“Allah has no need of this man’s sâʿ!” Thereupon the verse was revealed: “Those who deride the believers who give freely in charity, and those who can find nothing to give but their own labor…” (al-Tawbah 9:79). Agreed upon.

(naḥâmil) with a ḍammah on the n and a plain ḥ: each of us would carry goods on his back for hire, then donate the wage in charity.

[Commentary]
The author—may Allah have mercy on him—relates from Abû Masʿûd ʿUqbah ibn ʿAmr, may Allah be pleased with him, that when the verse urging charity was sent down—meaning the passage that exhorts believers to give alms—the term ṣadaqah denotes a person’s voluntary donation of his wealth to the poor, seeking Allah’s face. It is called ṣadaqah (from ṣidq, “truthfulness”) because offering one’s money for Allah’s sake is proof of the genuineness of one’s faith: wealth is dearly loved by human beings. Allah the Exalted says, “And you love wealth with an intense love” (al-Fajr 89:20). The word jammâ means exceedingly great. Since a person parts with what he loves only for something he loves even more, surrendering wealth for Allah’s sake demonstrates the sincerity of one’s belief.

Once this verse had been revealed, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, rushed to present their alms to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. That was ever their way: when verses containing commands were revealed, they moved swiftly to fulfill them; when verses containing prohibitions were revealed, they hastened to abandon the forbidden act. Thus, when the verse prohibiting wine was revealed