Translation of the meanings Ayah 273 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 273

لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُحۡصِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ ضَرۡبٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَحۡسَبُهُمُ ٱلۡجَاهِلُ أَغۡنِيَآءَ مِنَ ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ تَعۡرِفُهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ لَا يَسۡـَٔلُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ إِلۡحَافٗاۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ

273. (Charity is) for the poor who are restricted for the Cause of Allāh - unable to move about in the land; the ignorant man thinks them to be rich because of (their) abstaining (from begging; but) you can know them by their (characteristic) traits; they do not beg of the people at all101. Whatever good thing you spend (in charity), then surely Allah is All-Knowing of it

101. Muhammad, God's messenger ﷺ said addressing the believers: "Who can guarantee for me that he will never ask people for something, and I will guarantee Paradise for him?"
This means that whoever commits himself not to ask people for their money or seek their help to fulfill his duties, whether much or little, he (the Prophet) will guarantee for him Paradise. That is because refraining from asking people entails reliance on Allāh, and is proof of one's strong hope and trust in Allāh, the Almighty. So this person's reward is that Allāh, the Exalted, admits him to Paradise.