if you are on a journey and do not find any literate person something should be handed over as security. if one of you entrusts another with something let the trustee restore the pledge to its owner and let him fear god his lord. do not conceal testimony. if someone does conceal it in his heart he commits a crime. god knows 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