The Messenger of Allah (SAW),who never denied the request of anyone, has said as a declaration of the virtue of those who possess the trait of generosity:
Generosity is like a tree whose branches extend from paradise to this world. Whoever holds onto one of the branches it will take him to paradise. Miserliness on the other hand, is like a tree whose branches extend from this world down to Hell fire.
Whoever holds onto one of its branches will be led into the fire….”.(Bukhari and Muslim)
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The state of the generous one versus the miserly one is like the state of two people who wear armour from their breast to their collarbone. As the generous one gives out, his armour expands and lengthens to cover his toes and wipes away his footprints. The generous is close to Allaah, paradise and people and is distant from Hell fire.
When the miser wants to give something away, his armour contracts and restricts him, however much he tries to expand it, it is of no avail. The miser is distant from Allaah, paradise and people and is close to Hell fire.(Tirmidhi)
“Give from what We have provided for you before death comes to one of you and he says,’My Lord, if only you would give me a little more time so that I can give charity and be one of the righteous!’ Allaah will not give anyone more time, once their time has come. Allaah is aware of what you do’.(Al Munafiqun, 63:10-11)
