"قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ"
— Quran 2:263
"Say: Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts it for him. But whatever thing you spend, He will compensate it."
— Quran 34:39
"Protect yourself from Hellfire even if it is with half a date given in charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلَا شُكُورًا"
— Quran 76:9
"The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that receives."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The best of people are those who are most useful to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Daraqutni)
"Exchange gifts, as that will lead to increasing your love for one another."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad)
"Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The wealth of a person is not in what he keeps, but in what he gives away."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"A man's spending on his family is a deed of charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ"
— Quran 2:110
"Richness is not having many possessions. Rather, true richness is the richness of the soul."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Those who spend their wealth by night and by day, secretly and publicly — they will have their reward with their Lord."
— Quran 2:274
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, knowledge that is benefited from, or a righteous child who prays for him."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ"
— Quran 5:2
"You will never attain righteousness until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love."
— Quran 3:92
"Spend in charity and do not keep count, for then Allah will also keep count in giving you provision."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)