سُوْرَةُ المُطَفِّفِيْنَ
Surah Al-Mutaffifin (83) — Ayah 3
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they have to give by measure or weight to (other) men, give less than due.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
But when
كَالُوهُمْ
kālūhum
they give by measure (to) them
أَو
aw
or
وَّزَنُوهُمْ
wazanūhum
they weigh (for) them
يُخْسِرُونَ
yukh'sirūna
they give less
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.
3. 1. That is, keeping separate measures for taking and giving, and thus cheating by reducing in measurement and weight, is a very grave moral disease, the result of which is destruction in religion and the Hereafter. There is a hadith: Whenever a nation reduces in measurement and weight, famine, hard labor, and the oppression of rulers are imposed upon them.
