The Holy Quran 3:75 — Surah Ali 'Imran

Arabic text

۞ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًا ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

From the Ahlul Kitaab there is he who, if you trust him with a wealth of treasures, he will return it to you (because of his honesty). Then there is (also) he (from the Ahlul Kitaab) who, if you trust him with (even) a single Dinaar (gold coin), he will not return it to you unless you keep standing over him (unless you persistently demand your dues from him). This is because they say, "We have no obligation towards the unlettered people (towards the Arabs and all those who do not follow our religion)." They lie about Allaah (by saying that Allaah commanded them to act in this manner) knowingly (knowing that they are lying because Allaah has never permitted anyone to act treacherously in fulfilling the trusts of others).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The treachery and trustworthiness of the People of the Book: in connection with the religious treachery and hypocrisy of the People of the Book, [their] worldly treachery has been mentioned. This sheds light on what can be expected of people whose intentions go bad over a few coins and who cannot keep faith with what is entrusted to them: will they prove…

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