30+ Beautiful Quotes on Charity in Islam (Sadaqah in Quran)

In this article, we have compiled the most beautiful quotes on charity in Islam for you to read, learn, and share with your friends and family.

Charity, or “sadaqah” as described in Islam, is known as the Third Pillar of Islam. While mostly monetary acts come to mind, any good deed such as lending a helping hand or showing a sincere smile can be considered as sadaqah.

Allah Himself has greatly emphasized the importance of sadaqah in the Quran: “Those who spend in charity will be richly rewarded.” (Quran, 57:10)

Rewards both in this life and afterlife await those who practice sadaqah. That is why we prepared this article with the most beautiful quotes on sadaqah in Islam.

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Inspirational Islamic Charity Quotes

As the Third Pillar of Islam, charity is one of the most rewarding acts a devoted Muslim can do. We have gathered the most inspirational Islamic charity quotes for your convenience. May Allah guide you to the path of sadaqah:

• “The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like seed of grain which grows seven spikes, in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies His reward for whom He wills” (Quran, 2:261)
• “They ask thee what they should spend (In charity). Say: Whatever you spend that is good, is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for wayfarers. And whatever you do that is good, Allah knows it well.” (Quran, 2:215)
• “Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.” (Quran, 2:274)
• “Guard yourself from the Hellfire, even with half of a date in Sadaqah. If he cannot find it, then with a kind word.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Bukhari and Muslim)
• “You putting some of the water from your bucket in your brother’s bucket is sadaqah. You removing stones, thorns and bones from people’s path is sadaqah. You guiding a man in a place where there are no guides is sadaqah.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Abu Dharr)
• “When a man dies all his good deeds come to an end except three: Ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah), beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who prays for him.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Abu Hurairah)
• “Allah will deprive usury of all blessing but will give increase for deeds of charity. For He loves not creatures ungrateful and wicked” (Quran, 2:276)
• “Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Al Tirmidhi)
• “Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives, Allah adds to his respect; and the one who shows humility, Allah elevates him in the estimation (of the people).” (Prophet Muhammad, through Muslim)
• “Do not fear poverty. Rather fear of being rich because the more you have, the more you will be accountable for.” (Anonymous)
• Sadaqah is like a pomegranate as one good deed can turn into thousands.” (Anonymous)

Islamic Charity Quotes About Helping the Poor

Lending a helping hand to those in need is a gracious act before the Mighty Allah and is a great example of charity. Jannah (heaven) is promised to those Muslims who help the poor and offer sadaqah. We put together the best Islamic quotes on helping the poor and charity below.

• “Give to the near of kin his due, and also to the needy and the wayfarers. Do not squander your wealth wastefully; for those who squander wastefully are Satan’s brothers, and Satan is ever ungrateful to his Lord.” (Quran, 17:26-27)
• “You shall not attain righteousness until you spend out of what you love (in the way of Allah). Allah knows whatever you spend.” (Quran, 3:92)
• “(O Prophet!) Tell those of My servants who believe that they should establish Prayer and spend out of what We have provided them with, both secretly and openly, before there arrives the Day when there will be no bargaining, nor any mutual befriending.” (Quran, 14:31)
• “Help one another in acts of piety and righteousness. And do not assist each other in acts of sinfulness and transgression. And be aware of Allah. Verily, Allah is severe in punishment” (Quran, 5:12)
• Have you seen him who belies the rewards and punishments of the Hereafter? He it is who drives away the orphan and does not urge giving away the food of the poor. (Quran, 107:1-3)
• “Anyone who looks after and works for a widow and a poor person is like a warrior fighting for Allah’s cause, or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all night.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Bukhari)
• “Whichever believer feeds a hungry believer, Allah feeds him from the fruits of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection” (Prophet Muhammad, from Al Tirmidhi)
• “What you feed yourself is Sadaqah for you. What you feed your child is Sadaqah for you. What you feed your wife is Sadaqah is for you. What you feed your servant is Sadaqah for you.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Bukhari)
• “Surely those men who give Sadaqah (alms) and those women who give Sadaqah and have advanced a good loan to Allah, for them it will be multiplied, and for them there is a noble reward.” (Quran, 57:18)

Charity Quotes in Islam About Kindness

As already mentioned, charity in Islam does not have to be all about monetary acts or financial generosity; helping those in need with good deeds and kindness goes a long way in terms of sadaqah.

