Hazrat Jarir narrates that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us and encouraged us to give charity. The people delayed in giving charity, due to which signs of anger appeared on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then an Ansari man came with a pouch and gave it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The rest of the people also followed this Ansari man, until signs of happiness appeared on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever initiates a good path and way, he will receive its reward, and as many people act upon it, he will also receive their reward without any decrease in their rewards. And whoever initiates an evil way, its sin is upon him, and as many people act upon it, their sins will also be upon him without any decrease in their sins.

Hazrat Jarir narrates from his father, who says that once we were present in the gathering of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the morning when a group of people arrived before him who were destitute, dressed in white and black clothes, carrying swords and wearing turbans. Most of them belonged to the tribe of Mudar, in fact, I would say all of them belonged to the tribe of Mudar. Seeing their state of poverty, the color of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to change. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and entered the mosque and ordered Hazrat Bilal to give the call to prayer. After that, he led the people in prayer, and then recited this verse: "O people! Fear your Lord who created you from a single soul," and recited to the end of the verse, and recited: "And fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow." (And he ordered:) O people! Give charity from your dinars, from your dirhams, from your clothes, from your wheat, and from your dates, even if it is only a piece of a date. Meanwhile, an Ansari man came carrying a bag, and his palm was unable to bear its weight, in fact, I would say his hands were exhausted. Then the rest of the people followed him, until two heaps of clothes and food items were piled up before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The narrator says that seeing this, the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to shine like gold. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever establishes a good and virtuous practice in Islam, and people act upon it after him, he will have its reward as well as the reward of those who act upon it, and nothing will be diminished from their rewards. And whoever establishes an evil practice in Islam, and people act upon it after him, he will bear its sin as well as the sins of those who act upon it after him, without their sins being diminished."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for prayer before the sermon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon to the people. He (peace and blessings be upon him) saw that the women had not heard the sermon, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) went to them and gave them advice and admonition, and instructed them to give charity. And Hazrat Bilal began to collect (the charity) in his garment. The women gave their rings, bangles, and other items for charity.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O assembly of women, give charity, for indeed most of you are among those who will enter Hell. A woman, who was not among the prominent women, asked: Why is it so and for what reason? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Because you curse a lot and are ungrateful and disobedient to your husbands.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Hatim that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the fire (of Hell), then he turned his blessed face as if he was seeing it. Then he again mentioned Hell and turned his blessed face as if he was seeing it, until we became certain that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was seeing Hell. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Save yourselves from the fire of Hell, even if it is by giving half a date in charity, and if someone does not even find that, then he should say a good word (indeed, a good word is also charity).

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Hatim that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Save yourself from the fire of Hell, even if it is by giving only a piece of date (in charity).

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out on the day of Eid al-Fitr (towards the Eidgah) and performed two rak'ahs with the people. Then he turned for salam and stood facing the people while all the people were sitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give charity, give charity." So the women gave their rings and earrings in charity the most.

Hazrat Abdullah’s wife, Hazrat Zainab, narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us to give charity and said: O group of women, give charity.

Hazrat Ibn Bujad narrates from his grandmother that I said: O Messenger of Allah! Sometimes a beggar comes to me but I have nothing to give him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not send your beggar away without giving him something, even if it is only a hoof (a split nail) of a cow, goat, or deer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Haritha bin Wahb Al-Khuzai that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give charity, for surely a time will come when a person will go out to give charity but will not find anyone who will accept his charity.