Join worship, justice, family kindness, neighbourly safety and honest work into one accountable daily pattern.
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Character, Family and Ethical Work · lesson four
Bringing Character Together at Home and Work
Tawheed does not divide life into a religious corner and an unaccountable daily world. The One Creator is worshipped in prayer, and His commands shape truth, justice, family conduct, neighbourly safety and the handling of wealth. This lesson brings those duties into one weekly review.
General teaching cannot solve every unsafe home, employment dispute or financial obligation. Where abuse, coercion, danger, unpaid wages, legal rights or restitution are involved, use the safeguarding and qualified-referral boundary. Patience is never a command to conceal immediate danger.
What you should be able to do
Apply one standard of justice to home and work.
Connect correct speech with verified evidence.
Show kindness to parents without obeying wrongdoing.
Identify neighbour impact and fair dealing.
Separate a general moral review from legal or safeguarding advice.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
4كُونُواْkūnūBe
5قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnacustodians
6بِٱلۡقِسۡطِbil-qis'ṭiof justice
7شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
8لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
9وَلَوۡwalaweven if
10عَلَىٰٓʿalā(it is) against
11أَنفُسِكُمۡanfusikumyourselves
12أَوِawior
13ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِl-wālidaynithe parents
14وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚwal-aqrabīnaand the relatives
15إِنinif
16يَكُنۡyakunhe be
17غَنِيًّاghaniyyanrich
18أَوۡawor
19فَقِيرٗاfaqīranpoor
20فَٱللَّهُfal-lahufor Allah
21أَوۡلَىٰawlā(is) nearer
22بِهِمَاۖbihimāto both of them
23فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
24تَتَّبِعُواْtattabiʿūfollow
25ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓl-hawāthe desire
26أَنanlest
27تَعۡدِلُواْۚtaʿdilūyou deviate
28وَإِنwa-inAnd if
29تَلۡوُۥٓاْtalwūyou distort
30أَوۡawor
31تُعۡرِضُواْtuʿ'riḍūrefrain
32فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
33ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
34كَانَkānais
35بِمَاbimāof what
36تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
37خَبِيرٗاkhabīranAll-Aware
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allāh, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allāh is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or (your) parents or (your) kindred, whether (the case be of) a rich man or a poor man, for Allah is nearer unto both (them ye are). So follow not passion lest ye lapse (from truth) and if ye lapse or fall away, then lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
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Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve
4كُونُواْkūnūBe
5قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnasteadfast
6لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
7شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
8بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖbil-qis'ṭiin justice
9وَلَاwalāand let not
10يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡyajrimannakumprevent you
11شَنَـَٔانُshanaānuhatred
12قَوۡمٍqawmin(of) a people
13عَلَىٰٓʿalā[upon]
14أَلَّاallāthat not
15تَعۡدِلُواْۚtaʿdilūyou do justice
16ٱعۡدِلُواْiʿ'dilūBe just
17هُوَhuwait
18أَقۡرَبُaqrabu(is) nearer
19لِلتَّقۡوَىٰۖlilttaqwāto [the] piety
20وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūAnd fear
21ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
22إِنَّinnaindeed
23ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
24خَبِيرُۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
25بِمَاbimāof what
26تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allāh, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 5:8. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 4:135 commands firm justice even against oneself, parents and relatives. Qur’an 5:8 refuses to let hostility produce injustice. Together they reach both sides of bias: favouring those we love and mistreating those we dislike.
At home, justice includes describing what happened truthfully, listening before deciding and not using age or financial power to erase another person’s voice. At work, it includes accurate records, consistent standards and correcting an error even when admitting it costs status. These applications are editorial examples of the general command; they are not a substitute for a court, safeguarding service or formal grievance process.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
4ٱتَّقُواْittaqūFear
5ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
6وَقُولُواْwaqūlūand speak
7قَوۡلٗاqawlana word
8سَدِيدٗاsadīdanright
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point;
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right:
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 33:70. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Responsible speech is more than avoiding a direct lie. It includes not hiding decisive context, not inflating a complaint and not making a promise you know cannot be kept. A technically true fragment can still mislead when it is selected to create a false overall impression.
