What is meant by al-lamz (mockery) in alms?

Question:
Regarding His saying, the Exalted: “Those who mock the believers who give alms,” the verse, is the intended meaning of al-lamz (mockery) only mockery in alms, or in all matters of the believers?

Answer:
The answer: The intended meaning is that he mocks those who give charity. If someone comes with a large amount of wealth, he says, “This person is showing off.” If someone comes with a small effort, they say, “Allah is rich and does not need this person’s charity.” This is the speech of the hypocrites. One person came with a sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) and they said, “Allah is rich and does not need this sa'.” Another person came with a handful of dirhams or gold that his hand could not hold, so he placed it before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and they said, “This person is showing off”: “Those who mock the believers who give alms,” those who give a large amount of wealth, “and those who find nothing but their own effort, they mock them. Allah mocks them, and for them is a painful punishment.” Their recompense is that Allah mocks them, by way of recompense and correspondence.