Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 964 — Encouragement to give charity

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: "Giving this ring of mine in charity to a needy poor person is far dearer to me than presenting a gift of a thousand dirhams for the service of the House of Allah."
Explanation: This blessed saying makes clear the juristic and scholarly point that meeting the needs of Allah's needy servants and removing their poverty is at times a cause of greater virtue and reward than spending on other voluntary charities and the symbols of Islam.