آخِرُ غَزْوَةٍ غَزَاهَا آذَنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ النَّاسَ بِالرَّحِيلِ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبُوا أُهْبَةَ غَزْوِهِمْ وَذَلِكَ حِينَ طَابَ الظِّلَالُ وَطَابَتِ الثِّمَارُ وَكَانَ قَلَّمَا أَرَادَ غَزْوَةً إِلَّا وَرَّى غَيْرَهَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ » الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ « فَأَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ أَنْ يَتَأَهَّبَ النَّاسُ أُهْبَتَهُ وَأَنَا أَيْسَرُ مَا كُنْتُ قَدْ جَمَعْتُ رَاحِلَتَيْنِ لِي فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ غَادِيًا بِالْغَدَاةِ وَذَلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخَمِيسِ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ يَوْمَ الْخَمِيسِ فَأَصْبَحَ غَادِيًا فَقُلْتُ أَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى السُّوقِ وَأَشْتَرِي جِهَازِي ثُمَّ أَلْحَقُ بِهَا فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَعَسُرَ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ شَأْنِي فَرَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ » أَرْجِعُ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَأَلْحَقُ بِهِمْ فَعَسُرَ عَلَيَّ بَعْضُ شَأْنِي أَيْضًا فَلَمْ أَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى لَبَّسَ بِيَ الذَّنْبُ وَتَخَلَّفْتُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَعَلْتُ أَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ وَأَطْرَافِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَيُحْزِنُنِي أَنْ لَا أَرَى أَحَدًا تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَغْمُوصًا عَلَيْهِ فِي النِّفَاقِ وَكَانَ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ تَخَلَّفَ إِلَّا أَرَى ذَلِكَ سَيَخْفَى لَهُ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ كَثِيرًا لَا يَجْمَعُهُمْ دِيوَانٌ وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بَضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ تَبُوكَ قَالَ «مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ»؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي خَلَّفَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بُرْدَاهُ وَالنَّظَرُ فِي عِطْفَيْهِ فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ وَاللَّهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُ إِلَّا خَيْرًا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ يَزُولُ بِهِ السَّرَابُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كُنَّ أَبَا خَيْثَمَةَ» فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ غَزْوَةَ تَبُوكَ وَقَفَلَ وَدَنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ جَعَلْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُ مَاذَا أَخْرُجُ بِهِ مِنْ سَخَطِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَسْتَعِينُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِكُلِّ ذِي رَأْيٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي حَتَّى إِذَا قِيلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مُصَبِّحُكُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ رَاحَ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلُ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّي لَا أَنْجُو إِلَّا بِالصِّدْقِ فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ضَحًى فَصَلَّى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَكَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَصَلَّى فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَجَعَلَ يَأْتِيهِ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ فَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَقْبَلُ عَلَانِيَتَهُمْ وَيَكِلُ سَرَائِرَهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فَلَمَّا رَآنِي تَبَسَّمَ تَبَسُّمَ الْمُغْضَبِ فَجِئْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَمْ تَكُنِ ابْتَعْتَ ظَهْرًا» قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ «مَا خَلَّفَكَ عَنِّي»؟ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ غَيْرِكَ جَلَسْتُ لَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ عَلَيَّ بِعُذْرٍ وَلَقَدْ أُوتِيتُ جَدَلًا وَلَكِنِّي قَدْ عَلِمْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَنِّي إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ بِقَوْلٍ تَجِدُ عَلَيَّ فِيهِ وَهُوَ حَقٌّ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو فِيهِ عُقْبَى اللَّهِ وَإِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ بِحَدِيثٍ تَرْضَى عَنِّي فِيهِ وَهُوَ كَذِبٌ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يُطْلِعَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ وَاللَّهِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَيْسَرَ وَلَا أَخَفَّ حَاذًا مِنِّي حَيْثُ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمُ الْحَدِيثَ قُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ» فَقُمْتُ فَثَارَ عَلَى أَثَرِي نَاسٌ مِنْ قَوْمِي يُؤَنِّبُونَنِي فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُكَ أَذْنَبْتَ ذَنْبًا قَطُّ قَبْلَ هَذَا فَهَلَّا اعْتَذَرْتَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِعُذْرٍ يَرْضَاهُ عَنْكَ فِيهِ وَكَانَ اسْتِغْفَارُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَيَأْتِي مِنْ وَرَاءِ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ تَقِفْ مَوْقِفًا لَا نَدْرِي مَاذَا يُقْضَى لَكَ فِيهِ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا يُؤَنِّبُونَنِي حَتَّى هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ فَأُكَذِّبَ نَفْسِي فَقُلْتُ هَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرِي قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَهُ هِلَالُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ وَمُرَارَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ فَذَكَرُوا رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ شَهِدَا بَدْرًا لِيَ فِيهِمَا أُسْوَةٌ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا أَبَدًا وَلَا أُكَذِّبُ نَفْسِي وَنَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَخْرُجُ إِلَى السُّوقِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ وَتَنَكَّرَ لَنَا النَّاسُ حَتَّى مَا هُمْ بِالَّذِينَ نَعْرِفُ وَتَنَكَّرَ لَنَا الْحِيطَانُ حَتَّى مَا هِيَ بِالْحِيطَانِ الَّتِي نَعْرِفُ وَتَنَكَّرَتْ لَنَا الْأَرْضُ حَتَّى مَا هِيَ بِالْأَرْضِ الَّتِي نَعْرِفُ وَكُنْتُ أَقْوَى أَصْحَابِي فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فَأَطُوفُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ فَآتِي الْمَسْجِدَ وَآتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَقُولُ هَلْ حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا قُمْتُ أُصَلِّي إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ وَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى صَلَاتِي نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِمُؤَخَّرِ عَيْنَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَعْرَضَ عَنِّي وَاشْتَكَى صَاحِبَايَ فَجَعَلَا يَبْكِيَانِ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَلَا يُطْلِعَانِ رُءُوسَهُمَا قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَطُوفُ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ إِذَا رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ قَدْ جَاءَ بِطَعَامٍ لَهُ يَبِيعُهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَدُلُّ عَلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَطَفِقَ النَّاسُ يُشِيرُونَ لَهُ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَانِي بِصَحِيفَةٍ مِنْ مَلِكِ غَسَّانَ فَإِذَا فِيهَا أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ صَاحِبَكَ قَدْ جَفَاكَ وَأَقْصَاكَ وَلَسْتَ بِدَارِ هَوَانٍ وَلَا مَضْيَعَةٍ فَالْحَقْ بِنَا نُوَاسِكَ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا أَيْضًا مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ فَسَجَرْتُ لَهَا التَّنُّورَ فَأَحْرَقْتُهَا فِيهِ فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ أَرْبَعُونَ لَيْلَةً إِذَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَدْ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ اعْتَزَلِ امْرَأَتَكَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ لَا تَقْرَبْهَا فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ هِلَالِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هِلَالَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ شَيْخٌ ضَعِيفٌ فَهَلْ تَأْذَنْ لِي أَنْ أَخْدُمَهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ وَلَكِنْ لَا يَقْرَبَنَّكِ» قَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا بِهِ حَرَكَةٌ لِشَيْءٍ مَا زَالَ مُتَّكِئًا يَبْكِي اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ مُذْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا طَالَ عَلَيَّ الْبَلَاءُ اقْتَحَمْتُ عَلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حَائِطَهُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَسَكَتَ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ؟ فَسَكَتَ فَقُلْتُ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أُحَبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَلَمْ أَمْلِكْ نَفْسِي أَنْ بَكَيْتُ ثُمَّ اقْتَحَمْتُ الْحَائِطَ خَارِجًا حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَتْ خَمْسُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ حِينَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ كَلَامِنَا صَلَّيْتُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ لَنَا صَلَاةَ الْفَجْرِ وَأَنَا فِي الْمَنْزِلَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ اللَّهُ قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْنَا أَنْفُسُنَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُ نِدَاءً مِنْ ذِرْوَةِ سَلْعٍ أَنْ أَبْشِرْ يَا كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ جَاءَنَا بِالْفَرَجِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَرْكُضُ عَلَى فَرَسٍ يُبَشِّرُنِي فَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ فَرَسِهِ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ ثَوْبِي بِشَارَةً وَلَبِسَتْ ثَوْبَيْنِ آخَرِينَ وَكَانَتْ تَوْبَتُنَا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُلُثَ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَلَا نُبَشِّرُ كَعْبَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ فَقَالَ «إِذًا يَحْطِمُكُمُ النَّاسُ وَيَمْنَعُونَكُمُ النَّوْمَ سَائِرَ اللَّيْلَةِ» قَالَ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ مُحْسِنَةً فِي شَأْنِي تُخْبِرُنِي بِأَمْرِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحَوْلَهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَهُوَ يَسْتَنِيرُ كَاسْتِنَارِ الْقَمَرِ وَكَانَ إِذَا سُرَّ بِالْأَمْرِ اسْتَنَارَ فَجِئْتُ فَجَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ «يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ أَتَى عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَمِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ أُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ» ثُمَّ تَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ {لَقَدْ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ} حَتَّى بَلَغَ {هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ} قَالَ وَفِينَا نَزَلَتِ {اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنِّي لَا أُحَدِّثُ إِلَّا صِدْقًا وَأَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي كُلِّهِ صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِيَ الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ قَالَ فَمَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ صَدَقْتُهُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبَايَ أَنْ لَا نَكُونَ كَذَبْنَا فَهَلَكْنَا كَمَا هَلَكُوا وَمَا تَعَمَّدْتُ لِكَذْبَةٍ بَعْدُ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِيَ اللَّهُ فِيمَا بَقِيَ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ فَهَذَا مَا انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  

