Volume 2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, ‘O Allah!
Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,’ and the other (angel) says, ‘O Allah! Destroy
every miser.’ “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 507:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And
start giving first to your dependents.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 508:
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam
The Prophet said, “The upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is
better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object of
charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the money which is left after his expenses).
And whoever abstains from asking others for some financial help, Allah will give him and save him
from asking others, Allah will make him self-sufficient.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 493:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established till your wealth increases so
much so that one will be worried, for no one will accept his Zakat and the person to whom he will
give it will reply, ‘I am not in need of it.’ “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 494:
Narrated ‘Adi bin Hatim:
While I was sitting with Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) two person came to him; one of them complained
about his poverty and the other complained about the prevalence of robberies. Allah’s Apostle said,
“As regards stealing and robberies, there will shortly come a time when a caravan will go to Mecca
(from Medina) without any guard. And regarding poverty, The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be
established till one of you wanders about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to ac –
cept it And (no doubt) each one of you will stand in front of Allah and there will be neither a curtain
nor an interpreter between him and Allah, and Allah will ask him, ‘Did not I give you wealth?’ He
will reply in the affirmative. Allah will further ask, ‘Didn’t I send a messenger to you?’ And again that
person will reply in the affirmative Then he will look to his right and he will see nothing but Hell-
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fire, and then he will look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you
should save himself from the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And if you do not
find a half date-fruit, then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren).
(See Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 495:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Thy Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “A time will come upon the people when a person will wander about
with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept it, and one man will be seen followed by forty
women to be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great number of women. “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 496:
Narrated Abu Masud:
When the verses of charity were revealed, we used to work as porters. A man came and distrib –
uted objects of charity in abundance. And they (the people) said, “He is showing off.” And another
man came and gave a sa (a small measure of food grains); they said, “Allah is not in need of this small
amount of charity.” And then the Divine Inspiration came: “Those who criticize such of the believers
who give in charity voluntarily and those who could not find to give in charity except what is avail –
able to them.” (9.79).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 497:
Narrated Abu Masud Al-Ansar:
Whenever Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered us to give in charity, we used to go to the market and
work as porters and get a Mudd (a special measure of grain) and then give it in charity. (Those were
the days of poverty) and to-day some of us have one hundred thousand.