ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அவர்கள் மனிதர்களிடமிருந்து அளந்து வாங்கும் போது நிறைவாக அளந்து வாங்குகின்றனர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔවුන් වනාහි මිනිසුන්ගෙන් කිරා ගන්නා විට සම්පූර්ණයෙන් ම කිරා ගනිති.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- کہ جب لوگوں سے ناپ کر لیتے ہیں تو پورا پورا لیتے ہیں.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは人から計って受け取る時は,十分に取り,
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当他们从别人称量进来的时候,他们称量得很充足;
Tafsir of 83:2
Which was revealed in Al-Madinah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Increasing and decreasing in the Measure and Weight will be a Cause for Regret and Loss An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah both recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "When the Prophet came to Al-Madinah, the people of Al-Madinah were the most terrible people in giving measurement (i.e., they used to cheat). Thus, Allah revealed, وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ (Woe to Al-Mutaffifin.) After this, they began to give good measure." The meaning of the word "Tatfif" here is to be stingy with measurement and weight, either by increasing it if it is due from the others or decreasing it if it is a debt. Thus, Allah explains that the Mutaffifin, those whom He has promised loss and destruction, whom are meant by "Woe" are الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُواْ عَلَى النَّاسِ (Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men,) meaning, from among the people. يَسْتَوْفُونَ (demand full measure,) meaning, they take their right by demanding full measure and extra as well.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)