"The best charity is that which is given when one is in need and struggling."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud)
"Charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ"
— Quran 2:261
"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)
"He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bayhaqi)
"The best charity is that given in Ramadan."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to people."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tabarani)
"آمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَأَنفِقُوا مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ"
— Quran 57:7
"Allah said: Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you."
— Hadith Qudsi (Bukhari)
"Every act of kindness is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it."
— Quran 99:7
"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"And in their wealth there is a recognized right for the one who asks and the one who is deprived."
— Quran 70:24-25
"وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا"
— Quran 76:8
"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)
"There is no envy except in two cases: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom and he judges by it and teaches it to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"A good word is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & 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)