It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H enjoined charity upon us. Zainab. the wife of 'Abdullah,
said: 'Will it be accepted as charity on my part if I give charity to my husband who is poor, and to the children of a brother of mine who are orphans, spending such and such on them, and in all circumstances?' He said: 'Yes.''' (Sahih) One of the narrators said: "She used to prepare handicraft articles."