Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity On the authority of Hakim Ibn Hizam, may God be pleased with him The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said The best charity or the best charity in return for wealth The upper hand is better than the lower hand And start with those you depend on Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim And he said it out of the blue The meaning of the best charity is the one whose giver remains alive after it Rich with what was left with him It is appreciated as the best charity as long as it maintains wealth after it Its owner depends on it and uses it for his own interests and needs