The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 412
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 3 have spent with taunt or injury, الَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ They who spend their. 263 wealth for the cause of Allah, ثُمَّ لَا يُشْعُوْنَ مَا أَنْفَقُوا مَنَّا وَلَا أَذًى then follow not up what they لَّهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ for them is their reward with عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ and their Lord, and they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve. 269 264. "A kind word forgiveness are better than "2:265; 74:7. 47:22. spend freely in the cause of God, pointing out that their case is like that of a seed which is multiplied 700 times and even more. Thus 700 times is the least reward that will be given to Muslims, and there is no limit to what God will bestow over and above this. History shows that this promise was fulfilled to the very letter; for the reward which God gave to the early Muslims in this world was not only 700 times of what they spent in the cause of Allah but immeasurably greater; and the reward in the world to come will certainly be greater still. 269. Important Words: (taunt). They say alei. e. (1) he did him a favour; (2) he talked of, or referred to, the favour he had done him and thereby taunted him with it (Aqrab). So means both a favour as well as a reference to it with a view to taunting. من Commentary: Every good may be abused, and the abuse of spending in the cause of Allah is to follow it with i. e. boastfully speaking of one's services, 412 and i. e. following up a good act with an injury. Those who expend their wealth in the cause of Allah, are prohibited from making unnecessary mention of the money they spend and the services they render to Islam; for doing so would amount to (taunt). Similarly they are forbidden to demand anything in return for their contributions; for this would amount to (injury). Some men expect worldly advantages or try to seek help in their mundane affairs in return for their services in the cause of religion, and if such help is not forthcoming, they are displeased; or sometimes they desire to exact some work from those who are engaged in the service of religion and whom they help with money. All this would come under the definition of the word; for such demands cause great injury and annoyance. Whether in the help of the community or of an individual, Islam condemns resort to enjoins us to serve, but expects us to forget that we are rendering a service, for that would mar the good effect thereof. It. اذى and من