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.
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq reported God’s messenger as saying,
“A crafty one, a miser, and one who keeps reminding people of what he has given will not enter paradise.”
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.”
