Charity  
     
1. Narrated by the humble servant of One Islam, whose name means al-Haqq from Allah’s Apostle in vision, saying: “All that a pure believer needs is within the True and Holy Qur’an. This is the first. Honor the sacred deed (constitution) of One Islam second. Respect these authentic Hadith of Allah's Apostle and no other is the third. Finally, honor all other sacred scripture that respects Allah as one who loves all life, peace and wisdom. Never raise false sayings and false scripture above these four things.”  
2. The Prophet said, “Charity that is concealed pleases Allah.”
 
3. The Prophet said, “Prayers lighten the heart, and charity is proof of Iman (Faith), and abstinence from sin is perfect splendor; the Qur’an is a proof of gain to you, if you do good, and it is a detriment to you if you do wrong; and every man who rises in the morning either doeth that which will be the means of his redemption or his ruin.”
 
4. The Prophet said, “Charity is a duty unto every Muslim. He who has not the means thereto, let him do a good act or abstain from an evil one. That is his charity. ”
 
5. The Prophet said, “When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust; commit not fornication; be chaste; have no impure desires; withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad. The best of Allah's servants are those who when seen, remind of Allah; and the worst of Allah's servants are those who carry tales about, and do mischief and separate friends, and seek for the defects of the good.”
 
6. The Prophet said, “Whoso hath left debt and children, let him come to me; I am their patron, I will discharge his debt and befriend his children.”
 
7. The Prophet said, “Every good act is an act of charity.”
 
8. The Prophet said, “Doing justice between two people is charity; and assisting a man upon his beast, and lifting his baggage is charity; and pure, comforting words are charity; and answering a questioner with mildness, is charity; and removing that which is an inconvenience to wayfarers, such as thorns and stones, is a charity. ”
 
9. The Prophet said, “Every good act is charity; and verily it is a good act to meet your brother with and open countenance, and to pour water from your own water-bag into his vessel. ”
 
10. The Prophet said, “ Your smiling to your brother's face is charity; and your exhorting man to virtuous deeds is charity; and your prohibiting the forbidden is charity; and your showing men the road, in the land in which they lose it, is charity; and your assisting the blind is charity. ”
 
     


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