It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Usaid Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) invited the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to his wedding feast (walimah). On that day, his wife herself served them, while she was the bride. She said: Do you know what I had soaked for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? I had soaked some dates for him in a vessel at night.

It is narrated from Na’eem bin Qa’nab (may Allah have mercy on him) that I went to meet Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), but he was not at home. I asked his wife: Where is Abu Dharr? She said: He is busy with household chores, he will come to you shortly. I sat down to wait for him. So he came, and he had two camels with him. One was tied behind the other, and each had a water skin around its neck. He took off the water skins, then came to me, so I said: O Abu Dharr! There is no man more beloved to me to meet than you, and there is no man more disliked to me to meet than you. He said: May Allah bless you, how can these two things be combined together? He says (I said): In the time of ignorance, I buried a girl alive. I was afraid that if I met you, you would say that your repentance is not accepted, and there is no way out of the sin. And I also hoped that you would say that your repentance is accepted and there is a way out of the sin. He said: Did you commit this sin in the time of ignorance? I said: Yes! He said: Allah Almighty has forgiven the previous sins. Then he said to his wife: Bring food for us, but she refused. Then he ordered again, but she refused again, until both their voices were raised in repetition. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You cannot go beyond what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has said. I asked: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say about them? He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, woman was created from a crooked rib. If you try to straighten her, you will break her. And if you are tolerant with her crookedness, then you can live with her.”Then the woman went and (quickly) brought tharid, as if she were a pigeon in her haste. Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Eat, and do not let my not joining you trouble you, for I am fasting. Then he got up and started praying, bowing quickly. Then after finishing the prayer, he joined me in eating. I said: Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. I did not expect you to lie to me. He said: May Allah bless you, since I met you, I have not lied to you. I said: Did you not tell me that you were fasting? He said: Yes! I have fasted three days in this month, and the reward has been written for me, and food has become lawful for me.

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."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him:“Whatever you spend seeking the pleasure of Allah, you will surely be rewarded for it, even the morsel that you put in your wife’s mouth, you will be rewarded for that as well.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted, descends to the lowest heaven after two-thirds of the night have passed and announces: ‘Who is there who will supplicate to Me so that I may answer his supplication? Who is there who will ask of Me so that I may give to him? And who is there who will seek forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?’”