Surah Al-Mutaffifin, Ayah 3 (83:3)

ٱلْمُطَفِّفِين

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

Quran 83:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin (“The Defrauding”), a Meccan surah of 36 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 587 of the Madani Mushaf.

83:3
وَإِذَاكَالُوهُمْأَووَّزَنُوهُمْيُخْسِرُونَ٣
wa-idhā kālūhum aw wazanūhum yukh'sirūna

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.(3)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāBut when
  2. كَالُوهُمْkālūhumthey give by measure (to) them
  3. أَوawor
  4. وَّزَنُوهُمْwazanūhumthey weigh (for) them
  5. يُخْسِرُونَyukh'sirūnathey give less

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