An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah both recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "When the Prophet came to Al-Madinah, the people of Al-Madinah were the most terrible people in giving measurement (i.e., they used to cheat). Thus, Allah revealed,

﴿ظˆظژظٹظ’ظ„ظŒ ظ„ظ‘ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط·ظژظپظ‘ظگظپظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾

(Woe to Al-Mutaffifin.) After this, they began to give good measure.'' The meaning of the word Tatfif here is to be stingy with measurement and weight, either by increasing it if it is due from the others, or decreasing it if it is a debt. Thus, Allah explains that the Mutaffifin those whom He has promised loss and destruction, whom are meant by "Woe'' are

﴿ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط§ظƒظ’طھظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظگ﴾

(Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men,) meaning, from among the people.

﴿ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(demand full measure,) meaning, they take their right by demanding full measure and extra as well.

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظˆظ‘ظژط²ظژظ†ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط®ظ’ط³ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾

(And when they have to give by measure or weight to (other) men, give less than due.) meaning, they decrease. Verily, Allah commanded that the measure and weight should be given in full. He says in another Ayah,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ط¥ظگط°ط§ ظƒظگظ„ظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط²ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظژط§ط³ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظگ ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظˆظژط£ظژط­ظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈ طھظژط£ظ’ظˆظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good and better in the end.) (17:35) Allah also says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظ„ط§ظژ ظ†ظڈظƒظژظ„ظ‘ظگظپظڈ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظˆظڈط³ظ’ط¹ظژظ‡ظژط§﴾

(And give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any person, but with that which he can bear.) (6:152) and He says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظˆظژط²ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظڈط®ظ’ط³ظگط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ﴾

(And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.) (55:9) Allah destroyed the people of Shu`ayb and wiped them out because of their cheating in weights and measurements. ning, they take their right by demanding full measure and extra as well.

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظˆظ‘ظژط²ظژظ†ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط®ظ’ط³ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾

(And when they have to give by measure or weight to (other) men, give less than due.) meaning, they decrease. Verily, Allah commanded that the measure and weight should be given in full. He says in another Ayah,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ط¥ظگط°ط§ ظƒظگظ„ظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط²ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظژط§ط³ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظگ ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظˆظژط£ظژط­ظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈ طھظژط£ظ’ظˆظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good and better in the end.) (17:35) Allah also says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظ„ط§ظژ ظ†ظڈظƒظژظ„ظ‘ظگظپظڈ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظˆظڈط³ظ’ط¹ظژظ‡ظژط§﴾

(And give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any person, but with that which he can bear.) (6:152) and He says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظˆظژط²ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظڈط®ظ’ط³ظگط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ﴾

(And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.) (55:9) Allah destroyed the people of Shu`ayb and wiped them out because of their cheating in weights and measurements. be able to bare. Imam Malik reported from Nafi` who reported from Ibn `Umar that the Prophet said,

آ«ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظڈ ظ„ظگط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژطŒ ط­ظژطھظ’ظ‰ ظٹظژط؛ظگظٹط¨ظژ ط£ظژط­ظژط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹ ط±ظژط´ظ’ط­ظگظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظ†ظ’طµظژط§ظپظگ ط£ظڈط°ظڈظ†ظژظٹظ’ظ‡آ»

(This will be the Day that mankind will stand before the Lord of all that exists, until one of them will sink up to the middle of his ears in sweat.) Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith from Malik and `Abdullah bin `Awn, both of whom reported it from Nafi`. Muslim also recorded it from two routes. Another Hadith: Hadith;uA ? give less than due.) meaning, they decrease. Verily, Allah commanded that the measure and weight should be given in full. He says in another Ayah,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ط¥ظگط°ط§ ظƒظگظ„ظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط²ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظژط§ط³ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظگ ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظˆظژط£ظژط­ظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈ طھظژط£ظ’ظˆظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good and better in the end.) (17:35) Allah also says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظ„ط§ظژ ظ†ظڈظƒظژظ„ظ‘ظگظپظڈ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظˆظڈط³ظ’ط¹ظژظ‡ظژط§﴾

(And give full measure and full weight with justice. We burden not any person, but with that which he can bear.) (6:152) and He says,

﴿ظˆظژط£ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظˆظژط²ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ طھظڈط®ظ’ط³ظگط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط²ظژط§ظ†ظژ ﴾

(And observe the weight with equity and do not make the balance deficient.) (55:9) Allah destroyed the people of Shu`ayb and wiped them out because of their cheating in weights and measurements.