يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا تَدَايَنتُم بِدَيْنٍ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى فَٱكْتُبُوهُ ۚ وَلْيَكْتُب بَّيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌۢ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ وَلَا يَأْبَ كَاتِبٌ أَن يَكْتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ فَلْيَكْتُبْ وَلْيُمْلِلِ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيْهِ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلْيَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔا ۚ فَإِن كَانَ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيْهِ ٱلْحَقُّ سَفِيهًا أَوْ ضَعِيفًا أَوْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَن يُمِلَّ هُوَ فَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِيُّهُۥ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ وَٱسْتَشْهِدُوا۟ شَهِيدَيْنِ مِن رِّجَالِكُمْ ۖ فَإِن لَّمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَٱمْرَأَتَانِ مِمَّن تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ ٱلشُّهَدَآءِ أَن تَضِلَّ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَلَا يَأْبَ ٱلشُّهَدَآءُ إِذَا مَا دُعُوا۟ ۚ وَلَا تَسْـَٔمُوٓا۟ أَن تَكْتُبُوهُ صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأَقْوَمُ لِلشَّهَٰدَةِ وَأَدْنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَرْتَابُوٓا۟ ۖ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً حَاضِرَةً تُدِيرُونَهَا بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَلَّا تَكْتُبُوهَا ۗ وَأَشْهِدُوٓا۟ إِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُضَآرَّ كَاتِبٌ وَلَا شَهِيدٌ ۚ وَإِن تَفْعَلُوا۟ فَإِنَّهُۥ فُسُوقٌۢ بِكُمْ ۗ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۖ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿282﴾
O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe write [it] between you in justice. Let no scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him. So let him write and let the one who has the obligation dictate. And let him fear Allah, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of the women errs, then the other can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in the sight of Allah and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you conduct among yourselves. For [then] there is no blame upon you if you do not write it. And take witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let no scribe be harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is [grave] disobedience in you. And fear Allah. And Allah teaches you. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
Word by word
← read from right to left1O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 5You contract with one anotherتَدَايَنْتُمْtadayantumF 6Any debtبِدَيْنٍbidayninCBIP+Nبِwith / in+دَيْنٍAny debt 10Then write itفَاكْتُبُوهُfa-uktubuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اكْتُبُوWrite+هُhim / his / it 11And let writeوَلْيَكْتُبْwalyaktubCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَكْتُبْLet write 12Between youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13A scribeكَاتِبٌkatibunI 14In justiceبِالْعَدْلِbil-'adliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَدْلِJustice 16Should refuseيَأْبَya'baF 17A scribeكَاتِبٌkatibunI 19He writesيَكْتُبَyaktubaF 21Has taught himعَلَّمَهُ'allamahuCBFV+PRONATTعَلَّمَHas taught+هُhim / his / it 23So let himفَلْيَكْتُبْfalyaktubCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَكْتُبْLet him 24And let dictateوَلْيُمْلِلِwalyumliliCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيُمْلِلْLet dictate 26On whomعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn whom+هِhim / his / it 27Is the rightالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّIs the right 28And let him fearوَلْيَتَّقِwalyattaqiCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَتَّقِLet him fear 30His LordرَبَّهُrabbahuCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it 31And let him notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاLet him not 32DiminishيَبْخَسْyabkhasF 33From itمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it 34Anythingشَيْئًاshay'anI 38On himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it 39Is the rightالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّIs the right 40Of limited understandingسَفِيهًاsafihanI 45Capableيَسْتَطِيعُyastati'uF 47Can dictateيُمِلَّyumillaF 49Then let dictateفَلْيُمْلِلْfalyumlilCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيُمْلِلْLet dictate 50His guardianوَلِيُّهُwaliyyuhuCBIN+PRONATTوَلِيُّHis guardian+هُhim / his / it 51With justiceبِالْعَدْلِbil-'adliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عَدْلِJustice 52And call for evidenceوَاسْتَشْهِدُواwa-istashhiduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَشْهِدُواCall for evidence 53Two witnessesشَهِيدَيْنِshahidayniI 55Your menرِجَالِكُمْrijalikumCBIN+PRONATTرِجَالِYour men+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 58There areيَكُونَاyakunaF 59Two menرَجُلَيْنِrajulayniI 60Then one manفَرَجُلٌfarajulunCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+رَجُلٌOne man 61And two womenوَامْرَأَتَانِwa-imra'ataniCBICONJ+Nوَand+امْرَأَتَانِTwo women 62Of whomمِمَّنْmimmanCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever 63You agreeتَرْضَوْنَtardawnaF 65[the] witnessesالشُّهَدَاءِl-shuhada'iIالthe+شُهَدَاءِ[the] witnesses 67[she] errsتَضِلَّtadillaF 68One of the twoإِحْدَاهُمَاihdahumaCBINUM+PRONATTإِحْدَاOne of the two+هُمَاthem two 69Then will remindفَتُذَكِّرَfatudhakkiraCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تُذَكِّرَWill remind 70One of the twoإِحْدَاهُمَاihdahumaCBINUM+PRONATTإِحْدَاOne of the two+هُمَاthem two 71The otherالْأُخْرَىl-ukhraIالthe+أُخْرَىOther 73Should refuseيَأْبَya'baF 74The witnessesالشُّهَدَاءُl-shuhada'uIالthe+شُهَدَاءُWitnesses 77They are calledدُعُواdu'uF 79Be wearyتَسْأَمُواtas'amuF 81You write itتَكْتُبُوهُtaktubuhuCBFV+PRONATTتَكْتُبُوYou write+هُhim / his / it 86Its termأَجَلِهِajalihiCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلِIts term+هِhim / his / it 88Is more justأَقْسَطُaqsatuI 91And more uprightوَأَقْوَمُwa-aqwamuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَقْوَمُMore upright 92For evidenceلِلشَّهَادَةِlilshahadatiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+شَهَادَةِEvidence 93And nearerوَأَدْنَىwa-adnaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَدْنَىNearer 94That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 95You have doubtتَرْتَابُواtartabuF 96ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 99A transactionتِجَارَةًtijaratanI 100PresentحَاضِرَةًhadiratanI 101You carry outتُدِيرُونَهَاtudirunahaCBFV+PRONATTتُدِيرُونَYou carry out+هَاher / it / its 102Among youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 103Then notفَلَيْسَfalaysaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+لَيْسَNot 104On youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 105Any sinجُنَاحٌjunahunI 106That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 107You write itتَكْتُبُوهَاtaktubuhaCBFV+PRONATTتَكْتُبُوYou write+هَاher / it / its 108And take witnessوَأَشْهِدُواwa-ashhiduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَشْهِدُواTake witness 110You make commercial transactionتَبَايَعْتُمْtabaya'tumF 112Should be harmedيُضَارَّyudarraF 113The scribeكَاتِبٌkatibunI 115The witnessشَهِيدٌshahidunI 117You doتَفْعَلُواtaf'aluF 118Then indeed itفَإِنَّهُfa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed+هُhim / his / it 119Is sinful conductفُسُوقٌfusuqunI 120For youبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 121And fearوَاتَّقُواwa-ittaquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقُواFear 123And teachesوَيُعَلِّمُكُمُwayu'allimukumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُعَلِّمُTeaches+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 125And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 126Of everyبِكُلِّbikulliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOf every 128Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI وَإِن كُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا۟ كَاتِبًا فَرِهَٰنٌ مَّقْبُوضَةٌ ۖ فَإِنْ أَمِنَ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا فَلْيُؤَدِّ ٱلَّذِى ٱؤْتُمِنَ أَمَٰنَتَهُۥ وَلْيَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥ ۗ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَ ۚ وَمَن يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُۥٓ ءَاثِمٌ قَلْبُهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ ﴿283﴾
And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit [should be] taken. And if one of you entrusts another, then let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allah, his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful, and Allah is Knowing of what you do.
Word by word
← read from right to left7A scribeكَاتِبًاkatibanI 8Then pledgeفَرِهَانٌfarihanunCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+رِهَانٌPledge 9In handمَقْبُوضَةٌmaqbudatunI 11EntrustsأَمِنَaminaFأَمْor=مَنْwho 12One of youبَعْضُكُمْba'dukumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضُOne of+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13To anotherبَعْضًاba'danI 14Then let dischargeفَلْيُؤَدِّfalyu'addiCBFCONJ+LAM+Vفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيُؤَدِّLet discharge 15The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 16Is entrustedاؤْتُمِنَutuminaF 17His trustأَمَانَتَهُamanatahuCBIN+PRONATTأَمَانَتَHis trust+هُhim / his / it 18And let him fearوَلْيَتَّقِwalyattaqiCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَتَّقِLet him fear 20His LordرَبَّهُrabbahuCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it 22ConcealتَكْتُمُواtaktumuF 23The evidenceالشَّهَادَةَl-shahadataIالthe+شَهَادَةَEvidence 25Conceals itيَكْتُمْهَاyaktumhaCBFV+PRONATTيَكْتُمْConceals+هَاher / it / its 26Then indeed heفَإِنَّهُfa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 28His heartقَلْبُهُqalbuhuCBIN+PRONATTقَلْبُHis heart+هُhim / his / it 29And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 30Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 31You doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF 32Is all knowerعَلِيمٌ'alimunI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
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