§  A poor person who gives Sadaqah, according to his financial ability.

(Abu Dawood, vol. 2, pp. 179, Hadees 1677)

§  To give Sadaqah whilst someone is healthy, to give Sadaqah despite being greedy and to give Sadaqah despite the fear of being poor are best Sadaqat. (Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 234, Hadees 2748)

§  Likewise, a Muslim’s act of gaining Islamic knowledge and then imparting  it to his Islamic brother, is also a superior Sadaqah.

(Ibn Majah, vol. 1, pp. 158, Raqm 243)

§  To give food to a hungry person until he is full

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 217, Hadees 3367)

§  To give Sadaqah in Ramadan (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 2, pp. 34, Hadees 1545)

Superior Sadaqat

(Al-Mustadrak, vol. 2, pp. 27, Hadees 1515)

§  To make reconciliation between angry Muslims.

(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, pp. 389, Hadees 4314)

§  To get a prisoner released by making a permissible recommendation for him. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, pp. 34, Hadees 7682)

§  To prevent someone’s blood from being spilled, to do a favour for any Muslim brother, and to talk about good things, are all also regarded as the best Sadaqat. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, pp. 125, Hadees 7684)

In the light of different blessed Ahadees, all these acts are included in best Sadaqat. Some of them are related to money and goods and some are not in which without spending money or goods one can receive the reward of giving Sadaqah.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد