Forty Hadiths on the Virtues of Charity On the authority of 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah has chosen certain people and singled them out with blessings for the benefit of His servants; He maintains these blessings with them so long as they spend them generously. But if they withhold them, He strips them away and transfers them to others." Reported by al-Tabarani and al-Bayhaqi, and graded as hasan by al-Albani.