Sahih Muslim Hadith 2360 – The Likeness Of

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[2360] 76 – ( … ) It was narrated that Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah likened the miser and the charity-giver to two men who are wearing coats of mail, with their hands pressed to their chests and collar bones. Every time the giver gives charity, it expands for him until it covers his fingertips and erases his footsteps. But every time the miser tries to give charity, it contracts and every ring grips its place." He said: "And I saw the Messenger of Allah gesture with his fingers at the neck of his garment, as if trying to expand it but it would not expand."