o ye who believe! when ye deal with each other in transactions involving future obligations in a fixed period of time reduce them to writing let a scribe write down faithfully as between the parties let not the scribe refuse to write as allah has taught him so let him write. let him who incurs the liability dictate but let him fear his lord allah and not diminish aught of what he owes. if they party liable is mentally deficient or weak or unable himself to dictate let his guardian dictate faithfully and get two witnesses out of your own men and if there are not two men then a man and two women such as ye choose for witnesses so that if one of them errs the other can remind her. the witnesses should not refuse when they are called on . disdain not to reduce to writing for a future period whether it be small or big it is juster in the sight of allah more suitable as evidence and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves but if it be a transaction which ye carry out on the spot among yourselves there is no blame on you if ye reduce it not to writing. but take witness whenever ye make a commercial contract and let neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. if ye do it would be wickedness in you. so fear allah for it is good that teaches you. and allah is well acquainted with all things. if ye are on a journey and cannot find a scribe a pledge with possession . and if one of you deposits a thing on trust with another let the trustee discharge his trust and let him fear his lord conceal not evidence for whoever conceals it his heart is tainted with sin. and allah knoweth all that ye do.
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