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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 75
۞ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًا ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿75﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is he who, if entrusted with a Qintâr (a great amount of wealth, etc.), will readily pay it back; and among them there is he who, if entrusted with a single silver coin, will not repay it unless you constantly stand demanding, because they say: "There is no blame on us to betray and take the properties of the illiterates (Arabs)." But they tell a lie against Allâh while they know it.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَمِنْ
wamin
And from
أَهْلِ
ahli
(the) People
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
مَنْ
man
(is he) who
إِن
in
if
تَأْمَنْهُ
tamanhu
you entrust him
بِقِنطَارٍۢ
biqinṭārin
with a great amount of wealth
يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ
yu-addihi
he will return it
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
And from them
مَّنْ
man
(is he) who
إِن
in
if
تَأْمَنْهُ
tamanhu
you entrust him
بِدِينَارٍۢ
bidīnārin
with a single coin
لَّا
lā
not
يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ
yu-addihi
he will return it
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
that
دُمْتَ
dum'ta
you keep constantly
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
over him
قَآئِمًۭا ۗ
qāiman
standing
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
بِأَنَّهُمْ
bi-annahum
(is) because they
قَالُوا۟
qālū
said
لَيْسَ
laysa
Not
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
on us
فِى
fī
concerning
ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ
l-umiyīna
the unlettered people
سَبِيلٌۭ
sabīlun
any [way] (accountability)
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaqūlūna
And they say
عَلَى
ʿalā
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْكَذِبَ
l-kadhiba
the lie
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
75. 1. By "illiterate, ignorant" is meant the polytheists of Arabia. The dishonest people among the Jews used to claim that since they are polytheists, it is permissible to usurp their wealth and there is no sin in it. Allah Almighty said that they are lying against Allah. How can Allah Almighty permit anyone to usurp another's wealth? And in some exegetical narrations, it is mentioned that when the Prophet ﷺ heard this, he said, "The enemies of Allah have lied. All things from the Age of Ignorance are under my feet except for trust (amanah), for it must be fulfilled in every case, whether it belongs to a righteous person or a wicked one." (Ibn Kathir and Fath al-Qadeer) It is unfortunate that, like the Jews, today some Muslims also say, in order to usurp the wealth of polytheists, that the interest of Dar al-Harb is unlawful and that there is no sanctity for the wealth of a Harbi.
