It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, the best dinar is the one that a man spends on his family, and the dinar that he spends on his companions in the way of Allah, and the dinar that he spends on his mount in the way of Allah......" Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began with the family...... "And who is greater in reward than the one who spends on his small children until Allah makes them self-sufficient?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud Badri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever spends on his family while hoping for reward and goodness, then it will be charity for him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! If I have one dinar, where should I spend it? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spend it on yourself." He said: If I have another? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spend it on your servant," or he said: "Spend it on your children." He said: If I have another? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spend it in the way of Allah; in this, the reward is less than the first two."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There are four dinars: one dinar is that which you give to a poor person, the second is that which you spend to free a slave, the third is the dinar which you spend in the way of Allah, and the fourth is that which you spend on your family. The best among them is the one which you spend on your family."