Allah promises great rewards to those who are kind to one another. That is why we have selected the best kindness charity quotes in Islam to spread the message of Allah and ensure we all live in harmony and spread kindness.

• “Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.” (Quran, 2:263)
• “Give, even when you know you can get nothing back.” (Yasmin Mogahed)
• “When Allah blesses you financially, instead of raising your standard of living, raise your standard of giving.” (Anonymous)
• “Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Al Tirmidhi)
• “Do not feel ashamed when giving little for charity; that is because there is always goodness in giving no matter how little.” (Ali Ibn Abi Talib)
• “Forgiveness is the greatest gift of charity in Islam.” (Abdul Mumin Sombat Jitmoud)
• “Charity is an effective cure, and the actions of people in their present life will be before their eyous in the next life.” (Hazrat Ali)
• “Be steadfast in prayer, practice regular charity, and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship).” (Quran, 2:43)
• “The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Al Tirmidhi)
• “He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while the neighbor to his side goes hungry.” (Prophet Muhammad, from Al Albani)

What are the Other Words for Sadaqah (Charity) Mentioned in Quran?

Charity in Islam is called “sadaqah” but depending on the source of translation, the word is sometimes spelled as “sadka” or “sadaqa”. They all mean the same thing – financial generosity or acts of kindness to other people.

There is also “sadaqah jariyah”, which means an act of charity that continues for a long time – even after one’s death. Lastly, concepts related to sadaqah are also discussed in the Quran at great lengths.

Zaqat, for example, is a main form of worship in Islam, requiring the believer to donate a portion of their yearly fortune to charity.

Nafaqah is also a financial concept about the husband’s obligation to pay for the wife’s expenses and the wife’s right to receive the payment.

Lastly, Khums is a concept prominent in Shia Islam about the distribution of one-fifth of one’s wealth to charitable causes.

How is Sadaqah Different from Zaqat?

Zaqat and sadaqah are similar in terms of promoting charity and helping the poor. However, zaqat is different from sadaqah as it is required to be monetary aid to the neneedy,nlike sadaqah, which can be a good deed as well.

Zaqat is also a main form of worship in Islam, so every devout Muslim with enough income is obliged to practice it. Just like sadaqah, zaqat does not put a financial strain on a family since Allah states in Quran that zaqat is taken from the yearly income only after the basic needs of the family are met.

Most Muslims use 1/40^th or 2.5% of their yearly income (after the needs of the family are met) as a donation for zaqat but obviously, those who want to donate a larger amount are encouraged to do so. 

How is Sadaqah Different from Nafaqa?

Nafaqa is different from sadaqah in the sense that its receiver is well-defined to be the wife of the nafaqa giver. Islam states that the wife has the right to be compensated for all her expenses by her husband.

Those expenses are also extended to the family, so nafaqa is basically a necessity to ensure the husband does his duties to look after his family and be a good man. There is no specific amount for proper nafaqa, the only requirement is that the husband meets the wife’s (and by extension, the entire family’s) needs.

Imam Sadiq explains it as “‘He (the husband) must provide her food and clothes and forgive her indiscretions.”

How is Sadaqah Different from Khums?

Khums differs from sadaqah as it appears prominent in Shia Islam, but other than that its idea is relatively close to what zaqat is.

As Allah states in Quran, “Know that whatever of a thing you acquire, a fifth of it is for Allah, for the Messenger, for the near relative, and the orphans and the needy and they way farer…” (8:41).

Khums (literally translated as “one-fifth”) requires the believer to donate one-fifth of their income to the six people stated: Allah, His Messenger, Ahlul Beyt, orphans, the poor, or people who are away from their homes with no way of returning.

All in all, practicing sadaqah and helping others is a wonderful act recommended by Allah in Islam, and it is something that soothes the individual spiritually.

We hope our Islamic charity quotes in English helped you understand the importance of giving sadaqah and helping the poor.

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