Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
 

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praises is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds - The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompose. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path - the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked (Your) anger or of those who are astray. Ameen.

Infaq Fi Sabilillah is a fundamental of Prophet s.a.w. moral guidance. He greatly emphasised the goodness and benefit of spending one’s wealth for meeting the needs of the poor, orphans and other needy people in the community seeking the pleasure of Allah s.w.t. “Whatever you spend that is good is for parents and relatives and orphans, and those in want, and for wayfarers. And whatever you do that is good, Allah knows it well.” (Al-Baqara: 215). This was considered necessary for cementing the relationships between all sections of the community on the bases of brotherhood. When the believers asked the Prophet s.a.w. what they should spend in the way of Allah s.w.t., they were told, ‘spend whatever is beyond your needs.’ Thus Allah s.w.t. makes His commands clear to you, so that you may think about the good of both this world and the Hereafter.” (Al-Baqara: 219).

In other words, this attitude regarding wealth is the basis of a healthy and happy society and it is also a guarantee for success and prosperity in both worlds.

There are many verses in the Qur’an that command spending in the way of Allah and enjoin Muslims to spend their wealth on the poor, orphans and the needy members of the community. Allah s.w.t., the Almighty says, “Believe in Allah and His Messenger and spend out of the substance whereof He has made you heirs. For those of you who believe and spend in charity, for them is a great reward.” (Al-Hadid: 7). The words ‘Allah knows it well’ in the verse (Al-Baqarah: 215), emphasise that every thing that you do to help the poor and the needy is in the knowledge of Allah s.w.t. who will fully reward you on the Day of Judgement. This is further clarified in these words, “And whatever wealth you spend in charity, it is for your own good. As you spend off your wealth to win Allah’s pleasure, you will be given full reward for whatever you spend and you will not be deprived in the least of your rightful due.” (Al-Baqara: 272).

The Muslims are commanded to spend their best things if they really want to win the pleasure of Allah s.w.t., “You can never attain piety unless you spend in the way of Allah of what you love. Surely Allah will have full knowledge of what you spend.” (Ali Imran:92). Then, in Surah Al-Baqarah, a new standard of piety and goodness is set for the Muslims in these words: “It is no virtue that you turn your faces towards the East or the West, but virtue is that one should sincerely believe in Allah s.w.t. and the Last Day and the Angels and the Book and the Prophets and, out of His love, spend one’s favourite wealths for relatives and orphans; for the needy and the wayfarer, for beggars and for the ransom of slaves.” (Al-Baqara: 177).

The Prophet s.a.w. emphasised the virtue of charity and enjoined it on his followers. Abu Said reported Allah’s Messenger s.a.w. as saying: “If any Muslim clothes a Muslim when he is naked, Allah will clothe him with some of the green garments of Paradise; if any Muslim feeds a Muslim when he is hungry, Allah s.w.t. will feed him some of the fruits of Paradise, and if any Muslim gives a Muslim a drink when he is thirsty, Allah s.w.t. will give him some of the pure wine which is sealed to drink.” Fatimah bint Qais reported that Allah Messenger s.a.w. said, “There is something due on property apart from zakat.’ He then recited, “It is not piety that you should turn your faces to the East or the West.” (Al-Baqara: 177). Marthad bin Abdullah reported from one of the companions of the Messenger s.a.w.  that he heard him say, “The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity  (sadaqa)” (Mishkat).

Credit: https://www.daily-sun.com/post/235877/Significance-of-Infaq-Fi-Sabilillah#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20fundamental%20of,seeking%20the%20pleasure%20of%20Allah.