Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani teaches from Ibn Qayyim's al-Waabil as-Sayyib:
Sadaqa extinguishes Allah's anger.
Sadaqa will keep us from dying a bad death.
Sadaqa will extinguish sins.
Fasting is paradise and sadaqa will extinguish sin.
The story of the lady with the two daughter who came to Sayyida `Aisha .
Save yourself from hellfire, even if with a piece of date fruit.