Use a three-part correction: state the inaccurate sentence; supply the accurate information and evidence; then repair the person or process affected. Intention matters, but good intention alone does not turn misleading conduct into truth.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَقَضَىٰwaqaḍāAnd has decreed
2رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
3أَلَّاallāthat (do) not
4تَعۡبُدُوٓاْtaʿbudūworship
5إِلَّآillāexcept
6إِيَّاهُiyyāhuHim Alone
7وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِwabil-wālidayniand to the parents
8إِحۡسَٰنًاۚiḥ'sānan(be) good
9إِمَّاimmāWhether
10يَبۡلُغَنَّyablughannareach
11عِندَكَʿindakawith you
12ٱلۡكِبَرَl-kibarathe old age
13أَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumāone of them
14أَوۡawor
15كِلَاهُمَاkilāhumāboth of them
16فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
17تَقُلtaqulsay
18لَّهُمَآlahumāto both of them
19أُفّٖuffina word of disrespect
20وَلَاwalāand (do) not
21تَنۡهَرۡهُمَاtanharhumārepel them
22وَقُلwaqulbut speak
23لَّهُمَاlahumāto them
24قَوۡلٗاqawlana word
25كَرِيمٗاkarīmannoble
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:23. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَٱخۡفِضۡwa-ikh'fiḍAnd lower
2لَهُمَاlahumāto them
3جَنَاحَjanāḥa(the) wing
4ٱلذُّلِّl-dhuli(of) humility
5مِنَmina(out) of
6ٱلرَّحۡمَةِl-raḥmati[the] mercy
7وَقُلwaquland say
8رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
9ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَاir'ḥamhumāHave mercy on both of them
10كَمَاkamāas
11رَبَّيَانِيrabbayānīthey brought me up
12صَغِيرٗاṣaghīran(when I was) small
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
Compare · M. Pickthall
And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood."
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:24. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِنwa-inBut if
2جَٰهَدَاكَjāhadākathey strive against you
3عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
4أَنanthat
5تُشۡرِكَtush'rikayou associate partners
6بِيbīwith Me
7مَاmāwhat
8لَيۡسَlaysanot
9لَكَlakayou have
10بِهِۦbihiof it
11عِلۡمٞʿil'munany knowledge
12فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
13تُطِعۡهُمَاۖtuṭiʿ'humāobey both of them
14وَصَاحِبۡهُمَاwaṣāḥib'humāBut accompany them
15فِيfīin
16ٱلدُّنۡيَاl-dun'yāthe world
17مَعۡرُوفٗاۖmaʿrūfan(with) kindness
18وَٱتَّبِعۡwa-ittabiʿand follow
19سَبِيلَsabīla(the) path
20مَنۡman(of him) who
21أَنَابَanābaturns
22إِلَيَّۚilayyato Me
23ثُمَّthummaThen
24إِلَيَّilayyatowards Me
25مَرۡجِعُكُمۡmarjiʿukum(is) your return
26فَأُنَبِّئُكُمfa-unabbi-ukumthen I will inform you
27بِمَاbimāof what
28كُنتُمۡkuntumyou used (to)
29تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge,1 do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
Compare · M. Pickthall
But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what ye used to do –
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
"But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did."
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Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 31:15. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
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The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
The Qur’an commands excellent conduct toward parents and teaches a supplication for mercy. Qur’an 31:15 also says not to obey when parents strive to make a person associate partners, while continuing appropriate worldly companionship. Kindness and refusal of wrongdoing are therefore not opposites.
A younger learner may practise respectful wording: “I love and respect you, but I cannot do that act of worship.” An adult in a coercive or dangerous home needs more than a script. They may need confidential safeguarding, safe accommodation, legal advice or a qualified scholar who understands the actual circumstances.
