Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God’s messenger as saying,
“It is better for a man to give a dirham as sadaqa during his lifetime than to give a hundred at the time of his death.”
Abu Huraira reported God’s messenger as saying,
“The generous man is near God, near paradise, near men and far from hell, but the miserly man is far from God, far from paradise, far from men and near hell. Indeed, an ignorant man who is generous is dearer to God than a worshipper who is miserly."
Abud Darda’ reported God’s messenger as saying,
“One who gives sadaqa or who frees a slave at the time of his death is like one who gives gifts when he has more than enough.”
Ahmad, Nasa’i, Darimi and Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi said it is sahih.
I came to the Prophet when he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba, and when he saw me he said,
“By the Lord of the Ka'ba, they are the ones who suffer the greatest loss."
I asked, “Who are they, you for whom I would give my father and my mother as ransom?"
He replied, “Those who have most property, except those who say, ‘Take this and this and this,’ before them, behind them, on their right and on their left; but they are few."
