Translation of the meanings Ayah 188 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 188

وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتُدۡلُواْ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلۡحُكَّامِ لِتَأۡكُلُواْ فَرِيقٗا مِّنۡ أَمۡوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ

188. Do not consume your wealth among yourselves in illegal ways, nor give bribery to the rulers (judges) that you may wrongly acquire a part of the wealth of the people knowingly66.

66. Muhammad, the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him said, “God has cursed the one who offers a bribe and the one who receives a bribe.”