Woe to the curtailers,
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
who, when they measure something to receive from people, take it in full,
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
and when they measure or weigh something to give it to them, give less than due.
(Quran 83:1-3)
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The word, Mutaffifin, 'those who give short measure or weight,' is derived from Tatfif, 'to give short measure or short weight'. The Qur'anic expression 'Woe to the curtailers' is indicative of the injunction that this practice is prohibited.
الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ
who, when they measure something to receive from people, take it in full,
وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَوْ وَزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ
and when they measure or weigh something to give it to them, give less than due.
(Quran 83:1-3)
Begin Quote.
The word, Mutaffifin, 'those who give short measure or weight,' is derived from Tatfif, 'to give short measure or short weight'. The Qur'anic expression 'Woe to the curtailers' is indicative of the injunction that this practice is prohibited.
