۞ أَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْسِرِينَ
Awful kaila wa laa takoonoo minal mukhsireen
Give full measure and do not be of those who cause loss.
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Justice & honesty
26:181Ayah 1227
12 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.
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Give full measure and do not be of those who give short measure
Related Hadiths
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he is satisfied with the measure
with which he has bought it.
Don't buy that and do not get back what you gave in charity.
He who makes an advance payment should not make advance payment except for a specified measure and weight (and for a specified period).
He who bought foodgrain should not sell it until he had taken full possession of it (after measuring it).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to sell grain which one buys by measurement until one receives it in full.
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