It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was asked from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Which earning is the purest? He replied: A man's earning from his own hand and every blessed (honest) trade.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spread both his hands and said: The best food in this world, and (in the words of another narration) the most beloved food to Allah Almighty, is that which a person eats from what he has earned with his own hands.

Narrated by Sayyida Aisha: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best thing is that a person eats from what he earns with his own hands, and his children are also part of his earnings.

(Second chain) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your children are also among your best earnings, so eat from the earnings of your children.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both): A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My father wants to consume my wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You and your wealth belong to your father. The best thing is that which you eat from your own earnings, and your children are from your earnings, so let him eat from it with pleasure.

Abdullah bin Sa'di came to Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) during his caliphate. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: I have come to know that you are appointed over the affairs of the people, and then when you are given wages for it, you dislike it. Is this true? He said: Yes. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What is your intention in this? He said: I am the owner of horses, slaves, and wealth; I wish that this service of mine be considered charity for the Muslims. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do not do this. I also had the same intention as you. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would give me something, I would say that you should give this to someone more in need than me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: Take it, make it your property, and give charity from it. Whatever wealth comes to you without greed or asking, take it, and if it does not come to you in this way, then do not let your soul pursue it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the wealth of the rulers. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whatever wealth Allah gives you from them without you asking or being greedy for it, then eat from it and make it your own property. Hasan Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in taking (the rulers’) wealth for which a person does not have to go (to them) nor does he remain desirous of it.

Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The collector of charity and alms, who does so for the pleasure of Allah and with justice, is like one who fights in the way of Allah, until he returns to his family.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aiz bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever receives sustenance without greed or asking, he should include it in his own sustenance to increase its abundance. But if he himself is free of need, then he should give it to someone more needy than himself.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever Allah Almighty grants sustenance without him asking for it, he should accept it. Abdullah, the son of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, says: I asked my father what is meant by "ashraf" (desiring wealth), he said: It is that you keep in your mind the thought that such-and-such person will send such-and-such thing to me, soon I will receive such-and-such thing.