shall no fear come, neither shall they be grieved.
They who devour usury shall not arise from the dead,
but as he ariseth whom Satan hath infected by a touch:
this shall happen to them because they say, Truly selling
is but as usury: and yet God hath permitted selling
and forbidden usury. He therefore who, when there
cometh unto him an admonition from his Lord, abstaineth
from usury for the future, shall have what is past
forgiven him, and his affair belongeth unto God.
But whoever returneth to usury, they shall be the
companions of hell fire, they shall continue therein
forever. God shall take his blessing from usury,
and shall increase alms: for God loveth no infidel,
or ungodly person. But they who believe and do
that which is right, and observe the stated times of
prayer, and pay their legal alms, they shall have
their reward with their Lord: there shall come
no fear on them, neither shall they be grieved.
O true believers, fear God, and remit that which remaineth
of usury, if ye really believe; but if ye do it not,
hearken unto war, which is declared against you from
God and his apostle: yet if ye repent, ye shall
have the capital of your money. Deal not unjustly
with others, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.
If there be any debtor under a difficulty of paying
his debt, let his creditor wait till it be easy for
him to do it; but if ye remit it as alms, it will
be better for you, if ye knew it. And fear the
day wherein ye shall return unto God; then shall every
soul be paid what it hath gained, and they shall not
be treated unjustly. O true believers, when ye
bind yourselves one to the other in a debt for a certain
time, write it down; and let a writer write between
you according to justice, and let not the writer refuse
writing according to what God hath taught him; but
let him write, and let him who oweth the debt dictate,
and let him fear God his Lord, and not diminish aught
thereof. But if he who oweth the debt be foolish,
or weak, or be not able to dictate himself, let his
agent dictate according to equity; and call to witness
two witnesses of your neighboring men; but if there
be not two men, let there be a man and two women of
those whom ye shall choose for witnesses: if
one of those women should mistake, the other of them
will cause her to recollect. And the witnesses
shall not refuse, whensoever they shall be called.
And disdain not to write it down, be it a large debt,
or be it a small one, until its time of payment:
this will be more just in the sight of God, and more
right for bearing witness, and more easy, that ye
may not doubt. But if it be a present bargain
which ye transact between yourselves, it shall be no
crime in you, if ye write it not down. And take
witnesses when ye sell one to the other, and let no
harm be done to the writer, nor to the witness; which
if ye do, it will surely be injustice in you:
and fear God, and God will instruct you, for God knoweth
all things. And if ye be on a journey, and find