RETURNS ON CHARITY INVESTMENTS
Charity in Islam is not a donation; it is an investment! When giving in charity, you are sacrificing immediate consumption for returns from God in this life and the next! But what are the different asset classes and their rewards?
Charity in Islam is not a donation; it is an investment! When giving in charity, you are sacrificing immediate consumption for returns from God in this life and the next! But what are the different asset classes and their rewards?
1. Mosque in world = house in paradise [Bukhari]
2. Feeding the poor = reward of fasting day & praying the nights [Bukhari]
3. Orphan care = companionship of the Prophet in Paradise [Bukhari]
4. Supporting widows = reward of striving in path of God [Muslim]
2. Feeding the poor = reward of fasting day & praying the nights [Bukhari]
3. Orphan care = companionship of the Prophet in Paradise [Bukhari]
4. Supporting widows = reward of striving in path of God [Muslim]
5. Supporting the bereaved = special dress in the next life [Bayhaqi]
6. Clothing others = God will shield you from hardships [Musnad Ahmad]
7. Debt relief = Relief on the Day of Judgement [Muslim]
8. Feeding others = shield from hellfire [Bukhari]
6. Clothing others = God will shield you from hardships [Musnad Ahmad]
7. Debt relief = Relief on the Day of Judgement [Muslim]
8. Feeding others = shield from hellfire [Bukhari]
9. Assisting the ill & visiting the sick = 70,000 angels supplicate for you [Abu Dawud]
10. Spreading knowledge = perpetual reward for everyone who practices on it [Muslim]
10. Spreading knowledge = perpetual reward for everyone who practices on it [Muslim]
