267. 'Goodly loan' signifies whatever one gives to another person selflessly,
and from absolutely pure motives. God describes whatever man spends in this
manner as a loan made to none other than Him, and He undertakes to repay that
loan and to repay it several-fold. The stipulation, however. is that the loan
should be a 'goodly' one; that is, it should not he tainted with selfish designs
and should be given for the sake of God, to be spent for purposes pleasing to
Him
They said: 'And why would we not fight in the way of Allah when we have been
torn from our homes and our children?' But when fighting was ordained for them
they turned back, except a few of them. Allah is well aware of the wrong-doers.