اتَّقُوا النَّارَ وَلَوْ بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ، فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ
Protect yourselves from the Fire, even by giving half a date; whoever cannot find that should offer a kind word.
Source: البخاري
اتَّقُوا is a plural imperative: “protect yourselves.” وَلَوْ here stresses the value of even a small amount: “even if.” In بِشِقِّ تَمْرَةٍ, شِقّ means half, and تَمْرَةٍ means one date. فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ is a condition—“whoever cannot find it”—answered by فَبِكَلِمَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ.
A small gift can still be sincere and useful. Someone without money can offer genuine good through respectful, kind speech. Doing good is not limited to the wealthy.