[Machine] His grandfather, Aba Lubabah, when Allah forgave him for his delay in accompanying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and for his past actions, in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ advised him, he said, "O Messenger of Allah, I will abandon my house in which I have committed sins, and I will come to you and live with you, and I will give all of my wealth as charity to Allah and His Messenger." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "You will be rewarded for a third of that."  

أَنَّ جَدَّهُ أَبَا لُبَابَةَ حِينَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي تَخَلُّفِهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِيمَا كَانَ سَلَفَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي أُمُورٍ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَهْجُرُ دَارِيَ الَّتِي أَصَبْتُ فِيهَا الذَّنْبَ وَأَنْتَقِلُ إِلَيْكَ وَأُسَاكِنُكَ وَإِنِّي أَنْخَلِعُ مِنْ مَالِي كُلِّهِ صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُجْزِئُكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الثُّلُثُ»  

[Machine] "I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a man came to him with an egg-sized piece of gold that he had acquired from some spoils of war. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, take this as a charity from me, for by Allah, apart from this, I have no wealth left.' The Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Then the man came to him from his other side and said the same thing, and again the Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Finally, the man came to him from the front, and the Prophet ﷺ took it from him and threw it away, giving him a warning that if it had hit his face, it would have caused him pain or injury. Then he said, 'One of you comes to people with everything he owns, and then seeks charity from them. Charity only befits a person who is in need. Take back your wealth, for we have no need for it.'"  

إِنِّي لَعِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ بِمِثْلِ الْبَيْضَةِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ قَدْ أَصَابَهَا مِنْ بَعْضِ الْمَغَازِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ خُذْ هَذِهِ مِنِّي صَدَقَةً فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَصْبَحَ لِي مَالٌ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجَاءَهُ مِنْ شِقِّهِ الْآخَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَأَخَذَهَا مِنْهُ فَحَذَفَهُ بِهَا حَذَفَةً لَوْ أَصَابَهُ عَقَرَهُ أَوْ أَوْجَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَأْتِي أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى جَمِيعِ مَا يَمْلِكُ فَيُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ يَتَكَفَّفُ النَّاسَ إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَةُ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى خُذْ عَنَّا مَالَكَ لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا بِهِ»  

She took the oath of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to him: Messenger of Allah, a poor man stands at my door, but I find nothing to give him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her: If you do not find anything to give him, put something in his hand, even though it should be a burnt hoof. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1667)  

عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ أُمِّ بُجَيْدٍ وَكَانَتْ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمِسْكِينَ لَيَقُومُ عَلَى بَابِي فَمَا أَجِدُ لَهُ شَيْئًا أُعْطِيهِ إِيَّاهُ فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِي لَهُ شَيْئًا تُعْطِينَهُ إِيَّاهُ إِلَّا ظِلْفًا مُحْرَقًا فَادْفَعِيهِ إِلَيْهِ فِي يَدِهِ»  

[Machine] "We used to mock each other, so a man would bring charity and it would be said, 'This is unnecessary,' and another man would bring half a sa' (unit of measurement) and it would be said, 'Indeed, Allah is wealthy and does not need this.' This verse was revealed: 'Those who ridicule the believers who give charity voluntarily.' "  

