It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever is hungry and in need, and conveys his need to Allah, it becomes incumbent upon Allah to open for him lawful sustenance for a year."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty accepts charities, and He accepts only pure charities from them, and He accepts them with His right hand. Then He nurtures it for the owner of the charity, just as one of you raises his calf, until a morsel becomes like the mountain of Uhud."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A piece of gold was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and this was the first charity of metal that came to him. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" The people said: "This is charity from our metal." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be metals, and there will be people there who are the worst of Allah the Exalted's creation."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has fixed in the wealth of the rich Muslims a portion for their poor that is sufficient for their poor, so that the poor do not fall into excessive hardship when they are hungry. Beware of the behavior that the rich show towards them! Allah Almighty will take a strict account from them on the Day of Resurrection, then He will punish them severely."

Sayyiduna Qabeesah bin Mukhaariq Hilaali رضي الله عنه says: I took on a guarantee on behalf of my people, so I came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have taken on a guarantee on behalf of my people, please help me in this matter. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:“O Qabeesah! Rather, we ourselves will take on this guarantee for you, and you will receive it when charity wealth comes from somewhere.”Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:“O Qabeesah! Asking (for help) is only permissible for three types of people. The first is the person who has taken on a guarantee for his people and his intention is also for reconciliation, so he may ask (for help), and when he achieves his objective or comes close to it, he should stop. The second is the person upon whom a sudden calamity befalls that destroys his wealth, so he may also ask (for help) until he reaches a state of proper subsistence. The third is the person who is struck by hunger, so three men from his people should go with him and testify that so-and-so has been struck by hunger, so he may also ask (for help) until he reaches a state of proper subsistence, then when he reaches that state, he should stop. Other than these, whatever is asked for is unlawful, and whoever eats from it, eats what is unlawful.”

Mujahid says: A man came to Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked them for something, so they said: Asking is only permissible for three types of people: one in severe need, or under a heavy guarantee, or in crushing debt. Then they gave him what he needed. Then he went to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) and he also gave him something, without asking anything. The man said: I went to your cousins and they questioned me, but you did not. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: They are the sons of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they make knowledge into morsels and teach it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Two men whom Allah will have granted much wealth and children, it will be said to them on the Day of Resurrection: ‘O so-and-so!’ He will say: O Allah! I am present, and all goodness is with You. Allah will say: ‘Did I not give you abundant wealth and children?’ He will say: Why not, O my Lord! He will say: ‘Then what did you do in gratitude for that?’ He will say: O Allah! I left that wealth for my children so that they would not become destitute. Allah, the Exalted, will say: ‘Beware! If you had known, you would have laughed little and wept much. Beware! That very thing you feared for them, I have sent upon them.’ Then Allah, the Exalted, will ask the second person and say to him: ‘O so-and-so!’ He too will say: O Lord! I am present, and all goodness is with You. Allah, the Exalted, will ask: ‘Did I not give you abundant wealth and children?’ He will say: Why not, O my Lord! Allah, the Exalted, will say: ‘What did you do with it?’ He will say: O Allah! I spent it in Your path and in obedience to You, and I left them relying on Your justice. Allah, the Exalted, will say: ‘If you had known, you would have laughed much and wept little. That which you relied upon, We have given to you.’”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have exempted you from giving charity on horses and slaves."

Sayyiduna Abu Hadard Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A Jew had a debt of four dirhams upon me. He kept pressing me, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to go to Khaybar. So I asked him for respite until I returned, thinking perhaps we might obtain some spoils of war and I would give them to him. He brought me to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him his due." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this twice. I said: O Messenger of Allah! You intend to go to Khaybar, so perhaps Allah the Exalted will grant us some spoils from there. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give him his due." And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said something three times, it could not be rejected. I had a waistcloth on my body and a turban on my head. When I left from there, I said: Buy this waistcloth from me. So the Jew took the waistcloth from me in exchange for the dirhams I owed him. So I took off my turban and tied it around my waist, and gave him the waistcloth. A woman passed by me and gave me her shawl, so I wore it.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us, commanded us to give charity, and forbade mutilation.