charity
The Upper Hand Is Better Than the Lower Hand
الْيَدُ الْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْيَدِ السُّفْلَى، وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ، وَخَيْرُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَنْ ظَهْرِ غِنًى، وَمَنْ يَسْتَعْفِفْ يُعِفَّهُ اللَّهُ، وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْنِ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ
Transliteration
Al-yadul-'ulya khayrun minal-yadis-sufla, wabda' biman ta'ul, wa khayrus-sadaqati 'an zahri ghina, wa man yasta'fif yu'iffahullah, wa man yastaghni yughnihillah
Translation
Narrated Hakim ibn Hizam (RA): The Prophet (SAW) said, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. Begin with those you support. The best charity is that given out of surplus. Whoever seeks to refrain [from asking], Allah will make him chaste, and whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient."
Practice This Today
Start your giving at home — support your dependants generously — and strive to be a giver rather than one who asks.
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