Forty hadiths on the virtue of charity.
On the authority of Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"Acts of kindness protect against evil outcomes."
"And secret charity extinguishes the anger of the Lord."
"And maintaining ties of kinship increases one's lifespan."
Recorded by al-Tabarani and classified as hasan by al-Albani.
Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
This is something known to people,
Both the elite and the common folk among them.
All the people of the earth acknowledge it,
Because they have experienced it.
Even if this charity comes from an oppressor or a disbeliever,
Allah wards off through it
Many evils and calamities.