Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"Charity does not decrease wealth, and Allah increases a servant in honor through pardoning."
"And no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah but that Allah raises him." Recorded by Muslim.
Regarding his statement, "Charity does not decrease wealth," scholars have mentioned two interpretations: the first is that it means Allah blesses the wealth and wards off harm from it.
Thus, the apparent decrease is compensated for by hidden blessings, a reality recognized through both sensory experience and common observation.
The second interpretation is that even if the wealth decreases in form, the reward ordained for it compensates for that decrease and increases it many times over.