Sura 2 Al-Baqarah (The Cow), ayah 283
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وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ وَلَمْ تَجِدُوا كَاتِبًا فَرِهَانٌ مَقْبُوضَةٌ ۖ فَإِنْ أَمِنَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا فَلْيُؤَدِّ الَّذِي اؤْتُمِنَ أَمَانَتَهُ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ رَبَّهُ ۗ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ ۚ وَمَنْ يَكْتُمْهَا فَإِنَّهُ آثِمٌ قَلْبُهُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ
Translation by words
- وَإِن
- And if
- كُنتُمْ
- you are
- عَلَىٰ
- on
- سَفَرٍ
- a journey
- وَلَمْ
- and not
- تَجِدُوا۟
- you find
- كَاتِبًا
- a scribe,
- فَرِهَٰنٌ
- then pledge
- مَّقْبُوضَةٌ
- in hand.
- فَإِنْ
- Then if
- أَمِنَ
- entrusts
- بَعْضُكُم
- one of you
- بَعْضًا
- (to) another
- فَلْيُؤَدِّ
- then let discharge
- ٱلَّذِى
- the one who
- ٱؤْتُمِنَ
- is entrusted
- أَمَٰنَتَهُۥ
- his trust.
- وَلْيَتَّقِ
- And let him fear
- ٱللَّهَ
- Allah,
- رَبَّهُۥ
- his Lord.
- وَلَا
- And (do) not
- تَكْتُمُوا۟
- conceal
- ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَ
- the evidence.
- وَمَن
- And whoever
- يَكْتُمْهَا
- conceals it,
- فَإِنَّهُۥٓ
- then indeed he
- ءَاثِمٌ
- (is) sinful -
- قَلْبُهُۥ
- his heart.
- وَٱللَّهُ
- And Allah
- بِمَا
- of what
- تَعْمَلُونَ
- you do
- عَلِيمٌ
- (is) All-Knower.
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.
2:283
Translation: Saheeh International