"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
"Whoever is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Whoever is offered a good deed should accept it, for you do not know which good deed will admit you to Paradise."
— Umar ibn al-Khattab (RA)
"And spend [in the way of Allah] and do not throw yourselves into destruction with your own hands. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good."
— Quran 2:195
"Spend in charity and do not keep count, for then Allah will also keep count in giving you provision."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ"
— Quran 2:272
"A man's spending on his family is a deed of charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & 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 one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a warrior who fights for Allah's cause."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ"
— Quran 2:272
"None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"Whoever builds a mosque for Allah, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ"
— Quran 34:39
"The wealth of a person is not in what he keeps, but in what he gives away."
— Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA)
"Charity does not decrease wealth."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to people."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tabarani)
"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)
"If you want to know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders."
— Imam Ali (RA)
"The best charity is that given in Ramadan."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)