The Intention of Charity in Spending on Colleagues

Question:
And among such matters is this: if a person settles his colleagues' accounts on his own, or gives a friend something from his wealth, is this recorded as charity, even if he did not intend it?

Answer:
There is nothing but by intention. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . It is not considered charity except with two conditions. The first condition is that these people are poor; if his colleagues are poor, it is charity. The second condition is that he intends it; he intends it as charity, so it becomes charity. But if they are rich, this is not charity; it is merely a custom and generosity among permissible things, but it is not charity. Or if he did not intend it, it is not charity except with intention. Yes.