Surah Al Baqarah Tafseer

قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ

Kind words,

meaning, compassionate words and a supplication for Muslims.

وَمَغْفِرَةٌ

and forgiving,

meaning, forgiving an injustice that took the form of actions or words.

خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَأ أَذًى

are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury.

وَاللّهُ غَنِيٌّ

And Allah is Rich,

not needing His creation.

حَلِيمٌ

Most Forbearing.

forgives, releases and pardons them.

There are several Hadiths that prohibit reminding people of acts of charity. For instance, Muslim recorded that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said,

ثَلَثَةٌ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِم وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

الْمَنَّانُ بِمَا أَعْطَى

وَالْمُسْبِلُ إِزَارَهُ

وَالْمُنَفِّقُ سِلْعَتَهُ بِالْحَلِفِ الْكَاذِب

Three persons whom Allah shall neither speak to on the Day of Resurrection nor look at nor purify, and they shall receive a painful torment:

he who reminds (the people) of what he gives away,

he who lengthens his clothes below the ankles and

he who swears an oath while lying, to sell his merchandise.

This is why Allah said