﴿ وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًۭا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ ﴾

“and gives so little [of himself for the good of his soul], and so grudgingly?”

and gave a little of the stated sum of money and was then grudging? refrained from giving the remainder akdā derives from al-kudya earth that is hard as rock and which prevents the well-digger from digging through when he hits it.