Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says: "So woe to those who pray," [Surah al-Ma'un: 4] "who are heedless of their prayer," [Surah al-Ma'un: 5] "who make a show, and withhold (even) small articles of use (when asked)." [Surah al-Ma'un: 6-7]
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / Q11467
It is narrated from Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Every good deed is a charity," and in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) we used to count the cooking pot, the bucket and similar things as ma'ruf (kindness).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11467
It is reported from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning "al-ma'un" [Surah al-Ma'un: 7] that it means withholding the axe, the bucket and the cooking pot.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11469
It is reported from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that "and withhold small kindnesses (al-ma'un)" [Surah al-Ma'un: 7] means refusing to lend useful household items.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11470
It is narrated from Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) that "al-ma'un" [Surah al-Ma'un: 7] means the axe, the bucket and the cooking pot. The narrator said: I asked: Is there woe for whoever withholds these things? He said: No, but woe is for whoever combines them: whoever shows off in his prayer, is heedless of it, and withholds these things, for him is woe.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11471
Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that he heard Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) say: There was fear of the enemy in Madinah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) borrowed a horse from Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) called al-Mandub. He (peace and blessings be upon him) rode it, and when he returned he said: "We did not see anything to fear, but we found this (horse) to be like the sea."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11472
Abd al-Wahid bin Ayman narrates from his father that he said: I went to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). With her was a slave-girl wearing a cotton shift worth five dirhams. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Look at this slave-girl of mine; she has no interest in wearing such clothes at home, yet in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) I had a shift like this in Madinah, and every woman who was being adorned as a bride would borrow this shift from me."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإقرار / 11473