۞ وَمِنۡ
أَهۡلِ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
مَنۡ
إِن
تَأۡمَنۡهُ
بِقِنطَارٖ
يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ
إِلَيۡكَ
وَمِنۡهُم
مَّنۡ
إِن
تَأۡمَنۡهُ
بِدِينَارٖ
لَّا
يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ
إِلَيۡكَ
إِلَّا
مَا
دُمۡتَ
عَلَيۡهِ
قَآئِمٗاۗ
ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
قَالُواْ
لَيۡسَ
عَلَيۡنَا
فِي
ٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ
سَبِيلٞ
وَيَقُولُونَ
عَلَى
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلۡكَذِبَ
وَهُمۡ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٧٥
Among the People of the Scripture there is he who, if thou trust him with a weight of treasure, will return it to thee. And among them there is he who, if thou trust him with a piece of gold, will not return it to thee unless thou keep standing over him. That is because they say: We have no duty to the Gentiles. They speak a lie concerning Allah knowingly.
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
How Trustworthy Are the Jews
Allah states that there are deceitful people among the Jews. He also warns the faithful against being deceived by them, because some of them,
مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنْطَارٍ
(if entrusted with a Qintar (a great amount)) of money,
يُؤَدِّهِ إِلَيْكَ
(will readily pay it back;)
…How Trustworthy Are the Jews
Allah states that there are deceitful people among the Jews. He also warns the faithful against being deceived by them, be
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