«كُنَّا نَتَحَامَلُ فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَجِيءُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا مُرَاءٍ وَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ بِنِصْفِ الصَّاعِ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لِغَنِيٌّ عَنْ هَذَا فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {الَّذِينَ يَلْمِزُونَ الْمُطَّوِّعِينَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ} »  

"Respond to the one who asks even with a sheep's foot." According to the narration of Harun: "With a sheep's burned foot." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2565)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «رُدُّوا السَّائِلَ وَلَوْ بِظِلْفٍ مُحْرَقٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever asks by Allah, give him; and whoever seeks refuge in Allah, provide refuge for him; and whoever invites you, respond to him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Every person's soul is obliged to give charity every day the sun rises." It was asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how can we give charity when we don't have anything to give?" He replied, "The doors of goodness are many: praising Allah, glorifying Allah, proclaiming Allah's greatness, recognizing what is good, forbidding what is evil, removing harmful objects from the road, listening to the deaf, guiding the blind, showing the way to those who are lost, striving hard with your legs to do good deeds, and supporting the weak with your arms. All of these are acts of charity for yourself."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَيْسَ مِنْ نَفْسِ ابْنِ آدَمَ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا صَدَقَةٌ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ طَلَعَتْ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ» قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ لَنَا صَدَقَةٌ نَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا؟ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ أَبْوَابَ الْخَيْرِ لَكَثِيرَةٌ التَّسْبِيحُ وَالتَّحْمِيدُ وَالتَّكْبِيرُ وَالتَّهْلِيلُ وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَتُمِيطُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَتُسْمِعُ الْأَصَمَّ وَتَهْدِي الْأَعْمَى وَتُدِلُّ الْمُسْتَدِلَّ عَلَى حَاجَتِهِ وَتَسْعَى بِشِدَّةِ سَاقَيْكَ مَعَ اللَّهْفَانِ الْمُسْتَغِيثِ وَتَحْمِلُ بِشِدَّةِ ذِرَاعَيْكَ مَعَ الضَّعِيفِ فَهَذَا كُلُّهُ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْكَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ»  

Your prophet (May peace be upon him) said : Every good act is a SADAQAH (almsgiving). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4947)  

نَبِيُّكُمْ ﷺ «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, Enjoining, all that is good is a Sadaqa." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6021)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah created every human being from the progeny of Adam with sixty three hundred joints. If a person praises and extols Allah, says the testimony of faith, glorifies Allah, seeks forgiveness from Allah, removes any bone from the path of people, removes any harmful object from their path, enjoins good and forbids evil, he will earn the reward equal to the number of those sixty three hundred joints. On that day, he will be saved from the hellfire."  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «خَلَقَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ وَثَلَاثِ مِائَةِ مَفْصِلٍ فَمَنْ كَبَّرَ اللَّهَ وَحَمِدَهُ وَهَلَّلَ اللَّهَ وَسَبِّحَ اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ اللَّهَ وَعَزَلَ عَظْمًا عَنْ طَرِيقِ النَّاسِ وَعَزَلَ حَجَرًا عَنْ طَرِيقِهِمْ وَأَمَرَ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَنَهَى عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ عَدَدَ تِلْكَ السِّتِّينَ وَالثَّلَاثِ مِائَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُمْسِي يَوْمَئِذٍ وَقَدْ زَحْزَحَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Every human being has to pay charity every day the sun rises to bring about justice and equanimity between two people. It helps a person in his mount and gets him onto it, carries his belongings for him, and removes harm from the road - that is also charity."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ سُلَامَى مِنَ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ صَدَقَةٌ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ تَطْلُعُ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ يَعْدِلُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ وَيُعِينُ الرَّجُلَ فِي دَابَّتِهِ وَيَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهَا وَيَرْفَعُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا مَتَاعَهُ وَيُمِيطُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ»  

[Machine] The translation is as follows: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Jibril came to me and said, "Verily, your Lord and my Lord says to you, 'How have you raised your remembrance?' Allah knows best. He said, 'When you are mentioned, I am mentioned with you.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكَ يَقُولُ لَكَ » كَيْفَ رَفَعْتُ ذِكْرَكَ؟ « قَالَ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ » إِذَا ذُكِرْتُ ذُكِرْتَ مَعِي «  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Neither the child of adultery, nor the one who denies favors (withholds gratitude), nor the disobedient, nor the habitual drinker of alcohol will enter Paradise."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَدُ زِنْيَةٍ وَلَا مَنَّانٌ وَلَا عَاقٌّ وَلَا مُدْمِنُ خَمْرٍ»  

