Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity
On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, he said
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said
Such as the benevolent and the charitable
Like two men with iron shields on them
If they are the one giving charity
Expand on it until it relieves its effect
And if they are well with charity
I squeezed him
His hands joined his collarbones
Each ring was attached to its owner
He said
So I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying
He tries to expand it but is unable
Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim