‏الزكاة : Hadeeth No:2253 Abdullah b. Umar reported that as Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) was sitting on the pulpit and talking about Sadaqa and abstention from begging, he said: The upper hand is better than the lower one, the upper being the one which bestows and the lower one which begs....

‏التوبة : Hadeeth No:6652 Asma' reported that Allaah's Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: There is none more self-respecting than Allaah, the Exalted and Glorious....