Follow Prophets and Messengers who do Not Ask for Any Payment and they are Rightly Guided, Like Abraham, Noah, Lot, David, Moses, John and Jesus

So Take an Example from their Guidance, Say, "Indeed I am a Trustworthy Messenger to you, for I do Not Ask you for Any Wealth, it is Nothing but a Reminder"

36:21, Qur'an
Follow those who do not ask for [any] payment from you, and they are [rightly] guided -

26:106 - 107, Qur'an
[Like Noah,] when their brother Noah said to them, "Will you not fear [God]?
Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger to you -

11:29, Qur'an
[Because,] O my people, I do not ask you for any wealth for it.  My reward is not from [anyone] except God.  And I am not one to drive away those who have believed. Indeed, they will meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people behaving ignorantly."

26:124 - 125, Qur'an
[And] their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear [God]?
Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger to you -

11:51, Qur'an
[Because,] O my people, I do not ask you for any reward for it.  My reward is only from the One who created me.  Then will you not reason?"

26:161 - 162, Qur'an
[And] their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear [God]?
 Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger to you -

26:164, Qur'an
[For] I do not ask you for any payment for it.  My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds."

26:142 - 143, Qur'an
[And] their brother Salih said to [Thamud], "Will you not fear [God]?
  Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger to you -

26:145, Qur'an
[For] I do not ask you for any payment for it.  My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds."

26:177 - 178, Qur'an
[And] Shu'ayb said to [the companions of the thicket], "Will you not fear [God]?
  Indeed, I am a trustworthy messenger to you -

26:180, Qur'an
[For] I do not ask you for any payment for it.  My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds."

6:90, Qur'an
[And thus] those are the ones whom God has guided
[as well as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, David and Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron; Zacharias and John, Jesus and Elijah; and Ishmael, Elisha and Jonah,] so take an example from their guidance.  Say, "I ask for no payment from you for [this message].  It is nothing but a reminder for the worlds."

Exodus 23:8, Torah
[And thus] you will take no gift, for the gift blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

23:72 - 74, Qur'an
Or do you ask them for payment?  But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.
 And indeed, you invite them to a straight path.  But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path -

For Muslims say in the Hadiths that, "Ibn 'Abbas (RA) Narrated:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: 'The most worthy thing for which you receive payment is Allah's Book.' [Reported by al-Bukhari]." - Bulugh al-Maram

34:47, Qur'an
[So] say [instead, O Allah's Messenger], "Whatever payment I might have asked from you - it is yours.  My payment is only from God, and He is Witness over all things."


Sections of No Payment


Many Among the Scholars and Monks Devour the Wealth of the People Unjustly, for they Made Gain for themselves from their Ministrations

So Beware of Scribes who Love the Highest Seats and Uppermost Rooms at Feasts and to be Called 'Rabbi'

Micah 3:11, Torah
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money, [and] yet they will lean upon the Lord, and say, "[Is] the Lord not among us?  No evil can come upon us."

Jeremiah 7:8, Torah
[Thus the Lord says, of hosts, the God of Israel,] "Behold, you trust in lying words that cannot profit.

*Jeremiah 7:10 - 11, Torah
[Will you] come and stand before Me in this House, which is called by My name, and say, 'We are delivered to do all these abominations?'
  Has this House, which is called by My name, become a den of robbers in your eyes?  Behold, even I have seen [it]," the Lord says.

Jeremiah 7:4, Torah
"[So] do not trust in lying words, saying, 'The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, [are] these.'"

John 2:14, Gospel
[For Jesus] found in the temple, those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

Luke 19:45, Gospel
And [so] he went into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold therein, and those who bought;

*Matthew 21:13, Gospel
And said to them, "It is written, 'My House will be called the House of prayer;' but you have made it a den of thieves.

Luke 20:46, Gospel
[So] beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts -

Matthew 23:5 - 7, Gospel
[For] they do all their works to be seen of men - they make their phylacteries broad, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, 'Rabbi, Rabbi.'

Luke 20:47, Gospel
[And they] devour widows' houses, and make long prayers for a show, the same will receive greater damnation" -

9:34, Qur'an
[For] indeed, many among the scholars and the monks devour the wealth of people unjustly and avert [them] from the way of God. And those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of God - give them good news of a painful punishment -

Isaiah 56:11, Torah
[For] indeed, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand, they all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his quarter.

[Shepherd of Hermas 103:2], Gospel
[Whereby among them are those] priests who exercised their office [in] ill, and plundered the livelihood of widows and orphans, and made gain for themselves from the ministrations which they had received to perform.  [And] if they then abide in the same evil desire, they are dead and there is no hope of life for them; but if they turn again and fulfill their ministrations in purity, it will be possible for them to live.


God will Not Ask you for your Wealth as though He Needed Anything, for He is the Free of Need

For Whatever is in the Heavens and the Earth Belongs to God, and so All Bounty is in the Hand of God, He Gives it to whomever He Wills

35:15, Qur'an
O mankind, you are those in need of God, while God is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

Acts 17:25, Gospel
Neither is He attended to by men's hands, as though He needed anything, seeing He gives life to all, and breath, and all things.

