"The best charity is that which is given when one is in need and struggling."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud)
"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"He who removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"If anyone strokes an orphan's head, doing so only for Allah's sake, he will have blessings for every hair over which his hand passes."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Ahmad)
"Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a reward like the one who did it."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ"
— Quran 2:274
"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (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)
"وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ"
— Quran 59:9
"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)
"The generous person is near to Allah, near to Paradise, near to people, and far from Hellfire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"Whoever relieves a believer's distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the Hereafter."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"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 covers the faults of a Muslim, Allah will cover his faults on the Day of Judgment."
— 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)
"Spend in charity and do not keep count, for then Allah will also keep count in giving you provision."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The hand that gives is better than the hand that takes."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"The world is green and beautiful, and Allah has appointed you as His stewards over it."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Muslim)
"إِنَّ الْمُصَّدِّقِينَ وَالْمُصَّدِّقَاتِ وَأَقْرَضُوا اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا يُضَاعَفُ لَهُمْ"
— Quran 57:18
"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)
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