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Al-Baqarah 2:280

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وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ ۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُوا۟ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإن كان المدين غير قادر على السداد فأمهلوه إلى أن ييسِّر الله له رزقًا فيدفع إليكم مالكم، وإن تتركوا رأس المال كله أو بعضه وتضعوه عن المدين فهو أفضل لكم، إن كنتم تعلمون فَضْلَ ذلك، وأنَّه خير لكم في الدنيا والآخرة.

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