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alladhīna yabkhalūna wa-yaʾmurūna n-nāsa bi-l-bukhli wa-yaktumūna mā ʾātāhumu llāhu min faḍlihī wa-ʾaʿtadnā li-l-kāfirīna ʿadhāban muhīnan
—Those who are [themselves] stingy and bid [other] people to be stingy, and conceal whatever Allah has given them out of His bounty; and We have prepared for the faithless a humiliating punishment.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 37
37. "Those who are niggardly and enjoin people to niggardliness and hide what Allah has given them out of His grace; and We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating chastisement."
Hypocritical and Godly Charities
This verse, in fact, is the continuation of the subject of the former verses which refers to the arrogant persons and haughty ones. Such persons not only refrain from doing good to human beings themselves, but also invite people to niggardliness. It says:
Moreover, they often try to conceal that which Allah has bestowed them out of His Grace lest people of their society expect something from them.
Then, the Qur'an states about the fate and the end of these persons as this:
Perhaps the key to the secret of mentioning the word 'the disbelievers' in this verse is that: 'niggardliness' often originates from infidelity, because the niggardly persons, indeed, have not a complete faith upon the endless merits of Allah unto the good-doers. So, when it says that their punishment is "a humiliating chastisement ", it is for the reason that they may see the retribution of 'arrogance' and 'self-admiration' through this way.