The Prophet [SAW] said: "No one who reminds others of his favors, no one who is disobedient to his parents and no drunkard, will enter Paradise." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5672)  

عَنْ نُبَيْطِ بْنِ شَرِيطٍ عَنْ جَابَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَاقٌّ وَلَا مَنَّانٌ وَلَا مُدْمِنُ خَمْرٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Will you not pledge allegiance to me?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have already pledged allegiance to you once, so what will we pledge allegiance to you for?" He said, "Pledge allegiance to me that you will not associate anything with Allah, establish prayer, pay the zakat, and then he added softly, "And that you will not ask the people for anything."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ «أَلَا تُبَايعُونِي؟ » قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ بَايَعْنَاكَ مَرَّةً فَعَلَى مَاذَا نُبَايعُكَ؟ قَالَ «تُبَايعُونِي عَلَى أَنْ لَا تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَأَنْ تُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ» ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ ذَلِكَ كَلِمَةً خَفِيفَةً «عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَسْأَلُوا النَّاسَ شَيْئًا»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Acts of begging are lacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he who wishes may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes may abandon it; but this does not apply to one who begs from a ruler, or in a situation which makes it necessary. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1639)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ كَدٌّ يَكُدُّ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَبْقَى عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْأَلَ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ يَنْزِلَ بِهِ أَمْرٌ لَا يَجِدُ مِنْهُ بَدًّا»  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Huraira: The Messenger of Allahﷺ said: "No one opens a door of asking (for help) upon himself, but Allah will open a door of poverty for him, as if he were to stretch a rope to a mountain and take it upon his back, then eat from it, it would be better for him than to ask people, whether they give or refuse."  

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا يُفْتَحُ إِنْسَانٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَابَ مَسْأَلَةٍ إِلَّا فَتْحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ بَابَ فَقْرٍ لَأَنْ يَعْمِدَ الرَّجُلُ حَبْلًا إِلَى جَبَلٍ فَيَحْتَطِبَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ وَيَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ مُعْطًى أَوْ مَمْنُوعًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah is pleased with three things for you and displeased with three things. He is pleased with you worshipping Him alone without associating anything with Him, holding fast to the rope of Allah all together, and advising those whom Allah has placed in authority over you. And He is displeased with you engaging in vain disputes, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْضَى لَكُمْ ثَلَاثًا وَيَسْخَطُ لَكُمْ ثَلَاثًا يَرْضَى لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوهُ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَأَنْ تَعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَأَنْ تَنَاصَحُوا مَنْ وَلَّاهُ اللَّهُ أَمَرَكُمْ وَيَسْخَطُ لَكُمْ قِيلَ وَقَالَ وَإِضَاعَةَ الْمَالِ وَكَثْرَةَ السُّؤَالِ»  

Do not press in a matter, for I swear by Allah, none of you who asks me for anything and manages to get his request while I disdain it, will he be blessed in that which I give him. (Using translation from Muslim 1038a)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُلْحِفُوا فِي الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَا يَسْأَلُنِي أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ شَيْئًا فَتُخْرِجَ لَهُ مَسْأَلَتُهُ مِنِّي شَيْئًا وَأَنَا لَهُ كَارِهٌ فَيُبَارَكُ لَهُ فِيهِ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever asks for a nice camel to ride, then he is a staller." I said, "The precious gemstone is better than a camel." He said, "And the camel is worth forty dirhams."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ سَأَلَ وَلَهُ أُوقِيَّةٌ فَهُوَ مُلْحِفٌ» قَالَ قُلْتُ الْيَاقُوتَةُ نَاقَتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ أُوقِيَّةٍ قَالَ وَالْأُوقِيَّةُ أَرْبَعُونَ دِرْهَمًا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever asks people to enrich his wealth, it is as if he is asking for a burning coal from the fire, which will burn whomever he wants. So let him ask for less if he wishes, and let him ask for more if he wishes."  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ لِيُثْرِيَ مَالَهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ رَضْفٌ مِنَ النَّارِ يَتَلَهَّبُهُ مَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُقِلَّ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُكْثِرْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, a person from among you comes to me asking, and I give to him, and then he departs carrying nothing but the fire of hell."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَأْتِينِي مِنْكُمْ لَيَسْأَلَنِي فَأُعْطِيهِ فَيَنْطَلِقُ وَمَا يَحْمِلُ فِي حِضْنِهِ إِلَّا النَّارَ»  

