Charity leads man towards the Heaven

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Charity refers to a kind of act performed for God is sake eve of the doer ever like but he does it only for God is sake, not for receiving any rewards from God; but he is granted  great Divine  rewards:

 

The virtuous will drink from a cup which will be mixed with camphor, a freely gushing spring where God is servants will drink. (76:5-6)

The virtuous are those who run a charity for God is sake, believing in God, His messenger and also the Day of Judgement.

 

1- They offer food to the needy, the orphan and the captive, out of love for Him, we are only feeding you for God is sake. We want no reward from you nor any thanks. (76:8-9)

2-Their compensation for being patient will be a garden and silk [clothing]. (76:12)

3-virtue does not mean for you to turn your face towards the  East and west , but virtue  means one should  believe in God [ Alone] the last  Day , the angels  the Book and prophets, and no matter  how he loves it, to give his wealth away to near relatives orphans, the needy , the wayfarer and beggars and towards  freeing  captives , and to keep up prayer and pay the welfare tax.(2:177)

 

Sources

"Al-Mizan Exegesis of the Koran" (Allameh Tabatabai)

English translation of the Koran (T.B. Irving)

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