"The best of charity is when a Muslim gains knowledge, then he teaches it to his Muslim brother."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ibn Majah)
"مَّن ذَا الَّذِي يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً"
— Quran 2:245
"Give gifts to one another, for gifts take away grudges."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"Beware of stinginess, for it destroyed those who came before you."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive."
— Quran 76:8
"O son of Adam, spend and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari & Muslim)
"And whatever you spend of good — it is for yourselves. And you do not spend except seeking the face of Allah."
— Quran 2:272
"Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing."
— Quran 2:263
"وَأَنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ"
— Quran 2:195
"And in their wealth there is a recognized right for the one who asks and the one who is deprived."
— Quran 70:24-25
"The best charity is that given in Ramadan."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"And do good to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the far neighbor, and the companion at your side."
— Quran 4:36
"فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ"
— Quran 99:7
"Save yourself from Hellfire by giving even half a date in charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Every day two angels descend and one of them says: O Allah, give compensation to the one who spends. The other says: O Allah, give destruction to the one who withholds."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"A good word is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)
"A charity is due for every joint in each person on every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"آمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَنفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ"
— Quran 57:7
"Charity does not decrease wealth."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)