Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Najm, Ayah 34
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًۭا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
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(And gave a little) for the sake of Allah, (then was grudging) then stopped his spending and almsgiving in the way of Allah?
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#2409Sahih
The month is thus, thus (two times). He then withdrew (one of) his fingers at the third turn.
Narrated by Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas (Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) struck his hand against the other and (then with the gesture of his two hands) said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#2127Sahih
he gave a horse called Ghamr or Ghamrah to someone, then he saw one of its colts or fillies attributed to his horse being sold, but he refrained from (buging) it.
Narrated by It was narrated from Zubair bin 'Awwam that :
Sunan Abu Dawud#749Da'if
He raised his hands once in the beginning. Some narrated: (raised his hands) once only.
Narrated by This tradition has also been transmitted by Sufyan through a different chain of narrators. This version has:
Sahih Muslim#5794Sahih
Did you squeeze it? She said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If you had left it in that very state, it would have kept on provid- ing you (the clarified butter) on end.
Narrated by Jabir reported that Umm Malik used to send clarified butter in a small skin to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Her sons would come to her and ask for seasoning when they had nothing with them (in the form of condiments) and she would go to that (skin) in which she offered (clarified butter) to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), and she would find in that clarified butter and it kept providing her with seasoning for her household until she had (completely) squeezed it. She came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and (informed him about it). Thereupon, he (the Holy Prophet) said:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
and gave a little of the stated sum of money and was then grudging? refrained from giving the remainder akdā derives from al-kudya earth that is hard as rock and which prevents the well-digger from digging through when he hits it.