Is the reduction of measure specific to weighing and measuring?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is the statement of Allah the Exalted,[Ar-Rahman 55:9], similar in interpretation to His statement, [Al-Mutaffifin 83:1]? And is the interpretation of the "mudaffifin" (those who give short measure) as those who deprive people of their rights general, or is it limited to scales only?
Answer:
We told you that weighing and measuring are among the matters in which justice is obligatory.
So, giving short measure in the scale, in weighing and measuring, is a form of loss, and do not cause loss in the scale. This falls under the statement of Allah the Exalted:[Ar-Rahman 55:9].
And Allah threatened them for it in His statement:[Al-Mutaffifin 83:1-2]. And Allah mentioned regarding the people of Shu'ayb that they reduced the measures and scales and gave people less than their due. [Hud 11:85] He (peace be upon him) commanded them to do so.
So, giving short measure in the measures and scales is a major sin among the major sins. It was the deed of a nation that Allah destroyed, namely the people of Shu'ayb. It is a form of causing loss in the scale and giving short measure. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is the statement of Allah the Exalted,
And establish weight in justice
وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِWoe to those who give less [than due],
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَAnswer:
We told you that weighing and measuring are among the matters in which justice is obligatory.
So, giving short measure in the scale, in weighing and measuring, is a form of loss, and do not cause loss in the scale. This falls under the statement of Allah the Exalted:
and do not make deficient the balance.
وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا الْمِيزَانَAnd Allah threatened them for it in His statement:
(1) Woe to those who give less [than due], (2) Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا اكْتَالُوا عَلَى النَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَAnd O my people, give full measure and weight
وَيَا قَوْمِ أَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَSo, giving short measure in the measures and scales is a major sin among the major sins. It was the deed of a nation that Allah destroyed, namely the people of Shu'ayb. It is a form of causing loss in the scale and giving short measure. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [750- 4717] هل التطفيف خاص بالكيل والوزن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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