Muslim

Hadith Commentary:
When a person spends on his wife and children, although this is his responsibility and included among his obligations, if this spending is done with the intention of attaining reward, then it becomes a cause of reward and recompense. And if he spends on something that is not his responsibility, then that will, all the more so, be a cause of reward.

In any case, it is a person’s duty to fulfill the expenses of his wife, young children, and adult offspring who are poor and unable to earn. And if this is done with the intention of reward, then he will not be deprived of reward and recompense.

And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
In the narration, there is mention of Abu Mas’ud Badri radi Allahu anhu.
This is the correspondence between the hadith and the chapter.

Hadith Commentary:
1.
Some actions are such that, outwardly, they do not appear to be acts of obedience; a person performs them according to the demands of his nature, and at most, they can be described as good social conduct. However, if the presence of intention is established—that is, if sincerity (ikhlas) is produced—then this action becomes an act of obedience.
Spending on one’s family with the intention of reward is a cause for reward; if there is no presence of intention, but rather one spends cheerfully without the intention of attaining reward,
then in this way the responsibility will be fulfilled, but there will be no reward.

2.
The intelligent and wise person is the one who seeks Allah’s pleasure at all times; thus, through the presence of intention, even his sleeping becomes a means of nearness (to Allah). For example, at night, when going to sleep, he intends that he will wake up early in the morning and perform the Fajr prayer in congregation; sleeping with this intention, due to being a prelude to worship, becomes a cause for reward.

Urdu marginal note:
Spending for the necessities of one's family is also charity (sadaqah), meaning that reward will also be attained from this, provided that one has the intention.