Chapter: The upper hand is better than the lower hand, and the upper hand is the one that gives and the lower hand is the one that receives
Abdullah b. Umar reported that as Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was sitting on the pulpit and talking about Sadaqa and abstention from begging, he said: The upper hand is better than the lower one, the upper being the one which bestows and the lower one which begs.
Hakim b. Hizam reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) having said this: The most excellent Sadaqa or the best of Sadaqa is that after giving which the (giver) remains rich and the upper hand is better than the lower hand, and begin from the members of your household.
Hakim b. Hizam reported: I begged the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and he gave me. I again begged, he again gave me. I again begged, he again gave me, and then said: This property is green and sweet; he who receives it with a cheerful heart is blessed in it, and he who receives it with an avaricious mind would not be blessed in it, he being like one who eats without being satished, and the upper hand is better thad the lower hand.
Abu Umama reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: O son of Adam, it is better for you if you spend your surplus (wealth), but if you withhold it, it is evil for you. There is (however) no reproach for you (if you withhold means necessary) for a living. And begin (charity) with your dependents; and the upper hand is better than the lower hand.