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever begs from people so as to accumulate more riches, he is asking for alive coal from hell, so let him ask for a lot or a little.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1838)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «وَمَنْ سَأَلَ النَّاسَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْأَلُ جَمْرًا فَلْيَسْتَقِلَّ مِنْهُمْ أَوْ لِيَسْتَكْثِرْ»  

[Machine] He heard Sahl ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, the companion of the Messenger of Allahﷺ saying that Al-Aqra' and 'Uyainah asked the Messenger of Allahﷺ for something. So Mu'awiyah was ordered to write it for them, and the Messenger of Allahﷺ sealed it and ordered it to be given to them. As for 'Uyainah, he asked, "What is in it?" and it was said to him, "It contains what you have been commanded." So he accepted it, tied it in his turban, and he was the more gentle of the two men. As for Al-Aqra', he said, "I carry a document, I don't know what's in it, like the document of a blind person." So Mu'awiyah informed the Messenger of Allahﷺ of what they said. Then the Messenger of Allahﷺ went out for his needs and passed by a tied camel at the door of the mosque early in the day, then he passed by it at the end of the day and it was still in the same place. So he asked, "Where is the owner of this camel?" They searched for him but did not find him. He said, "Fear Allah with regard to these animals. Ride them when they are healthy and eat them when they are fat and fattened. Indeed, whoever asks for something while he possesses what suffices him, he is only accumulating from the embers of Hellfire." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what would suffice him?" He said, "What feeds him or provides him with clothing."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سَهْلَ بْنَ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّ الْأَقْرَعَ وَعُيَيْنَةَ سَأَلَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا فَأَمَرَ مُعَاوِيَةَ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ بِهِ لَهُمَا وَخَتَمَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَرَ بِدَفْعِهِ إِلَيْهِمَا فَأَمَّا عُيَيْنَةَ فَقَالَ مَا فِيهِ؟ فَقَالَ فِيهِ الَّذِي أَمَرْتَ بِهِ فَقَبَّلَهُ وَعَقْدَهُ فِي عِمَامَتِهِ وَكَانَ أَحْلَمَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَأَمَّا الْأَقْرَعُ فَقَالَ أَحْمِلُ صَحِيفَةً لَا أَدْرِي مَا فِيهَا كَصَحِيفَةِ الْمُتَلَمِّسِ فَأَخْبَرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِقَوْلِهِمَا وَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَتِهِ فَمَرَّ بِبَعِيرٍ مُنَاخٍ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فِي أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِهِ فِي آخِرِ النَّهَارِ وَهُوَ فِي مَكَانِهِ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ صَاحِبُ هَذَا الْبَعِيرِ» فَابْتُغِيَ فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ فَقَالَ «اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ ارْكَبُوهَا صِحَاحًا وَكُلُوهَا سِمَانًا كَالْمُتَسَخِّطِ آنِفًا إِنَّهُ مَنْ سَأَلَ شَيْئًا وَعِنْدَهُ مَا يُغْنِيهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْ جَمْرِ جَهَنَّمَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا يُغْنِيهِ؟ قَالَ «مَا يُغَدِّيهِ أَوْ يُعَشِّيهِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Acts of begging are lacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he who wishes may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes may abandon it; but this does not apply to one who begs from a ruler, or in a situation which makes it necessary. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1639)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا الْمَسَائِلُ كُدُوحٌ يَكْدَحُ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَجْهَهُ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَبْقَى عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَسْأَلَ ذَا سُلْطَانٍ أَوْ فِي أَمْرٍ لَا يَجِدُ مِنْهُ بُدًّا»  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I wanted to ask him, and I heard him giving a sermon saying, "Whoever seeks contentment, Allah will enrich him, and whoever seeks chastity, Allah will grant him celibacy, and whoever asks from us, we will give him." So I turned back without asking him, and today I am the richest of the Ansar in wealth.  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «مَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفُّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَنَا أَعْطَيْنَاهُ» قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ وَلَمْ أَسْأَلْهُ فَأَنَا الْيَوْمَ أَكْثَرُ الْأَنْصَارِ مَالًا  

[Machine] "That his family complained to him about their need, so he went out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask him for something for them. He agreed with him on the pulpit and said, 'O people, it is time for you to be independent of asking, for indeed, whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will grant him sufficiency, and whoever seeks richness, Allah will enrich him. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no servant is given a gift greater and more spacious than patience. And if you refuse except to ask me, I will give you whatever I have found.'"  

