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| 28. And if thou has to turn away from them while seeking thy Lord's mercy for which thou hopest, even then speak to them a kind word. 29. And keep not thy hand chained to thy neck out of miserliness nor stretch it forth to its utmost limit out of extravagance, lest thou sit down blamed and exhausted. 30. Surely, thy Lord enlarges HIS provision for whom HE pleases, and straitens it for whom HE pleases. Verily, HE knows and sees HIS servants full well. 31. And slay not your children for fear of poverty. It is WE Who provide for them and for you. Surely, the slaying of them is a grievous sin. 32. And go not nigh unto adultery, surely, it is a manifest indecency and an evil way. 33. And slay not the soul, the slaying of which ALLAH has forbidden, save for a just cause. And whoso is slain wrongfully, WE have surely given his heir authority to demand retribution but let him not exceed the prescribed bounds in slaying; for therein he will be supported by law. 34. And come not near the property of the orphan, except in the best way, until he attains his maturity and fulfill the covenant; for the covenant shall be questioned about. 35. And give full measure when you measure and weigh with a right balance; that is best and most commendable in the end. 36. And follow not that of which thou hast no knowledge. Verily, the ear and the eye and the heart - all these shall be called to account. 37. And walk not in the earth haughtily, for thou canst not thus rend the earth, nor canst thou reach the mountains in height. 38. The evil of all these is hateful in the sight of thy Lord. |
