Abdullah ibn Haarith (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:
“I did not see anyone who smiled more than Rasulullah (Messenger of Allah, Muhammad; may Allah’s peace be upon him)”
[Shamaa-il Tirmidhi; Source QuranWeekly.com]
It is recommended to gather ones friends and to feed them on returning from a journey, as the Prophet (may Allah’s peace be upon him) used to do.
Jaabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that:
Whenever the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace be upon him) returned to al-Madeenah he sacrificed a camel or a cow.
[Muslim]
This food which is presented after a journey is known as al-Naqee’ah. This hadeeth shows that feeding the Imaam, the leader or ones friends upon returning from a journey was a recommended act with the salaf [companions of the Prophet and early generations].
[Source: 'A Manual on the Rites of Hajj,' by Sh. Alee ibn Wahf al-Qahtaani; p40.]
Aboo Sa’eed (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
We were with the Prophet (may Allah’s peace be upon him) on a journey and he said:
“He who has an extra mount should give it to somebody who has none. He who has extra provisions should give it to somebody who has none.”
Then he (may Allah’s peace be upon him) began to mention various kinds of possessions until we began to think that no one had a right to anything extra.
[Muslim; as quoted in 'A Manual on the Rites of Hajj' by Sh. Alee ibn Wahf al-Qahtaani]
Narrated ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her):
Allah’s Apostle Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) used to accept gifts and used to give something in return.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 3, Book 47, Number 758]
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him):
A man asked the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him), “What sort of deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?”
The Prophet replied:
“To feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not Know.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 1, Book 2, Number 12]
Narrated Abu Said (may Allah be pleased with him):
Some people from the Ansar asked Allah’s Apostle (may Allah’s peace be upon him) [to give them something] and he gave to everyone of them, who asked him, until all that he had was finished. When everything was finished and he had spent all that was in his hand, he said to them:
“(Know) that if I have any wealth, I will not withhold it from you (to keep for somebody else); And (know) that he who refrains from begging others (or doing prohibited deeds), Allah will make him contented and not in need of others; and he who remains patient, Allah will bestow patience upon him, and he who is satisfied with what he has, Allah will make him self-sufficient.
And there is no gift better and vast (you may be given) than patience.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 477]
Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him):
Allah’s Apostle, Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“If Adam’s son had a valley full of gold, he would like to have two valleys, for nothing fills his mouth except dust. And Allah forgives him who repents to Him.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 447]
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him):
I asked the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) (for some money) and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me and he (may Allah’s peace be upon him) then said:
“This wealth is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and whoever takes it without greed, Allah will bless it for him, but whoever takes it with greed, Allah will not bless it for him, and he will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied. And the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking) hand.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 448]
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him):
Allah Apostle (Muhammad; may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“If I had gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that anything of it should remain with me after three nights (i.e., I would spend all of it in Allah’s Cause) except what I would keep for repaying debts.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 76, Number 452]
Narrated Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him):
The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“Free the captives, feed the hungry and pay a visit to the sick.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 282.]
