A new BBC study has found that generosity is directly related to religion, showing that people with faith are more generous than non-believers.

“Religious faith should motivate people to acts of generosity and it’s good to see this reflected in these figures,” Revd Dr Martyn Atkins, general Secretary of the Methodist Church, told the Telegraph on Sunday, June 9.

Applied on 3,000 respondents of all faiths and none, the research found evidence that religion makes people more generous, encouraging them to give charity.

The study that included polling by ComRes showed that Brits are mostly generous, especially religious people.

It revealed that about 70% of people in England had given charity last month.

Among non-believers the percentage was the same, while religious people figures showed that 80% of them give charity.

During May, 82% of the Jews and Sikhs had given charity, the percentage of the Christians who made charity was 78%.

“Of course, financial giving is only part of the picture,” said Atkins, the general Secretary of the Methodist Church,” Atkins said.

“For some people a simple act of kindness, or the very fact that someone has made time for them, can mean more than any financial gift.

“But every act of generosity, however small, bears witness to a generous and loving God and helps to change the world for good.”

Britain is home to a Muslim community of nearly 2.7 million.

According to Islamic Shari`ah, a capable Muslim pays 2.5 percent mandatory payment and spend it to help the poor and the needy.

After the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Muslims also give Zakat Al-Fitr, the third pillar of Islam, that is obligatory upon every (capable) Muslim.

The Zakat should be given during the holy fasting month of Ramadan any time but before the `Eid prayer.

Last July, a survey by JustGiving charity website has found that Muslims top charity givers in the UK, compared with other faiths.

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