His saying: "And the needy"

841 - Harun ibn Ishaq and Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, they both said: Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The indigent person is not the one who goes around among the people, whom a morsel or two or a date or two would turn away, but the indigent person is the self-restrained one who does not ask the people for anything, and it is not perceived that he is in need, so that charity might be given to him."

His saying: "And speak good to people"

[The first interpretation]

842 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman (meaning al-Dashtaki) narrated to us, my father narrated to me, from his father, from al-Ash'ath, from Ja'far, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "And speak good to people," he said: Commanding the good and forbidding the evil.

The second interpretation:

843 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far narrated to us, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah regarding His saying: "And speak good to people," he says: Speak to people [what is] good (ma'ruf).

The third interpretation:

844 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Ibn Yaman, Ibn Fudayl, and Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd narrated to us, they said: 'Abd al-Malik (meaning) ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn and 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah regarding His saying: "And speak good to people," he said: To all of the people. And it was narrated similarly from 'Ikrimah.

The fourth interpretation:

845 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf informed me, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan regarding the saying of Allah: "And speak good to people," he said: Speak the truth about Muhammad, that he is a Prophet, and do not conceal his matter, and speak the truth concerning what He has commanded you of His worship, His obedience, and His limits.

The fifth interpretation:

846 - Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bashar narrated to us, Surur ibn al-Mughirah narrated to me, from 'Abbad ibn Mansur, from al-Hasan regarding His saying: "And speak good to people," for goodness in speech is that you command the good and forbid the evil, and you are patient, pardon, and forgive, and you speak good to people as Allah has said, and it is every good character trait that Allah is pleased with.