البقرة
الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ 274
Several traditions denote that this verse revealed on account of HAZRAT IMAM ALI (AS). Once he had only four Dirhams. He gave all four in charity - one Dirham he gave to a needy at night, one at day time. The third one he gave secretly, and the fourth one openly. Here again the argument is about charity, and the form and the way that it is given to the recipient: ``Those who spend their wealth in night and day, secretly and openly will have their reward with their Lord.'' They will have more happiness and less fear for giving alms. By chosing different time and manner of giving alms, harmony with social and moral state of the recipient is wanted. That, night is prior to day in the verse; may imply that giving alms secretly is better than giving it openly, and of surety nothing is hidden from the sight and knowledge of Allah. OCCASION OF REVELATION (VERSE NO. 274)
CHARITY IN ANY FORM OR WAY