'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' His saying, exalted and glorious is He: "The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed that sprouts seven ears; in every ear there are one hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is All-Encompassing and All-Knowing." "Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and do not follow what they have spent with reminders [of their generosity] or injury, for them is their reward with their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve." This verse, in its wording, illustrates the example of the honor of spending in the way of Allah and its goodness. It includes encouragement to do so. This verse pertains to voluntary spending, and the paths of Allah are many. They encompass all that is obedience and brings benefit to the Muslims and the community. The most famous and greatest of these is jihad, so that the word of Allah may be the highest. The seed is a generic term for all that the son of Adam plants and consumes, and the most famous of that is wheat. Often, what is meant by grain is this, as in the saying of the poet: "I vowed to feed the grain of Iraq for eternity, and the grain is eaten by the weevil in the village." It may be found in a wheat ear that contains one hundred grains, and in other grains, it is more. However, the example is given with this amount. The Quran has stated that a good deed in all acts of righteousness is rewarded tenfold. This verse implies that the reward for the spending of jihad is seven hundred times, and this is clarified by the authentic hadith. Scholars have differed regarding the meaning of His saying: "And Allah multiplies for whom He wills." A group said that it clarifies and confirms what has been mentioned regarding the seven hundred, and there is no multiplication beyond seven hundred. Another group of scholars said that it indicates that Allah, exalted is He, multiplies for whom He wills more than seven hundred times. It has been narrated from Ibn Abbas that the multiplication may reach two thousand (p-58), but this is not established in the chain of narration from him. Ibn Umar said: "When this verse was revealed, the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, said, 'O my Lord, increase my nation.' Then was revealed: 'Who is it that will lend Allah a goodly loan, so He may multiply it for him?' [Al-Baqarah: 245]. He said, 'O my Lord, increase my nation.' Then was revealed: 'Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account.' [Az-Zumar: 10]." And "ear" is a term derived from the act of spreading the crop, as it is said to spread a garment. The plural is ears. In His saying, exalted and glorious is He: "The example of those," there is an omitted addition, which is to be understood as: the example of the spending of those, or it can be understood as: like the example of one who has a seed. Al-Tabari said regarding this verse: His saying: "In every ear there are one hundred grains" means if that exists, otherwise, we assume it. Then he included from Al-Dhahhak that he said: "In every ear there are one hundred grains" means every ear that has sprouted one hundred grains. Al-Tabari made Al-Dhahhak's statement similar to what he said, and that is not necessarily required from the wording of Al-Dhahhak.

Abu Amr al-Dani said: Some of them read "one hundred" with the accusative, on the assumption of: "It has produced one hundred seeds." And His saying, the Exalted: "Those who spend their wealth" - when the mention of spending in the way of Allah in general preceded this verse, it clarified in this verse that this ruling is only for the one who does not follow his spending with a favor or harm. This is because the one who spends in the way of Allah is only in one of three situations - either he intends the face of Allah, the Exalted, and hopes for His reward; this one does not expect anything from the recipient nor looks at his conditions except to consider his deservingness. Or he intends from the recipient a reward in some way; this one did not intend the face of Allah, but looked at this condition of the recipient, and this is the one who, if his expectation is not met, will boast about his spending and cause harm. Or he spends out of compulsion, pushing away a burden either for a necessity of the recipient or another reason from the concern of the spender and the like; this one has looked at a condition that is not for the face of Allah, and this is the one who, when he is followed and is embarrassed in some way, will cause harm.

So, the favor and harm reveal from whom they appeared that he was only acting according to what we mentioned of the intentions, and that he did not purify his intention for the face of Allah. Therefore, the favor and harm invalidate the charity, as each of them indicates that it was not a charity.

Al-Naqqash mentioned that it was said: This verse was revealed concerning Uthman ibn Affan, and it was said: concerning Ali ibn Abi Talib. And Makki said: concerning Uthman and Ibn Awf.

The favor is the mention of the blessing in the sense of counting it and reproaching with it - and the harm is cursing and complaining, and it is more general than the favor, because the favor is a part of the harm, but it was specified due to its frequent occurrence.

Ibn Zayd went to say that this verse is about those who do not go out for jihad, but spend while they are sitting, and that the one before it is about those who go out with themselves and their wealth. He said: Therefore, it conditioned these, and did not condition the first ones.

Qadi Abu Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, said: There is a consideration in this saying, as the control in it is apparent. Zayd ibn Aslam said: "If you think that your greeting is a burden on the one you spent on wanting the face of Allah, then do not greet him." And a woman said to him: "O Abu Usama, guide me to a man who goes out in the way of Allah truly, for they only go out to eat fruits, for I have some shares and a basket." He said to her: "May Allah not bless your shares and your basket, for you have harmed them before you gave them to them."

And Allah guaranteed the reward for the one who spends in the way of Allah, and the reward is Paradise, and He negated fear from him after his death for what he will face, and sadness for what has passed from his worldly life, for he rejoices in his Hereafter.