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244 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)

And if your brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with you; then
you shall uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live
with you. (Leviticus, 25:35)

NOT TO BRAG ABOUT SPENDING FOR

THE SAKE OF ALLAH

And [We have prepared a humiliating punishment] also
for those who spend their wealth to show off to people...
(Surat an-Nisa', 38)
O you who believe! Do not nullify your charity by de-
mands for gratitude or insulting words, like him who
spends his wealth, showing off to people and not believ-
ing in Allah and the Last Day... (Surat al-Baqara, 264)
If you make your charity public, that is good. But if you
conceal it and give it to the poor that is better for you...
(Surat al-Baqara, 271)

Gospel

Be careful not to do your "acts of righteousness" before men, to be
seen by them. (Matthew 6:1)

So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets,
as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be hon-
ored by men. I tell you the truth: They have received their reward
in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand
know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in
secret... (Matthew 6:2-4)