31:26, Qur'an
[And thus,] whatever is in the heavens and earth [belongs] to God. Indeed, God is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy -

57:29, Qur'an
[For all] bounty is in the hand of God; He gives it to whomever He wills. And God is the possessor of great bounty -

42:12, Qur'an
[For] the keys of the heavens and the earth [belong] to Him. He extends provision for whomever He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is Knowing of all things.

23:84 - 85, Qur'an
[So] say, "Whom do the earth and whoever is in it [belong to], if you should know?"
They will say, "[They belong] to God." Say, "Then will you not remember?"

Psalms 24:1, Torah
[For remember the] Psalm of David. The earth [is] the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and those who dwell therein.

53:31, Qur'an
And [thus,] whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth [belongs] to God - so that He may recompense those who do evil with what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best -

35:30, Qur'an
So that He may give them their rewards in full and increase His bounty for them. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.

20:132, Qur'an
[So] enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be patient therein. We do not ask you for provision; We provide for you, and the end is for those who fear [God].

47:36 - 37, Qur'an
And [thus,] if you believe and fear [God], He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your wealth.
If He should ask you for them and press you, you would withhold, and He would expose your hatred.

47:38, Qur'an
[But] here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of God - but among you are those who withhold. And whoever withholds only withholds from himself; and God is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you -

57:24, Qur'an
[You] who are stingy and enjoin stinginess upon people. And whoever turns away - then indeed, God is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.


You will Never Attain Righteousness until you Spend in the Way of God from that which you Love

So Spend from what God has Given you for the Orphan, the Needy, and the Traveler; but When God Gave them of His Bounty, they were Stingy with it

9:75 - 76, Qur'an
Among them are those who made a covenant with God, [saying], "If He should give us from His bounty, we will surely spend in charity, and we will surely be among the righteous."
But when He gave them from His bounty, they were stingy with it and turned away while they refused.

4:39, Qur'an
[But] what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in God and the Last Day and spent out of what God provided for them? And God is Knowing about them.

65:7, Qur'an
[So] let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what God has given him. God does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it. God will bring about ease after hardship.

92:8 - 11, Qur'an
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
and denies the best, We will ease him toward difficulty. And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

64:16, Qur'an
So fear God as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of God]; it is better for yourselves.  And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful -

3:92, Qur'an
[For] you will never attain righteousness until you spend [in the way of God] from that which you love.  And whatever you spend - indeed, God is Knowing of it
.

2:215, Qur'an
[So] they ask you what they should spend. [So] say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. And whatever you do of good - indeed, God is Knowing of it."

9:60, Qur'an
[And thus,] charities are only for the poor and for the needy and for those working [to collect] for them, and for bringing hearts together and for freeing captives [or slaves] and for those in debt and for the way of God and for the [stranded] traveler - an obligation [imposed] by God. And God is Knowing and Wise.

4:36 - 37, Qur'an
[So] serve God and do not associate anything with Him, and do good to parents, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom you possess by oath. Indeed, God does not love those who are self-deluding and boastful -
[those] who are stingy and enjoin stinginess upon [other] people and conceal what God has given them of His bounty - and We have prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers.


Taste what you used to Hoard, you Rich Men, your Riches are Cankered and will Eat your Flesh

And Thus, on the Day of Resurrection, you will Desire to be Returned to the World to Give Charity, but God will Never Delay a Soul When its Time has Come

James 5:1 - 3, Gospel
Go now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that will come upon you.  Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
  Your gold and silver are cankered; and their rust will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as it were fire.  You have heaped treasure together for the Last Days -

9:35, Qur'an
The Day when it will be heated in the fire of Hell and their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs will be seared therewith, [it will be said], "This is what you hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you used to hoard."

3:180, Qur'an
[So] do not let those who [greedily] withhold what God has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And the inheritance of the heavens and the earth [belongs] to God. And God is Aware of what you do.

63:10 - 11, Qur'an
[So] spend [in the way of God] from what We have provided you before death comes to one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."
But God will never delay a soul when its term has come. And God is Aware of what you do.

[Shepherd of Hermas 17:5 - 6], Gospel
[So] look to the Judgment that comes. You then who have more than enough, seek out those who are hungry, while the tower is still unfinished; for after the tower is finished, you will desire to do good, and will find no place for it.
Look therefore, you who exult in your wealth, unless those who are in want will moan, and their moaning will go up to the Lord, and you, with your [abundance of] good things, are shut outside the door of the tower.

23:99 - 100, Qur'an
[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, return me
so that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind."  No!  It is only a word he is saying; and there is a barrier behind them until the Day they are resurrected.

35:37, Qur'an
[But] they will [continue to] cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!"  But did We not grant you enough life for whoever would remember therein to remember, and the warner had come to you?  So taste [the punishment], for there is no helper for the wrongdoers.

2:254, Qur'an
[So] O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before a Day comes in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers.