Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Part 1

1. سُورَةُ المطففين

The surah warns against cheating in measure and contrasts the records of wrongdoers and the righteous.

It is a Makki surah with 36 ayahs.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

• بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ﴿١﴾

Woe to those who give less [than due],

• وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ ﴿١﴾

3. ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ﴿٢﴾

Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full.

• ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ ﴿٢﴾

4. وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ﴿٣﴾

But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss.

• وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ ﴿٣﴾

5. أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤﴾

Do they not think that they will be resurrected

• أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ ﴿٤﴾

6. لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٥﴾

For a tremendous Day -

• لِيَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٥﴾

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Mutaffifin.