Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I prefer to lend someone money twice rather than give someone a gift once.

It is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person lends some dirhams to someone, or lends some milk, or gives a gift to a needy person, he will receive a reward equal to that of freeing a slave.

Hazrat Abdullah says that it is more beloved to me to give someone a loan twice than to give charity once.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a person lends someone some dirhams, or lends some milk, or gives a gift to a needy person, he will receive a reward equal to that of freeing a slave.

Hazrat Alqamah says that giving a loan to someone twice is equal to giving a gift once.

Hazrat Tawoos (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a person presents milk to someone as a gift, then for every stream (of milk) he will receive ten good deeds, whether that stream is from an animal that gives much milk or little milk.

Hazrat Ata says that whoever gives milk or land as a loan, there is a reward for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best camels are thirty. Among them, the strong and swift camels should be ridden. Those that are somewhat weak should be given on hire, and those that give plenty of milk should be given to someone as a gift. And when they come to their enclosure, their milk should be milked.

Hazrat Alqamah bin Zabraqan narrates that I asked Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), "What is the right of a camel?" He replied: "That the milk of the one with abundant milk be given as a gift to someone, and that it be given to a noble person for riding, and that it be left for mating."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "It is more beloved to me that I lend someone two hundred dirhams than that I give them in charity all at once."

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The reward of three deeds is my responsibility, that is, they are very great deeds: giving a gift, offering a sacrifice, and a person performing Hajj on behalf of another person when he himself has not performed Hajj at all.

Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) says that no person gives a loan nor gives wealth, but the lender is superior to both of them, and if he repays, then he should repay well.

Hazrat Abu Darda says that it is more beloved to me to lend someone two dinars than to give both of them in charity. Indeed, if I give them in charity, then they return to me and I give them in charity again, I will receive double the reward.