Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Malik ibn Anas, from what was read to him, from Nafi', from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said while he was on the pulpit, mentioning charity and refraining from asking: "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is the one that gives, and the lower hand is the one that asks."