سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 181
۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ ﴿181﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Give full measure, and cause no loss (to others).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَوْفُوا۟
awfū
Give full
ٱلْكَيْلَ
l-kayla
measure
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَكُونُوا۟
takūnū
be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ
l-mukh'sirīna
those who cause loss
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 181 to 183) {اَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَ لَا تَكُوْنُوْا … :} The mention of their deficiency and excess in measure and weight, corruption in the land, and highway robbery has already passed in Surah Al-A'raf (85, 86). For details of the story of Shu'ayb (peace be upon him), see Surah Al-A'raf (85 to 93), Hud (84 to 95), and Al-Ankabut (36, 37). Some people have considered the elder of Madyan, with whom Musa (peace be upon him) spent ten years, to be Shu'ayb (peace be upon him), but this is completely baseless. Not every elder of "Madyan" has to be Shu'ayb (peace be upon him).
