3. Generosity and kindness are from Iman [faith]

Sayyiduna Huzayfah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has stated: Many sinners of the religion and miserable and helpless people in their life will enter Paradise only by virtue of their generosity. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 740)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Acceptance of monetary worship

Dear Islamic brothers! Zakah, Sadaqah and charity are all considered to be monetary worship. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has enabled the rich to perform this type of worship so that the needs of the poor and destitute can be fulfilled and wealth does not remain accumulated in one place, but circulates all over the society. Furthermore, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has declared the spending of wealth on the poor and the needy to be a source of His pleasure. Therefore, if somebody does a poor and needy person a favour by financially helping him, he should consider it to be a privilege; he should not disgrace and make the poor person feel ashamed at all by mentioning his favour to him. Remember! Reward is given for the Sadaqah after giving which, the giver does not speak of his favour. In Ayah 262 and 263 of Surah Al-Baqarah part 3, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated about those who spend in His path:

اَلَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ لَا یُتْبِعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَنْفَقُوْا مَنًّا وَّ لَاۤ اَذًىۙ-لَّهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۚ-وَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ(۲۶۲)قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوْفٌ وَّ مَغْفِرَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ صَدَقَةٍ یَّتْبَعُهَاۤ اَذًىؕ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Those who spend their wealth in the path of Allah and thereafter do not express favour nor cause injury (hurt the recipient’s feelings), their reward is with their Lord; there shall be no fear upon them nor shall they grieve. Speaking kind words and pardoning are better than charity followed by injury. (Part 3, Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 262,263)