سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 183

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 374

وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ﴿183﴾
"And defraud not people by reducing their things, nor do evil, making corruption and mischief in the land.
وَلَا walā And (do) not
تَبْخَسُوا۟ tabkhasū deprive
ٱلنَّاسَ l-nāsa people
أَشْيَآءَهُمْ ashyāahum (of) their things
وَلَا walā and (do) not
تَعْثَوْا۟ taʿthaw commit evil
فِى in
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
مُفْسِدِينَ muf'sidīna spreading corruption

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.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.