(195) And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
(245) Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He may multiply it for him many times over? And it is Allah who withholds and grants abundance, and to Him you will be returned.
(254) O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers.
(270) And whatever you spend of expenditures or make of vows - indeed, Allah knows of it. And for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.
(274) Those who spend their wealth [in Allah'sway] by night and by day, secretly and publicly - they will have their reward with their Lord. And no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve.
(92) Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.
(39) And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent out of what Allah provided for them? And Allah is ever, about them, Knowing.
(34) O you who have believed, indeed many of the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of Allah. And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah - give them tidings of a painful punishment. (35) The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and seared therewith will be their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard.
(39) Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers.
(37) If He should ask you for them and press you, you would withhold, and He would expose your unwillingness. (38) Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allah - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allah is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
(7) Believe in Allah and His Messenger and spend out of that in which He has made you successors. For those who have believed among you and spent, there will be a great reward.
(10) And why do you not spend in the cause of Allah while to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth? Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allah has promised the best [reward]. And Allah, with what you do, is Acquainted. (11) Who is it that would loan Allah a goodly loan so He will multiply it for him and he will have a noble reward?
(24) [Those] who are stingy and enjoin upon people stinginess. And whoever turns away - then indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
(10) And spend [in the way of Allah] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous.
Envy should not be permissible except in two cases: a man to whom Allah has given wealth, and he spends it righteously, and a man to whom Allah has given wisdom, so he judges according to it and teaches it to people.
Abu Talhah was the most wealthy of the Ansar in Medina, and the most of his wealth he cherished was Bayraha', which was facing the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to enter it and drink from its good water. When the following verse was revealed: {You will not attain righteousness until you spend of what you cherish} [Ali 'imran: 92], Abu Talhah went to the Messenger of Allah and said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah Almighty says in his Book, {You will not attain righteousness until you spend of what you cherish}, and and the most of his wealth I cherish is Bayraha', so I give it in charity and I hope for its reward from Allah, so spend it, O Messenger of Allah, the way you want. The prophet (PBUH) said, well done, that is profitable money. That is profitable money. I have heard what you said about it, and I think you should distribute it among the closest ones. He said: I will do, O Messenger of Allah. So Abu Talhah divided it among his relatives and cousins.
If the owner of a livestock does not pay its due zakah, they -the animals- will be given power over him on the Day of Resurrection, so that it will hitting his face with its hooves.
I came to Medina while seeking the allowance from 'Uthman ibn 'Affan. I sat in a circle of Qureish, then a man came wearing tattered clothes and wrapping a garment around his head. He said: Give glad tidings to the hoarders of wealth of burns on their foreheads, on their backs, and on their sides. Then he moved to a pillar and prayed two rak'ahs behind it. I asked: Who is this? They said: This is Abu Ztharr. So, I said to him: What is that I heard you calling out? He replied: I only said to them what they had heard from their Prophet (PBUH). I asked him: May Allah have mercy on you. I used to take the allowance from 'Umar. What do you think? He said: Take it, for today it is assistance. But soon it will become a debt, and when it becomes a debt, then reject it.
