if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe then a security deposit should be handed over. but if you trust one another let the trustee fulfill his trust and let him fear god his lord. and do not conceal testimony. whoever conceals it is sinner at heart. god is aware of what you do.
وإن كنتم على سفر ولم تجدوا كاتبا فرهان مقبوضة فإن أمن بعضكم بعضا فليؤد الذي اؤتمن أمانته وليتق الله ربه ولا تكتموا الشهادة ومن يكتمها فإنه آثم قلبه والله بما تعملون عليم