Jabir told how ‘Umar b. al-Khattab brought Allah's Messenger ﷺ a copy of the Torah saying, “ Messenger of Allah , this is a copy of the Torah.” When he received no reply he began to read to the obvious displeasure of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, so Abu Bakr said, “Confound you 1 do you not see how Allah's Messenger ﷺ is looking?” So ‘Umar looked at Allah's Messenger ﷺ’s face and said, “I seek refuge in Allah from the anger of Allah and His messenger. We are satisfied with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as Prophet.” Then Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, “By Him in whose hand Muhammad’s soul is, were Moses to appear to you and you were to follow him and abandon me, you would err from the right way. Were he alive and came in touch with my prophetic mission he would follow me.” Darimi transmitted it. 1 Literally, may the bereaved be bereaved of you.

Abu Huraira said that when a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) saying that he had a dinar, he told him to spend it on himself. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his children. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his wife. He said that he had another, and he told him to spend it on his servant. He said he had another and he replied, “You know best [what to do with it]." Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Abbas reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “I shall tell you who is the best of men; he is a man who holds his horse's rein in Allah’s path. I shall tell you who comes next to him; he is a man who retires with some few goats which he possesses and pays what is due to Allah on them. I shall tell you who is the worst of men; he is a man from whom someone begs in Allah’s name, but who does not give anything in His name.’’ Tirmidhi, Nas&’l and Darimi transmitted it.

Umm Bujaid reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “Send away the beggar [with something], even with only a burnt hoof.” Malik and Nasa’i transmitted it, and Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted something to the same effect.

Ibn ‘Umar reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “If anyone seeks protection in Allah’s name grant him protection; if anyone begs in Allah’s name give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation accept it; and if anyone does you a kindness recompense him, but if you have not the means to do so pray for him until you feel that you have recompensed him.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “Nothing but paradise must be begged for Allah’s sake.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Anas said that Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar who possessed most palm trees, the property he prized most being Bairaha’ which was opposite the mosque and was often entered by Allah's Messenger ﷺ who drank some of the sweet water it contained. When this verse came down, “You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love,”* Abu Talha got up and going to Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, “Messenger of Allah, Allah says, ‘You will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love,' and my property which I prize most is Bairaha’, so I give it as sadaqa to Allah most high from whom I hope for reward for the act of righteousness and the treasure relating to it;** so apply it, messenger of Allah, to whatever purpose Allah shows you.” He replied, “Bravo! That is profitable property. I have heard what you said, and I think you should apply it to your nearest relatives.” Abu Talha told Allah's Messenger ﷺ he would do so, and divided it among his nearest relatives and his cousins on his father’s side. (Bukhari and Muslim.) * Quran 3

He reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “The most excellent sadaqa consists in your satisfying a hungry stomach.”* Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu’ab al-iman. * Literally “liver.”

‘A’isha reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “When a woman gives some of the food in her house, not wasting it, she will have her reward for what she has given and her husband will have his for what he earned. The same applies to a storekeeper. In no respect does the one diminish the reward of the other.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “When a woman gives something her husband has earned without being commanded by him to do so, she has half his reward.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying, “The faithful Muslim storekeeper who gives what he is commanded completely and in full with a good will, and delivers it to the one to whom he was told to give it, is one of the two* who give sadaqa.” (Bukhari and Muslim.) * The two are his master and himself.