…Indeed Allah has made me become accustomed to having His favors, and I have made it a habit to do favors for His slaves.  I fear that if I break off this habit, provision will be cut off from me.

—’Abdullah b. Ja’far on giving charity

(Read on pg 56, Abdul-Malik Mujahid, Gems and Jewels: Wise Sayings, Interesting Events & moral Lessons from the Islamic History. Darussalam. Riyadh:2003.)