2:263
Al-Baqarah 263
Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), verse 263 — reference 2:263. Arabic text with optional translation and free audio on Al-Qalam.
۞ قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن صَدَقَةٍ يَتْبَعُهَآ أَذًى ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِىٌّ حَلِيمٌ
qawlun maʿrūfun wamaghfiratun khayrun min ṣadaqatin yatbaʿuhā adhan wal-lahu ghaniyyun ḥalīmun
Kind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allāh is Free of need and Forbearing.