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'We feed you only for the sake of Allahu ta’ālā, seeking His reward. We do not desire any reward from you, nor any thanks: this contains the reason for the giving of the food. Now, do they actually say this, or is it that Allahu ta’ālā knows this [to be true] of them and has thus praised them by [mentioning] it? The two are different opinions [regarding this matter].