It is narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Keep me alive as a poor person, cause me to die as a poor person, and gather me among the group of the poor." Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because they will enter Paradise forty years before the wealthy. Aisha! Do not turn away any poor person empty-handed, even if it is with a piece of a date. Aisha! Love the poor, keep them close to you, so that on the Day of Resurrection Allah will keep you close to Himself." Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi and al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.