"وَأَنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ"
— Quran 2:195
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase."
— Quran 9:103
"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)
"Whoever is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"And in their wealth there is a recognized right for the one who asks and the one who is deprived."
— Quran 70:24-25
"Whoever is kind, Allah will be kind to him; therefore be kind to people on earth. He Who is in heaven will show mercy on you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi)
"We feed you only for the sake of Allah. We wish not from you reward or gratitude."
— Quran 76:9
"Allah said: Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari)
"Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast, shall have his sins forgiven, and he will be saved from the Fire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Khuzaymah)
"Every act of kindness is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The merciful are shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on earth, and the One in the heavens will be merciful to you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"Your smile for your brother is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"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
"The best charity is that which is given when one is in need and struggling."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud)
"The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a warrior who fights for Allah's cause."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"And they prefer others over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul — it is those who will be successful."
— Quran 59:9
"Do not belittle any good deed, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"The best of deeds is to bring happiness to a fellow Muslim, or to relieve him of a debt, or to feed him."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bayhaqi)
"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)