Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "The best alms is that
which you give when you are rich, and you should start first to support
your dependants."
The Prophet (Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, "The one who looks after a
widow or a poor person is like a Mujahid (warrior) who fights for Allah's
Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the
day."