"[And they give food, in spite of love for it] meaning: despite their need for it, [to the needy, the orphan, and the captive] meaning: the captive from among the polytheists. [The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to hand over a captive to a man and say: Keep this one with you. He would be with him for a night or two, and they used to prefer those captives over themselves, so Allah praised them for that]."
﴿ويطعمون الطَّعَام على حبه﴾ أَيْ: عَلَى حَاجَاتِهِمْ إِلَيْهِ ﴿مِسْكِينًا ويتيما وأسيرا﴾ يَعْنِي: الْأَسِيرَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ((كَانَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدْفَعُ الْأَسِيرَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ، فَيَقُولُ: احْبِسْ هَذَا عِنْدَكَ. فَيَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ اللَّيْلَةَ وَاللَّيْلَتَيْنِ، فَكَانُوا يُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أُولَئِكَ الْأَسْرَى فَأَثْنَى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم بذلك)).
