English translation
[2355] 72 - (1018) It was narrated that Abû Mas'ûd said: "We were commanded to give charity - and we were bearers (who carried goods for payment). Abû 'Aqîl gave half a Ṣâ' in charity and someone brought more than that. The hypocrites said: 'Allâh has no need of the charity of this man, and the other one only did it to show off.' Then the following verse was revealed: Those who defame such of the believers who give charity voluntarily, and such who could not find to give charity except what is available to them....”[1]
