Narrated `Aisha: The Prophet said, When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.'
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The example of a miser and an almsgiver is like the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks. Allah's Apostle also said, The example of an almsgiver and a miser is like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their breasts to their collar bones, and when the almsgiver wants to give in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.
Read More..Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, The example of a miser and an almsgiver is like the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks. Allah's Apostle also said, The example of an almsgiver and a miser is like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their breasts to their collar bones, and when the almsgiver wants to give in charity, the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not become wide.
Read More..Narrated Abu Burda: from his father from his grandfather that the Prophet said, Every Muslim has to give in charity. The people asked, O Allah's Prophet! If someone has nothing to give, what will he do? He said, He should work with his hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from what he earns). The people further asked, If he cannot find even that? He replied, He should help the needy who appeal for help. Then the people asked, If he cannot do that? He replied, Then he should perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds and this will be regarded as charitable deeds.
Read More..Narrated Um 'Atiyya: A sheep was sent to me (Nusaiba Al-Ansariya) (in charity) and I sent some of it to `Aisha. The Prophet asked `Aisha for something to eat. `Aisha replied that there was nothing except what Nusaiba Al-Ansariya had sent of that sheep. The Prophet said to her, Bring it as it has reached its place.
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