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ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1۞ وَٱعۡبُدُواْwa-uʿ'budūAnd worship
2ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
3وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
4تُشۡرِكُواْtush'rikūassociate
5بِهِۦbihiwith Him
6شَيۡـٔٗاۖshayananything
7وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِwabil-wālidayniand to the parents
8إِحۡسَٰنٗاiḥ'sānan(do) good
9وَبِذِيwabidhīand with
10ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰl-qur'bāthe relatives
11وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰwal-yatāmāand the orphans
12وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
13وَٱلۡجَارِwal-jāriand the neighbor
14ذِيdhī(who is)
15ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰl-qur'bānear
16وَٱلۡجَارِwal-jāriand the neighbor
17ٱلۡجُنُبِl-junubi(who is) farther away
18وَٱلصَّاحِبِwal-ṣāḥibiand the companion
19بِٱلۡجَنۢبِbil-janbiby your side
20وَٱبۡنِwa-ib'niand the
21ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīlitraveler
22وَمَاwamāand what
23مَلَكَتۡmalakatpossess[ed]
24أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۗaymānukumyour right hands
25إِنَّinnaIndeed
26ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
27لَاlā(does) not
28يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
29مَنman(the one) who
30كَانَkānais
31مُخۡتَالٗاmukh'tālan[a] proud
32فَخُورًاfakhūran(and) [a] boastful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Worship Allāh and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allāh does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful,
Compare · M. Pickthall
And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 4:36 names near and distant neighbours beside worship and family duties. Neighbourly conduct includes noise, obstruction, rubbish, parking, privacy and the way conflict is carried. The list is an everyday application, not a quotation from the ayah.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
2ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
3ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
4لَاlā(Do) not
5تَأۡكُلُوٓاْtakulūeat
6أَمۡوَٰلَكُمamwālakumyour wealth
7بَيۡنَكُمbaynakumbetween yourselves
8بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِbil-bāṭiliunjustly
9إِلَّآillāBut
10أَنanthat
11تَكُونَtakūna(there) be
12تِجَٰرَةًtijāratanbusiness
13عَنʿanon
14تَرَاضٖtarāḍinmutual consent
15مِّنكُمۡۚminkumamong you
16وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
17تَقۡتُلُوٓاْtaqtulūkill
18أَنفُسَكُمۡۚanfusakumyourselves
19إِنَّinnaIndeed
20ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
21كَانَkānais
22بِكُمۡbikumto you
23رَحِيمٗاraḥīmanMost Merciful
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allāh is to you ever Merciful.
Compare · M. Pickthall
O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful!
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:29. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَيۡلٞwaylunWoe
2لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَlil'muṭaffifīnato those who give less
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Woe to those who give less [than due],
Compare · M. Pickthall
Woe unto the defrauders:
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Woe to those that deal in fraud,-
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 83:1. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
2إِذَاidhāwhen
3ٱكۡتَالُواْik'tālūthey take a measure
4عَلَىʿalāfrom
5ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
6يَسۡتَوۡفُونَyastawfūnathey take in full
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.
Compare · M. Pickthall
Those who when they take the measure from mankind demand it full,
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
Those who, when they have to receive by measure from men, exact full measure,
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 83:2. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1وَإِذَاwa-idhāBut when
2كَالُوهُمۡkālūhumthey give by measure (to) them
3أَوawor
4وَّزَنُوهُمۡwazanūhumthey weigh (for) them
5يُخۡسِرُونَyukh'sirūnathey give less
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.
Compare · M. Pickthall
But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
But when they have to give by measure or weight to men, give less than due.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 83:3. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 4:29 prohibits consuming wealth unjustly and permits trade by mutual consent. Qur’an 83:1-3 condemns those who demand full measure from others while giving less. The pattern reaches invoices, timesheets, weights, descriptions, subscriptions and performance claims: do not demand from another person a fairness you refuse to give.
