The Holy Quran 4:58 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا۟ ٱلْأَمَـٰنَـٰتِ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهَا وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا۟ بِٱلْعَدْلِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعًۢا بَصِيرًا

Translation

Verily Allaah instructs you to (amicably) return trusts (that others place in your care) to their rightful owners and that you judge between people with justice (without bribery or unjust leniency). Indeed Allaah offers you the best advice. Surely Allaah is All Hearing, All Seeing (He knows what you keep secret and what you make public).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to render trusts and to judge with justice: it was the habit of the Jews to betray what was entrusted to them and, in settling disputes, because of bribes and the like, to favour and show partiality to someone and give judgement contrary to the truth. Therefore in this verse the Muslims were forbidden both these things.

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