وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ ٣
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَإِذَاBut whenwa-idhā
- كَالُوهُمۡthey give by measure (to) themkālūhum
- أَوoraw
- وَّزَنُوهُمۡthey weigh (for) themwazanūhum
- يُخۡسِرُونَthey give lessyukh'sirūna
Tafsir
But when they measure or weigh for people they reduce the measurement and weight. This was the practice of the people of Madinah at the time the Prophet (peace be on him) migrated to them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran