هَا أَنتُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ الْغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُم
Ah! There you are, being invited to spend in the way of Allah; yet among you there are those who are stingy; and whoever is stingy is stingy only to himself. Allah is the All-sufficient, and you are all-needy, and if you turn away He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 47:38
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 47:38] Spending in the way of Allah has been commanded in the overall interest of the people. If they are niggardly they destroy their own souls and create disorder in their own society. Allah is self-sufficient, independent. The whole universe belongs to Him. See commentary of Ma-idah: 54. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The last portion of this verse refers to the non-Arab people who would be more loyal to the true faith.