Prophetic Guidance
"Prophetic Guidance on Generosity & Charity"
Prophetic Guidance on Generosity & Charity
Charity as Everyday Kindness
كُلُّ مَعْرُوفٍ صَدَقَةٌ
"Every act of kindness is charity."
Sahih al-Bukhari: 6021; Sahih Muslim: 1005
Charity Does Not Decrease Wealth
مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ
"Charity does not decrease wealth."
Sahih Muslim: 2588
Charity from Pure and Lawful Earnings
مَن تَصَدَّقَ بِقَدْرِ تَمْرَةٍ مِن كَسْبٍ طَيِّبٍ، وَاللَّهُ لَا يَقْبَلُ إِلَّا الطَّيِّبَ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتَقَبَّلُهَا بِيَمِينِهِ، ثُمَّ يُرَبِّيهَا لِصَاحِبِهِ كَمَا يُرَبِّي أَحَدُكُمْ فَلُوَّهُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ مِثْلَ الْجَبَلِ
"If one gives in charity even one date from honest earnings, Allah accepts only honest earnings, and takes it in His right hand and multiplies it like one raises a foal until it becomes as big as a mountain."
Sahih al-Bukhari: 1410
Charity Even if It Is Small
اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ
"Protect yourselves from the Fire even by giving half of a date in charity."
Sahih al-Bukhari: 1417
