The upper hand is better than the lower hand; the upper hand is the giving hand, and the lower hand is the begging hand. [Al-Bukhari]
"«اليدُ العُلْيَا خير من اليدِ السُّفْلَى، واليد العُلْيَا هي المُنْفِقَةُ، والسُّفْلَى هي السَائِلة». [صحيح.] - [متفق عليه.]"