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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulVerse 282
1 verseAl-Baqarah 282
يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا تَدَايَنْتُمْ بِدَيْنٍ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَاكْتُبُوهُۜ وَلْيَكْتُبْ بَيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌ بِالْعَدْلِۖ وَلَا يَاْبَ كَاتِبٌ اَنْ يَكْتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ اللّٰهُ فَلْيَكْتُبْۚ وَلْيُمْلِلِ الَّذ۪ي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ رَبَّهُ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَيْـًٔاۜ فَاِنْ كَانَ الَّذ۪ي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ سَف۪يهًا اَوْ ضَع۪يفًا اَوْ لَا يَسْتَط۪يعُ اَنْ يُمِلَّ هُوَ فَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِيُّهُ بِالْعَدْلِۜ وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَه۪يدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْۚ فَاِنْ لَمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَاَتَانِ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَٓاءِ اَنْ تَضِلَّ اِحْدٰيهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ اِحْدٰيهُمَا الْاُخْرٰىۜ وَلَا يَاْبَ الشُّهَدَٓاءُ اِذَا مَا دُعُواۜ وَلَا تَسْـَٔمُٓوا اَنْ تَكْتُبُوهُ صَغ۪يرًا اَوْ كَب۪يرًا اِلٰٓى اَجَلِه۪ۜ ذٰلِكُمْ اَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَاَقْوَمُ لِلشَّهَادَةِ وَاَدْنٰٓى اَلَّا تَرْتَابُٓوا اِلَّٓا اَنْ تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً حَاضِرَةً تُد۪يرُونَهَا بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَلَّا تَكْتُبُوهَاۜ وَاَشْهِدُٓوا اِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْۖ وَلَا يُضَٓارَّ كَاتِبٌ وَلَا شَه۪يدٌۜ وَاِنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَاِنَّهُ فُسُوقٌ بِكُمْۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَۜ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللّٰهُۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌ ٢٨٢
Mushaf
Transliteration
282Yâ eyyühe-lleẕîne âmenû iẕâ tedâyentüm bideynin ilâ ecelim müsemmen fektübûh. velyektüb beyneküm kâtibüm bilʿadl. velâ yeʾbe kâtibün ey yektübe kemâ ʿallemehü-llâhü felyektüb. velyümlili-lleẕî ʿaleyhi-lḥaḳḳu velyetteḳi-llâhe rabbehû velâ yebḫas minhü şeyʾâ. fein kâne-lleẕî ʿaleyhi-lḥaḳḳu sefîhen ev ḍaʿîfen ev lâ yesteṭîʿu ey yümille hüve felyümlil veliyyühû bilʿadl. vesteşhidû şehîdeyni mir ricâliküm. feil lem yekûnâ racüleyni feracülüv vemraetâni mimmen terḍavne mine-şşühedâi en teḍille iḥdâhümâ fetüẕekkira iḥdâhüme-lʾuḫrâ. velâ yeʾbe-şşühedâü iẕâ mâ düʿû. velâ tesʾemû en tektübûhü ṣagîran ev kebîran ilâ ecelih. ẕâliküm aḳseṭu ʿinde-llâhi veaḳvemü lişşehâdeti veednâ ellâ tertâbû illâ en tekûne ticâraten ḥâḍiraten tüdîrûnehâ beyneküm feleyse ʿaleyküm cünâḥun ellâ tektübûhâ. veeşhidû iẕâ tebâyaʿtüm. velâ yüḍârra kâtibüv velâ şehîd. vein tefʿalû feinnehû füsûḳum biküm. vetteḳu-llâh. veyüʿallimükümü-llâh. vellâhü bikülli şeyʾin ʿalîm.
English Translation
282O you who believe, when you contract a debt with one another for a fixed term, write it down. Let a scribe write it between you faithfully. Let the scribe not refuse to write as Allah has taught him; let him write. Let the debtor dictate, and let him fear Allah, his Lord, and not diminish anything from it. If the debtor is not of sound mind, or is weak, or is himself unable to dictate, let his guardian dictate faithfully on his behalf. And call two witnesses from among your men. If two men are not available, then take one man and two women from among witnesses you approve of, so that if one of them forgets, the other can remind her. Let the witnesses not refuse when they are called. Do not be reluctant to write down the debt, whether small or large, along with its term. This is more just in Allah's sight, more reliable as testimony, and more suitable for keeping you from doubt. However, if it is a cash transaction you conduct on the spot between yourselves, there is no sin on you in not writing it down. And take witnesses when you buy and sell. Let neither the scribe nor the witness be harmed. If you do cause harm, that is surely a deviation on your part. Be accountable to Allah. Allah is teaching you. Allah knows all things.
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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik.
The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.