Reward for Tzedakah Shelo L’Shmah:
The Imrei Noam adds that the same concept applies to tzedakah. The Gemara says (Pesachim 8A) says that if someone gives tzedakah “on condition that his son is healed”, he is a genuine tzadik. This means that even if one give’s tzedakah with ulterior motives, he still receives reward.
The Imrei Noam says that this is hinted at in the verse: “Isha ki tzariah.” The word “tazriah” can also mean to sprout or plant, which can be a reference to tzedakah, as the verse (Malachi 3:10) describes tzedakah as something that one plants. He explains the verse to be saying that even if one gives tzedakah like an “isha”, meaning that he gives it out of a desire to receive some benefit for himself, it will still “give birth to a male”, meaning that he will still receive reward for it, as “zachar”, male, has a gematriah of “bracha”, blessing.
