۞ إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ
أَن
تُؤَدُّواْ
ٱلۡأَمَٰنَٰتِ
إِلَىٰٓ
أَهۡلِهَا
وَإِذَا
حَكَمۡتُم
بَيۡنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
أَن
تَحۡكُمُواْ
بِٱلۡعَدۡلِۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
نِعِمَّا
يَعِظُكُم
بِهِۦٓۗ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
سَمِيعَۢا
بَصِيرٗا
٥٨
Indeed, Allah commands you to return trusts to their rightful owners;1 and when you judge between people, judge with fairness. What a noble commandment from Allah to you! Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Indeed, Allāh commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. Excellent is that which Allāh instructs you. Indeed, Allāh is ever Hearing and Seeing.
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to Return the Trusts to Whomever They Are Due
Allah commands that the trusts be returned to their rightful owners. Al-Hasan narrated that Samurah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«أَدِّ الْأَمَانَةَ إِلى مَنِ ائْتَمَنَكَ، وَلَا تَخُنْ مَنْ خَانَك»
(Return the trust to those who entr
…The Command to Return the Trusts to Whomever They Are Due
Allah commands that the trusts be returned to their rightful owners. Al-Hasan narrated that S
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