Tzedakah in Action Speech and Thought

Tzedakah counts as a Mitzvah regardless of the intention of the one giving it. But of course it’s better to give it intentionally, and with a pleasant facial expression. We should give more Tzedakah, both in quantity and in quality. There is also Tzedakah in speech – giving good advice and saying good things about others. And Tzedakah in thought – thinking good things about others.

(See talk of the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach Shlita, Chukas 5751 (1991))