7.   The beloved Prophet  صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned, “The one who gives charity for the pleasure of Allah Almighty, it becomes a veil between him and the fire.”^[1]

8.   The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, “Prayer is a proof (of Iman). Fasting is a shield (from sins). And Charity removes sins the way water extinguishes fire.^[2]

After mentioning the Aḥādīth of virtues of charity in al-Fatāwā al-Riḍawiyyah, vol. 23, p. 152, the reviver of Islam, the Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Aḥmad Razā Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states these virtues in the form of pearls of wisdom:   

From these Aḥādīth, it becomes evident that the Muslims who undertake this action with a righteous intention and pure wealth will reap innumerable benefits from the mercy of Allah Almighty and the court of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

1.   Those who give charity will be protected against a bad death by the bestowal of Allah Almighty.

2.   Those who give charity, seventy doors of bad death will be shut upon them.

3.   Those who give charity will have longer lifespans.

4.   The number of those who give charity will increase.

5.   By virtue of the blessing of giving charity, there will be blessings in one’s sustenance.