Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Insaan, Ayah 9
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‘We feed you only for the sake of God seeking His reward. We do not desire any reward from you nor any thanks this contains the reason for the giving of the food. Now do they actually say this or is it that God knows this to be true of them and has thus praised them by mentioning it? The two are different opinions regarding this matter.
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
((Saying)) that is inwardly, because they did not utter this openly but Allah informed us about the genuineness of their hearts: (We feed you, for the sake of Allah only) we feed you for the sake of Allah's reward and beneficence only. (We wish for no reward) with which to pay us back (nor thanks from you) nor gratitude from you;