Meccan·Surah 83

المطففين

Surah Al-Mutaffifin — Ayah 1

The Defrauding

36 Ayahs·Verse 83:1
83:1

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those who give less [than due],

Context in Surah Al-Mutaffifin

Nearby ayahs help place verse 83:1 in sequence and meaning.

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ٱكْتَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَسْتَوْفُونَ

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

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمْ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمْ يُخْسِرُونَ

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