o you who believe! when you deal with each other in contracting a debt for a fixed time then write it down and let a scribe write it down between you with fairness and the scribe should not refuse to write as allah has taught him so he should write and let him who owes the debt dictate and he should be careful of allah his lord and not diminish anything from it but if he who owes the debt is unsound in understanding or weak or he is not able to dictate himself let his guardian dictate with fairness and call in to witness from among your men two witnesses but if there are not two men then one man and two women from among those whom you choose to be witnesses so that if one of the two errs the second of the two may remind the other and the witnesses should not refuse when they are summoned and be not averse to writing it small or large with the time of its falling due this is more equitable in the sight of allah and assures greater accuracy in testimony and the nearest that you may not entertain doubts except when it is ready merchandise which you give and take among yourselves from hand to hand then there is no blame on you in not writing it down and have witnesses when you barter with one another and let no harm be done to the scribe or to the witness and if you do then surely it will be a transgression in you and be careful of to allah allah teaches you and allah knows all things.
يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا تداينتم بدين إلى أجل مسمى فاكتبوه وليكتب بينكم كاتب بالعدل ولا يأب كاتب أن يكتب كما علمه الله فليكتب وليملل الذي عليه الحق وليتق الله ربه ولا يبخس منه شيئا فإن كان الذي عليه الحق سفيها أو ضعيفا أو لا يستطيع أن يمل هو فليملل وليه بالعدل واستشهدوا شهيدين من رجالكم فإن لم يكونا رجلين فرجل وامرأتان ممن ترضون من الشهداء أن تضل إحداهما فتذكر إحداهما الأخرى ولا يأب الشهداء إذا ما دعوا ولا تسأموا أن تكتبوه صغيرا أو كبيرا إلى أجله ذلكم أقسط عند الله وأقوم للشهادة وأدنى ألا ترتابوا إلا أن تكون تجارة حاضرة تديرونها بينكم فليس عليكم جناح ألا تكتبوها وأشهدوا إذا تبايعتم ولا يضار كاتب ولا شهيد وإن تفعلوا فإنه فسوق بكم واتقوا الله ويعلمكم الله والله بكل شيء عليم