يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe[d] āmanū When idhā you contract with one another tadāyantum any debt bidaynin for ilā a term ajalin fixed musamman then write it fa-uk'tubūhu And let write walyaktub between you baynakum a scribe kātibun in justice bil-ʿadli And not walā (should) refuse yaba a scribe kātibun that an he writes yaktuba as kamā (has) taught him ʿallamahu Allah l-lahu So let him write falyaktub and let dictate walyum'lili the one alladhī on whom ʿalayhi (is) the right l-ḥaqu and let him fear walyattaqi Allah l-laha his Lord rabbahu and (let him) not walā diminish yabkhas from it min'hu anything shayan Then if fa-in is kāna the one alladhī on him ʿalayhi (is) the right l-ḥaqu (of) limited understanding safīhan or aw weak ḍaʿīfan or aw not lā capable yastaṭīʿu that an (can) dictate yumilla he huwa then let dictate falyum'lil his guardian waliyyuhu with justice bil-ʿadli And call for evidence wa-is'tashhidū two witnesses shahīdayni among min your men rijālikum And if fa-in not lam there are yakūnā two men rajulayni then one man farajulun and two women wa-im'ra-atāni of whom mimman you agree tarḍawna of mina [the] witnesses l-shuhadāi (so) that (if) an [she] errs taḍilla one of the two iḥ'dāhumā then will remind fatudhakkira one of the two iḥ'dāhumā the other l-ukh'rā And not walā (should) refuse yaba the witnesses l-shuhadāu when idhā that mā they are called duʿū And not walā (be) weary tasamū that an you write it taktubūhu small ṣaghīran or aw large kabīran for ilā its term ajalihi That dhālikum (is) more just aqsaṭu near ʿinda Allah l-lahi and more upright wa-aqwamu for evidence lilshahādati and nearer wa-adnā that not allā you (have) doubt tartābū except illā that an be takūna a transaction tijāratan present ḥāḍiratan you carry out tudīrūnahā among you baynakum then not falaysa on you ʿalaykum any sin junāḥun that not allā you write it taktubūhā And take witness wa-ashhidū when idhā you make commercial transaction tabāyaʿtum And not walā (should) be harmed yuḍārra (the) scribe kātibun and not walā (the) witness shahīdun and if wa-in you do tafʿalū then indeed it fa-innahu (is) sinful conduct fusūqun for you bikum and fear wa-ittaqū Allah l-laha And teaches wayuʿallimukumu Allah l-lahu And Allah wal-lahu of every bikulli thing shayin (is) All-Knower ʿalīmun
O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe write [it] between you in justice. Let no scribe refuse to write as Allāh has taught him. So let him write and let the one who has the obligation [i.e., the debtor] dictate. And let him fear Allāh, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of them [i.e., the women] errs, then the other can remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in the sight of Allāh and stronger as evidence and more likely to prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate transaction which you conduct among yourselves. For [then] there is no blame upon you if you do not write it. And take witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let no scribe be harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is [grave] disobedience in you. And fear Allāh. And Allāh teaches you. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.