Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 9 At-Tawbah, Ayat 98-98
وَمِنَ الۡاَعۡرَابِ مَنۡ يَّتَّخِذُ مَا يُنۡفِقُ مَغۡرَمًا وَّيَتَرَبَّصُ بِكُمُ الدَّوَآئِرَؕ عَلَيۡهِمۡ دَآئِرَةُ السَّوۡءِؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِيۡعٌ عَلِيۡمٌ
﴿9:98﴾
[9:98] And among the bedouin Arabs there are such as regard whatever they
spend (in the Way of Allah) as a fine96 and wait for some misfortune
to befall you. May ill fortune befall them! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Notes
96. This means that they regarded the payment of Zakat dues as a fine and
the expenditure on hospitality, an Islamic duty, a penalty. Likewise, if they
had to make any contributions towards Jihad, they did so to show that they were
loyal to the Islamic state and not because they wanted to please Allah by giving
sincere monetary help for His cause.