It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O son of Adam! If you spend what is surplus to your needs in the way of Allah, it will be better for you, and if you keep it saved, it will be bad for you. However, there is no blame on you for keeping what is necessary. And when you spend, begin with those whose maintenance is your responsibility, and the upper hand is better than the lower hand (i.e., the giving hand is better than the receiving hand).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) also narrated from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a narration similar to the previous hadith.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At one of the gates of the sky, an angel calls out: Who will give a loan today, so that it may be repaid to him tomorrow (on the Day of Resurrection)? And at another gate, an angel says: O Allah! Grant the spender the best substitute and destroy the wealth of the miser.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Aisha! Protect yourself from the Fire (by making arrangements for it), even if it is by giving only a piece of a date, for this benefits a hungry person just as it does a satiated one."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Each of you should protect his face from the Fire, even if it is by giving half a date in charity.

Sayyiduna Haritha bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give charity, for a time will soon come when a man will go out with his charity, and whomever he wishes to give it to will say, "If you had brought it yesterday, I would have accepted it, but now I have no need of it." Thus, he will not find anyone who will accept his charity.

Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a date orchard of Madinah Munawwarah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Hurairah! Those who possess much wealth have been ruined, except for those who spend their wealth here, give it there, and distribute it in this direction." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand to the right, to the left, and in front, but such people are few.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who among you is there who loves the wealth of his heir more than his own wealth? The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Each of us loves his own wealth more than that of his heir. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then remember, the wealth of each of you which is dearest to him is actually the wealth of his heir. Your wealth is only that which you have spent and sent ahead, and what you leave behind is the wealth of your heir.

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that they slaughtered a goat (and distributed its meat), then I informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: O Messenger of Allah! Only a shoulder of this goat’s meat is left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In reality, all of it remains except for this shoulder (which is lying in the house).

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about charity and mentioned a small thing, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: Give it and do not be stingy, otherwise stinginess will be shown to you.