The upper (giving) hand

Narrated Hakim bin Hizam:

I asked the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) (for some money) and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me, and then again I asked him and he gave me and he then said,

"This wealth is (like) green and sweet (fruit), and whoever takes it without greed, Allah will bless it for him, but whoever takes it with greed, Allah will not bless it for him, and he will be like the one who eats but is never satisfied. And the upper (giving) hand is better than the lower (taking) hand.

[sahih al-Bukahri, vol 8, Book 76, #448]