Mujahid said concerning this verse: "And let not those among you who are endowed with grace and means swear that they will not give to relatives, the poor and those who emigrated in the cause of Allah; let them pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful": Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had sworn that he would not benefit an orphan raised under his guardianship, who had spread that talk about Sayyidah Aishah. When this verse was revealed, he said: I love that Allah should forgive me, and I will be even better to him than I was before.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 19524