أَنَّ أَهْلَهُ شَكَوْا إِلَيْهِ الْحَاجَةَ فَخَرَجَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيَسْأَلَهُ لَهُمْ شَيْئًا فَوَافَقَهُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ آنَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَسْتَغْنُوا عَنِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفُّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا رُزِقَ عَبْدٌ شَيْئًا أَوْسَعَ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ وَلَئِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تَسْأَلُونِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّكُمْ مَا وَجَدْتُ»  

Some of the Ansar begged from the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and he gave them something. They later begged from him again and he gave them something so that what he had was exhausted. He then said :What I have I shall never store away from you but Allah will strengthen the abstinence of him who abstains, will give a satisfaction to him who wants to be satisfied, and will strengthen the endurance of him who shows endurance. No one has been given a more ample gift than endurance. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1644)  

أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ سَأَلُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ ثُمَّ سَأَلُوهُ فَأَعْطَاهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا نَفِدَ مَا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ «مَا يَكُنْ عِنْدِي مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلَنْ أَدَّخِرَهُ عَنْكُمْ وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفُّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَتَصَبَّرْ يُصَبِّرْهُ اللَّهُ وَمَا أُعْطِيَ أَحَدٌ عَطَاءً هُوَ خَيْرٌ وَأَوْسَعُ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ»  

Be cautious about ahadith except those which were current during the reign of Umar, for he exhorted people to fear Allah, the Exalted and mMajestic. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: He upon whom Allah intends to bestow goodness, He confers upon him an insight in religion; and I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: I am the treasurer. To one whom I give out of (my own) sweet will, he would be blessed in that, but he whom I give (yielding to) his constant begging and for his covetousness is like one who would eat, but would not be satisfied. (Using translation from Muslim 1037a)  

سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَقُولُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ دِمِشْقَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَأَحَادِيثَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا كَانَ فِي عَهْدِ عُمَرَ فَإِنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَ يُخِيفُ النَّاسَ فِي اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ» وَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّمَا أَنَا خَازِنٌ فَمَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ عَنْ طِيبِ نَفْسٍ يُبَارَكُ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَعْطَيْتُهُ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَعَنْ شَرَهٍ كَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ»  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me. The he said: 'O Hakim, this wealth is attractive and sweet. Whoever takes it without being greedy, it will be blessed for him, and whoever takes it with avarice, it will be blessed for him. He is like one who eats and is not satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! By the One Who sent you with the truth, I will never ask anyone for anything after you, until I depart this world. "' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2603)  

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا حَكِيمُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِسَخَاوَةِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا أَخْيَرُ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى» قَالَ حَكِيمٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَرْزَأُ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَ الدُّنْيَا  

ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ appointed me in charge of the zakah, and when had finished with it and handed it over to him, he ordered that I be given some remuneration. I said: I only did it for the sake of Allah and my reward is with Allah. He said: Take what is given to you. I was appointed to do some work at the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he gave me some remuneration, and I said the same as you have said, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: ʿIf you are given something without asking for it, then take it and give some in charity.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 371)  

خُذْ مَا أُعْطِيتَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ قُلْتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِعَمَلِي مِثْلَ قَوْلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا أُعْطِيتَ شَيْئًا مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْأَلَ فَكُلْ وَتَصَدَّقْ»  

"I asked the Messenger of Allah and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me, then I asked him and he gave me. Then he said: "This wealth is attractive and sweet. Whoever takes it without insisting, it will be blessed for him, and whoever takes it with avarice, it will not be blessed for him. He is like one who eats and is not satisfied. And the upper hand is better than the lower hand."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2531)   

أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ فَأَعْطَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ فَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِطِيبِ نَفْسٍ بُورِكَ لَهُ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَخَذَهُ بِإِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ لَهُ لَمْ يُبَارَكْ لَهُ فِيهِ وَكَانَ كَالَّذِي يَأْكُلُ وَلَا يَشْبَعُ وَالْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى»  

[Machine] "I heard Abu Al-Qasim ﷺ saying, 'One who does not thank people, does not thank Allah.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ»  

[Machine] Khinana, so I said to him, "You are the leader of your people, and they come to you asking, yet you give them nothing." He replied, "As for this, I will not give them anything, and I will inform you about it." I carried a burden in my tribe and I went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him, asking for his assistance. He said, "Rather, we will carry it for you, O Qabeeshah, and we will give it to them from the charity's camels." Then he said, "Indeed, begging is only permissible for three types of people: a man who carries a burden, and it has become permissible for him until he fulfills it, or a man who is afflicted by a calamity that wipes out his wealth until he attains a sufficient means of livelihood or a man who is afflicted by poverty, and three witnesses from his people testify that begging has become permissible for him until he attains a sufficient means of livelihood. Any other type of begging is forbidden."  

كِنَانَةُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنْتَ سَيِّدُ قَوْمِكَ وَأَتَوْكَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ فَلَمْ تُعْطِهِمْ شَيْئًا قَالَ أَمَّا فِي هَذَا فَلَا أُعْطِي شَيْئًا وَسَأُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ تَحَمَّلْتُ بِحَمَالَةٍ فِي قَوْمِي فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ يُعِينَنِي فَقَالَ «بَلْ نَحْمِلُهَا عَنْكَ يَا قَبِيصَةُ وَنُؤَدِّيهَا إِلَيْهِمْ مِنْ إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لَا تَحِلُّ إِلَّا لِثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ حَمَالَةً فَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ حَتَّى يُؤَدِّيَهَا أَوْ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَاجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ فَشَهِدَ لَهُ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ قَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ فَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ وَالْمَسْأَلَةُ فِيمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ سُحْتٌ»  

I was under debt and I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and begged from him regarding it. He said: Wait till we receive Sadaqa, so that we order that to be given to you. He again said: Qabisa, begging is not permissible but for one of the three (classes) of persons: one who has incurred debt, for him begging is permissible till he pays that off, after which he must stop it; a man whose property has been destroyed by a calamity which has smitten him, for him begging is permissible till he gets what will support life, or will provide him reasonable subsistence; and a person who has been smitten by poverty. the genuineness of which is confirmed by three intelligent members of this peoples for him begging is permissible till he gets what will support him, or will provide him subsistence. Qabisa, besides these three (every other reason) for begging is forbidden, and one who engages in such consumes that what is forbidden. (Using translation from Muslim 1044)  

تَحَمَّلْتُ حَمَالَةً فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَسْأَلُهُ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ ﷺ «أَقِمْ يَا قَبِيصَةُ حَتَّى تَجِيئَنَا الصَّدَقَةُ فَنَأْمُرَ لَكَ بِهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا قَبِيصَةُ إِنَّ الْمَسْأَلَةَ لَا تَحِلُّ إِلَّا لِإِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٍ تَحَمَّلَ بِحَمَالَةٍ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ جَائِحَةٌ فَاجْتَاحَتْ مَالَهُ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ وَرَجُلٍ أَصَابَتْهُ فَاقَةٌ حَتَّى يَقُولَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ ذَوِي الْحِجَا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ لَقَدْ أَصَابَتْ فُلَانًا فَاقَةٌ فَحَلَّتْ لَهُ الْمَسْأَلَةُ حَتَّى يُصِيبَ قِوَامًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ أَوْ قَالَ سِدَادًا مِنْ عَيْشٍ وَمَا سِوَاهُنَّ مِنَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ سُحْتٌ يَأْكُلُهَا صَاحِبُهَا سُحْتًا»  

[Machine] He has a long life. Indeed, I am telling you what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: "If Allah brings to you sustenance without asking or seeking it, then take it, for Allah has given it to you."  

لَهُ عُمَرُ إِنِّي قَائِلٌ لَكَ مَا قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا سَاقَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ رِزْقًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَلَا إِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ فَخُذْهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَعْطَاكَهُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever is entrusted with something good from his brother without asking or seeking a favor in return, let him accept it and not reject it. Indeed, it is a provision that Allah has bestowed upon him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ بَلَغَهُ مَعْرُوفٌ عَنْ أَخِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَسْأَلَةٍ وَلَا إِشْرَافِ نَفْسٍ فَلْيَقْبَلْهُ وَلَا يَرُدَّهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ رِزْقٌ سَاقَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1672)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعِيذُوهُ وَمَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ بِاللَّهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ وَمَنْ دَعَاكُمْ فَأَجِيبُوهُ وَمَنْ صَنَعَ إِلَيْكُمْ مَعْرُوفًا فَكَافِئُوهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا مَا تُكَافِئُونَهُ فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ لَهُ حَتَّى تَرَوْا أَنْ قَدْ كَافَأْتُمُوهُ»