"A good word is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari & Muslim)
"A person's true wealth hereafter is the good he does in this world to his fellow man."
— Imam Shafi'i
"Be like a tree — give shade and fruit even to those who throw stones at you."
— Islamic Proverb
"فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ"
— Quran 99:7
"And in their wealth there is a recognized right for the one who asks and the one who is deprived."
— Quran 70:24-25
"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)
"وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ"
— Quran 2:110
"Protect yourself from Hellfire even if it is with half a date given in charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Feed the hungry, visit the sick, and set free the captives."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Bukhari)
"Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over?"
— Quran 2:245
"Your smile for your brother is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ مِسْكِينًا وَيَتِيمًا وَأَسِيرًا"
— Quran 76:8
"The best charity is that which is given when one is in need and struggling."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Abu Dawud)
"The best of people are those who are most useful to others."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Daraqutni)
"The real richness is the richness of the heart, and the real poverty is the poverty of the heart."
— Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA)
"وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ"
— Quran 2:272
"To smile in the company of your brother is charity. To command to do good deeds and to prevent others from doing evil is charity."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Tirmidhi)
"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)
"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)
"وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا"
— Quran 73:20
