Ikrimah narrated from Ibn Abbas that : a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! My mother died, will it benefit her if I give charity on her behalf?" He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I have a Makhraf, so bear witness that I have given it in charity on her behalf.'"

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated: "We would give Zakat Al-Fitr - when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was among us - as a Sa of food, or a Sa of barely, or a Sa of dried dates, or a Sa of raisins, or a Sa of cheese. So we did not stop paying it (like that) until Mu'awiyah arrived in Al-Madinah and talked (about it). Among the things he addressed the people with, he said: 'I see that two Mudd of the wheat of Ash-Sham are equal to a Sa of dried dates.' So the people followed that." Abu Sa'eed said: "I will not stop giving it in the manner that I had been giving it."

Ali narrated: "Al-Abbas asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about paying his charity (Zakat) in advance before its time is due (by being in possession for a whole year), he permitted him to do that."

Abu Hurairah narrated that he heard : the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "For one of you to go out early to gather firewood and carry it on his back so that he can give charity from it and be free of need from the people, is better for him than to ask a man who may give that to him or refuse. Indeed the upper hand (giving) is more virtuous than the lower hand (receiving), and begin with (those who are) your dependants."

Samurah bin Jundub narrated that : the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Asking is a labor that toils on a man's face, except if a man asks for something from the Sultan (ruler), or he asks for something that he cannot do without."