The Holy Quran 2:188 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

Do not unlawfully eat the wealth of each other (by stealing, cheating, gambling, taking interest, committing fraud, etc) and (do not) take it (as bribes) to judges so that you may sinfully eat a bit of people's wealth while you are fully aware of it (do not bribe judges to judge in your favour so that you may steal the wealth of someone else, knowing that the wealth is not yours. You should also not give false evidence, take false oaths or make false claims to steal the property of others).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The prohibition of wealth acquired wrongfully: through fasting the purification of the self was intended; now the purification of wealth is commanded. And it has become clear that lawful wealth is forbidden to be eaten only during the fast, whereas the “fast” from unlawful wealth is for one's whole life, and there is no limit to it.

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