In this verse one more condition about the acceptance of Sadaqah (charity) by Allah Ta'alah has been mentioned by saying that if a person spends his money in Sadaqah with the intention of pleasing people, so that they would praise him and he would become famous, he will not get any thawab (reward) in the Aakhirah (the Hereafter) for that Sadaqah. Every person gets the return for his actions that he aims for. The person who spends on charity to please Allah Ta'alah, will earn Allah Ta'alah's pleasure. The person who spends money with an intention of pleasing people, to become famous, to earn people's praise, may earn all of those things, but would not earn Allah Ta'alah's pleasure as he never intended to do so.
So this verse teaches us the principle that whatever we spend in Sadaqah should be done exclusively with the intention of pleasing Allah Ta'alah and to earn thawab (reward) in Aakhirah (the Hereafter). He should not mix the intention of earning people's approval with the above intention. Spending to earn other people's praise is actually wasting one's money. People will praise once, may be twice, but they will not continue praising him for the rest of his life for that one act. And if we think deeply about what do we actually earn if someone praises us? A few words which make a person happy for a few moments, and then evaporate in thin air. There will be no reward for Sadaqah done with such an intention in the Aakhirah. Is it sensible to spend one's hard-earned money to earn a few moments of praise?
The sentence لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِۖ (AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND IN THE LAST DAY) may imply that if a person truly believes in Allah Ta'alah and the the Aakhirah (the Hereafter) then it can not be expected from them that they will do things to earn fame and praise rather than to please Allah Ta'alah, as these acts are an indication that this person's faith in Allah Ta'alah is not fully firm as yet.
So this verse teaches us the principle that whatever we spend in Sadaqah should be done exclusively with the intention of pleasing Allah Ta'alah and to earn thawab (reward) in Aakhirah (the Hereafter). He should not mix the intention of earning people's approval with the above intention. Spending to earn other people's praise is actually wasting one's money. People will praise once, may be twice, but they will not continue praising him for the rest of his life for that one act. And if we think deeply about what do we actually earn if someone praises us? A few words which make a person happy for a few moments, and then evaporate in thin air. There will be no reward for Sadaqah done with such an intention in the Aakhirah. Is it sensible to spend one's hard-earned money to earn a few moments of praise?
The sentence لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأَخِرِۖ (AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IN ALLAH AND IN THE LAST DAY) may imply that if a person truly believes in Allah Ta'alah and the the Aakhirah (the Hereafter) then it can not be expected from them that they will do things to earn fame and praise rather than to please Allah Ta'alah, as these acts are an indication that this person's faith in Allah Ta'alah is not fully firm as yet.
Adapted from Ma'ariful Quran, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi Rehmatullah Elaih
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