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Y: O ye who believe! When ye deal with each other, in transactions
involving future obligations in a fixed period of time, reduce them to
writing Let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties: let
not the scribe refuse to write: as Allah has taught him, so let him
write. Let him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear His
Lord Allah, and not diminish aught of what he owes. If they party
liable is mentally deficient, or weak, or unable Himself to dictate,
Let his guardian dictate faithfully, and get two witnesses, out of your
own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such
as ye choose, for witnesses, so that if one of them errs, the other can
remind her. The witnesses should not refuse when they are called on
(For evidence). Disdain not to reduce to writing (your contract) for a
future period, whether it be small or big: it is juster in the sight of
Allah, More suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts
among yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the
spot among yourselves, there is no blame on you if ye reduce it not to
writing. But take witness whenever ye make a commercial contract; and
let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If ye do (such harm), it
would be wickedness in you. So fear Allah; For it is Good that teaches
you. And Allah is well acquainted with all things. If ye are on a
journey, and cannot find a scribe, a pledge with possession (may serve
the purpose). And if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another,
let the trustee (faithfully) discharge his trust, and let him Fear his
Lord conceal not evidence; for whoever conceals it, - his heart is
tainted with sin. And Allah knoweth all that ye do.
P: O ye who believe! When ye contract a debt for a fixed term, record it
in writing. Let a scribe record it in writing between you in (terms of)
equity. No scribe should refuse to write as Allah hath taught him, so
let him write, and let him who incurreth the debt dictate, and let him
observe his duty to Allah his Lord, and diminish naught thereof. But if
he who oweth the debt is of low understanding, or weak, or unable
himself to dictate, then let the guardian of his interests dictate in
(terms of) equity. And call to witness, from among your men, two
witnesses. And if two men be not (at hand) then a man and two women, of
such as ye approve as witnesses, so that if the one erreth (through
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