Al-Baqarah 2:280 وان كان ذو عسرة فنظرة الى ميسرة وان تصدقوا خير لكم ان كنتم تعلمون ٢٨٠
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وَإِن
كَانَ
ذُو
عُسۡرَةٖ
فَنَظِرَةٌ
إِلَىٰ
مَيۡسَرَةٖۚ
وَأَن
تَصَدَّقُواْ
خَيۡرٞ
لَّكُمۡ
إِن
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡلَمُونَ
٢٨٠
And if the debtor is in straitened circumstances, then (let there be) postponement to (the time of) ease; and that ye remit the debt as almsgiving would be better for you if ye did but know.
— M. Pickthall
And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.
— Saheeh International
If the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time Till it is easy for him to repay. But if ye remit it by way of charity, that is best for you if ye only knew.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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