Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umarthat the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said from the mimbar when mentioning sadaqa and refraining fromasking, "The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper handis the one which expends, and the lower one is the one which asks."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 58, Hadith 8
Arabic reference: Book 58, Hadith 1851