"Make things easy and do not make them difficult. Give glad tidings and do not drive people away."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and then do not follow up what they have spent with reminders or injury, they shall have their reward from their Lord."
— Quran 2:262
"Exchange gifts, as that will lead to increasing your love for one another."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad)
"قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ"
— Quran 2:263
"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)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"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)
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)
"And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive."
— Quran 76:8
"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
"I and the one who sponsors an orphan will be like these two in Paradise — and he indicated his index and middle fingers."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"Save yourself from Hellfire by giving even half a date in charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders."
— Imam Ali (RA)
"He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bayhaqi)
"A person's true wealth hereafter is the good he does in this world to his fellow man."
— Imam Shafi'i
"A good word is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The best of people are those who are most useful to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Daraqutni)
"Whoever covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will cover his faults on the Day of Judgment."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)