Al-Adab al-Mufrad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: It was said: O Messenger of Allah! The wealthy have taken all the reward and merit; they pray as we pray, and they fast as we fast, and they give charity from their surplus wealth. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Has Allah not made for you that which you can give as charity? For every ‘Subhan Allah’ and ‘Alhamdulillah’ you say, there is the reward of charity, and your intimacy with your wife is also charity.” It was asked: Is there charity even in fulfilling one’s desire? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If he fulfills it in a forbidden way, is there not sin upon him? In the same way, if he fulfills it in a lawful way, there is reward for him.”