Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Muddaththir, Ayah 6
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And do not grant a favour seeking greater gain read tastakthiru as a circumstantial qualifier in other words do not give something in order to demand more in return this stipulation is specific to the Prophet s since he is enjoined to adopt the fairest traits and the noblest of manners;
Related Hadiths
Don't buy that and do not get back what you gave in charity.
"Do not take to the estate, such that you become desirous of the world."
"Do not be demanding when asking. If one of you asks me for anything and I give it reluctantly, there will be no blessing in it."
Do not take vows, for a vow has no effect against Fate; it is only from the miserly that something is extracted.
“Do not forfeit items held in pledge.”
"Two favors that many of the people squander are health and free time."
“A man has more right to his gift so long as he has not gotten something in return for it.”
Do not meet the merchandise (in the way).
"Do not urge someone to cancel a sale he has already agreed upon so as to sell him your own goods, unless he bys or changes his mind."
Do not make anything having life as a target.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And show not favour, seeking worldly gain!) such that you give a little and receive instead what is more and better in the life of the world; it is also said this means: do not deem the works you do for Allah to be too much.