Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. Allah is Rich and Clement.
Al-Baqarah 2:263
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قَوْلٌ مَعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَا أَذًى ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٌ
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Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. God is Rich and Clement.
Saying kind words and forgiving others is better than giving charity and then hurting someone's feelings. Allah doesn't need anything, and He is patient.
A kind word and forgiveness are better than charity followed by hurtful words. Allah is rich beyond need and patient.
A kind word and forgiveness are better than charity followed by harm. God is Self-Sufficient, All-Forbearing.
Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. Allah is Rich and Clement.
Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by insults. God is Rich and Clement.
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.
Kind words and forgiving of faults are better than Sadaqah (charity) followed by injury. And Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs) and He is Most-Forbearing.
Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by hurt. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Most Forbearing.
Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury. Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.
A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury. Allah is Absolute, Clement.
A kind word and forgiveness is better than a charitable deed followed by hurtful words: God is self-sufficient and forbearing.
A kind word and forbearance is better than that charity which is followed up by insult or injury. Allah is Self-Sufficient and Forbearing.
An honourable reply [in response to the needy] and forgiving [their annoyance] is better than a charity followed by affront. Allah is all-sufficient, most forbearing.
Qawlun maAAroofun wamaghfiratun khayrun min sadaqatin yatbaAAuha athan waAllahu ghaniyyun haleemun