Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he gave me. I asked again, and he fulfilled my request. I made a demand a third time, and still he gave me. But he also said: This wealth is attractive and delightful; whoever takes it with its due right, it will be blessed for him, and whoever takes it out of greed, there will be no blessing in it for him, and he will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied. In any case, the upper hand is better than the lower hand.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and insisted a lot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Hakim! How much you ask! O Hakim! This wealth is attractive and desirable, and along with it, it is also the filth of people's hands. The hand of Allah Almighty is above the hand of the giver, and the hand of the giver is above the hand of the receiver, and the hand of the receiver is the lowest of all.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and each of you should begin spending on those under his care. The best charity is that which is given after fulfilling one’s own needs, and whoever seeks to be independent of people, Allah will make him independent, and whoever wants to avoid asking, Allah will protect him. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Is this ruling of asking also applicable to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, it is the same for me. Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Hakim (may Allah be pleased with him) said: My hand will never be beneath the hand of any Arab.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three types of hands: the hand of Allah is the highest of all, below it is the hand of the giver, and the hand of the beggar is the lowest of all."

Sayyiduna Malik bin Nadlah (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated a similar hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), except that it contains these additional words: Give the surplus as charity and do not become helpless regarding your own self.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and the upper hand is the one that gives, while the lower hand is the one that asks.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Charity should be given after fulfilling one's personal needs; the upper hand is better and superior to the lower hand, and you should begin with those under your care.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rumthah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hand of the giver is upper. Spend first on your mother, then your father, then your sister, then as the relatives become closer. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! These are the Banu Yarbu', they are the killers of such and such person. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No soul will commit a crime for another. Abu Nazr said in his narration: I entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon, in which he also said: The hand of the giver is upper.