- "A man asked his friend: Are you not afraid when you give money to the poor that the crisis is prolonged..and you may need this money ? I expected the response would be: “Charity does not decrease wealth” or " Spend and I shall spend on you.’” But the answer was new to me. He said with full confidence: The spenders are like martyrs.. "They shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve." So I searched in the Noble Qur’an for the validity of this saying, and found that "there is no fear for them, nor do they grieve" was indeed mentioned in reference to both the Martyrs and Spenders. It was mentioned twice towards the spenders in Surat Al-Baqarah. Those who spend their wealth in charity day and night, secretly and openly—their reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve. (2:274) Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and do not follow their charity with reminders of their generosity or hurtful words—the...