Mutual consent must be real rather than hidden behind unreadable terms or pressure. Detailed contract, employment, tax and restitution questions need qualified advice. This lesson can help you notice the issue and preserve the record; it cannot issue a binding legal answer for every jurisdiction.
6. A one-page weekly integrity review
Area
Review question
Repair
Worship
Was the act directed sincerely to the Creator?
Renew intention and correct any unsound practice.
Speech
Did I give a truthful overall picture?
Correct the record with the affected person.
Home
Did power, tiredness or closeness make me unfair?
Apologise, restore the right and change the routine.
Neighbour
Was anyone exposed to avoidable harm from me?
Remove the harm and communicate respectfully.
Work
Did I give the time, measure and clarity I expected?
Correct the entry, claim or payment; refer complex liability.
Complete the review privately before using it to examine another person. Choose one repair you can finish within forty-eight hours. If a matter involves danger or serious rights, do not wait for a weekly review—use the appropriate safeguarding, legal or professional route immediately.
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
Careful reading aid
A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.
Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study
Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.
Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
ArabicTransliterationContextual meaning
1فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
2قُضِيَتِquḍiyatiis concluded
3ٱلصَّلَوٰةُl-ṣalatuthe prayer
4فَٱنتَشِرُواْfa-intashirūthen disperse
5فِيfīin
6ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe land
7وَٱبۡتَغُواْwa-ib'taghūand seek
8مِنminfrom
9فَضۡلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
10ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
11وَٱذۡكُرُواْwa-udh'kurūand remember
12ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
13كَثِيرٗاkathīranmuch
14لَّعَلَّكُمۡlaʿallakumso that you may
15تُفۡلِحُونَtuf'liḥūnasucceed
Meaning in translation
Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Primary · Saheeh International
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allāh, and remember Allāh often that you may succeed.
Compare · M. Pickthall
And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah's bounty, and remember Allah much, that ye may be successful.
Compare · A. Yusuf Ali
And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 62:10. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 25 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.
Qur’an 62:10 permits seeking the bounty of اللّٰه(ALLAH) after the Friday prayer and commands abundant remembrance. Work and remembrance are not rivals when work is lawful and responsible. The same servant who stands in prayer returns to contracts, family and neighbours under the knowledge that every action remains accountable.
See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an 4:135; 5:8; 33:70; 17:23-24; 31:15; 4:36; 4:29; 83:1-3; 62:10. Controlled QPC Hafs Arabic; named translations remain visibly labelled. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
Sahih al-Bukhari 6018, Book 78, Hadith 49; Sahih al-Bukhari 6014, Book 78, Hadith 45; Sahih al-Bukhari 1, Book 1, Hadith 1. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.
Adult companion · lesson · TC-LESSON-028
Help a learner master Bringing Character Together at Home and Work
Join worship, justice, family kindness, neighbourly safety and honest work into one accountable daily pattern. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”
Begin with the source
Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.
Invite an answer before helping
Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.
Correct with dignity
Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.
01Prepare a focused session
Read Bringing Character Together at Home and Work yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.
Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”
02Use a source-led teaching conversation
Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
“What does Justice remains a duty mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 4:135; 5:8)?”
“What does Home conduct is accountable mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 17:23-24; 31:15; 4:36)?”
“What does Work conduct is not detached from worship mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 4:29; 83:1-3)?”
“Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
“What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages
Ages 5–7
Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه(ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.
Ages 8–11
Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.
Ages 12–15
Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.
Ages 16+ and adults
Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.
05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.
Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.
06Choose one useful follow-up
Choose one truthful correction at work.
Choose one act of service at home.
Check one neighbour-impact issue.
Record an unsafe or complex matter for proper referral.
Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.
07Revisit for durable mastery
After 24 hours · five minutes
Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
Ask the learner to find its source locator.
Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.
After seven days · eight minutes
Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
Retry the most difficult mastery question.
Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.
