Hadiths about Charity & Zakhat

Do You Know Who is Poor?

Abu Huraira reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Do you know who is poor? They (the Companions of the Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (the Prophet) said: The poor of my Umma would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire. (Muslim, 6251)

Spending on Widow and Destitute

Abu Huraira reported that Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: One who makes efforts (for earning to be spent) on a widow and the destitute is like a striver in the cause of Allaah, and I think he also said: He is like one who constantly stands for prayer and observes fast without breaking it. (Bukhari, 107)