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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 35of 111

وَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ إِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوا۟ بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًۭا﴿٣٥

Translation (Sahih International)

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَوْفُوا۟wa-awfūAnd give full
ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla[the] measure
إِذَاidhāwhen
كِلْتُمْkil'tumyou measure
وَزِنُوا۟wazinūand weigh
بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِbil-qis'ṭāsiwith the balance
ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِ ۚl-mus'taqīmithe straight
ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) good
وَأَحْسَنُwa-aḥsanuand best
تَأْوِيلًۭاtawīlan(in) result

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to handle the Orphan's Wealth properly and to be Honest in Weights and Measuresوَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ(And come not near to the orphan's property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength.) meaning, do not dispose of the orphan's wealth except in a proper manner.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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