Voluntary Charity

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

Allah said: 'O son of Adam, spend, and I will spend on you.'

There is no day wherein the slaves reach the morning except that two angels descend. One of them says: O Allah, give the spender compensation; whereas the other one says: O Allah, give the withholder damage

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

Actions are of six types and people are of four: two imperatives, one and its equal reward, one good deed with ten times as much reward, and one good deed with a seven-hundred-fold reward

O Messenger of Allah, ’Umm Sa‘d died. Which charity is the best?" He said: 'Water.' He said: So, he dug a well and said: "This is for ’Umm Sa‘d

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

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 upper hand is better than the lower 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