Book Name:Aaqa Ka Safar e Meraj (Shab-e-Mairaj-1440)
3. Indeed, Sadaqah saves the Sadaqah-giving people from the heat of grave. And undoubtedly, Muslim will be under the shade of his Sadaqah on the Day of Judgement. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 212, Hadees 3347)
4. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Sadaqah indeed extinguishes the wrath of Allah Almighty and alleviates a bad death.
(Tirmizi, Kitab-uz-Zakat, vol. 2, pp. 146, Hadees 664)
5. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Give Sadaqah early in the morning, as calamity does not exceed ahead of Sadaqah. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 214, Hadees 3353)
6. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Undoubtedly, Sadaqah of a Muslim increases age and stops a bad death. Moreover, by the virtue of it, Allah Almighty removes the evil practice of being arrogant and boastful from the Sadaqah-giving person. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 17, pp. 22, Hadees 31)
7. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: The one who gives Sadaqah for the pleasure of Allah Almighty, then it (Sadaqah) becomes a shield between him and the fire. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 3, pp. 286, Hadees 4617)
8. He صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: Salah is the proof (of Iman). Sawm is a shield (from sins). And Sadaqah removes sins the way water extinguishes fire.
(Tirmizi, vol. 6, pp. 118, Hadees 614)
After mentioning the Ahadees of virtues of Sadaqat in Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 23, pp. 152, A’la Hazrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states these virtues in a form of Madani pearls:
From these Ahadees, it becomes evident that the Muslims who join this action with a righteous intention and pure wealth, they will reap innumerable benefits from the mercy of Allah Almighty and Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
1. Those who give Sadaqah will be protected against a bad death by the bestowal of Allah Almighty.
2. Those who give Sadaqah, seventy doors of bad death will be shut upon them.
3. Those who give Sadaqah will have longer lifespans.