Quran 2:188

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 188

Verse 188 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

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

EnglishSaheeh International
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].
TamilJan Trust Foundation
அன்றியும், உங்களுக்கிடையில் ஒருவர் மற்றவரின் பொருளைத் தவறான முறையில் சாப்பிடாதீர்கள்;. மேலும், நீங்கள் அறிந்து கொண்டே பிற மக்களின் பொருள்களிலிருந்து(எந்த) ஒரு பகுதியையும், அநியாயமாகத் தின்பதற்காக அதிகாரிகளிடம் (இலஞ்சம் கொடுக்க) நெருங்காதீர்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද නුඹලාගේ වස්තුව නුඹලා අතර අයුක්ති සහගත ලෙස අනුභව නො කරනු. ජනයාගේ වස්තුවෙන් කොටසක් දැනුවත්ව ම නුඹලා භුක්ති විදිනු පිණිස ඒවා පාලකයින් වෙත යොමු නො කරනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور ایک دوسرے کا مال ناحق نہ کھایا کرو، نہ حاکموں کو رشوت پہنچا کر کسی کا کچھ مال ﻇلم وستم سے اپنا کر لیا کرو، حاﻻنکہ تم جانتے ہو۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
あなたがたの間で,不法にあなたがたの財産を貪ってはならない。またそれを贈って裁判官に近付き,他人の財産の一部を,不当であると知りながら貪ってはならない。
ChineseMa Jian
你们不要借诈术而侵蚀别人的财产,不要以别人的财产贿赂官吏,以便你们明知故犯地借罪行而侵蚀别人的一部分财产。

Tafsir of 2:188

Bribery is prohibited and is a Sin `Ali bin Abu Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This (Ayah 2:188) is about the indebted person when there is no evidence of the loan. So he denies taking the loan and the case goes to the authorities, even though he knows that it is not his money and that he is a sinner, consuming what is not allowed for him." This opinion was also reported from Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi, Muqatil bin Hayan and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. They all stated, "Do not dispute when you know that you are being unjust." The Judge's Ruling does not allow the Prohibited or prohibit the Lawful It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Umm Salamah narrated that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: «أَلَا إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ، وَإِنَّمَا يَأْتِينِي الْخَصْمُ، فَلَعَلَّ بَعْضَكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَلْحَنَ بِحُجَّتِهِ مِنْ بَعْضٍ فَأَقْضِيَ لَهُ، فَمَنْ قَضَيْتُ لَهُ بِحَقِّ مُسْلِمٍ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ قِطْعَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ، فَلْيَحْمِلْهَا أَوْ لِيَذَرْهَا» (I am only human! You people present your cases to me, and as some of you may be more eloquent and persuasive in presenting his argument, I might issue a judgment in his benefit.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:188 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 188