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but if, while seeking some bounty that you expect from your Lord, you turn them down, then at least speak some word of comfort to them.

Do not be tight-fisted, nor so open-handed that you end up blamed and overwhelmed with regret.

Your Lord gives abundantly to whoever He will, and sparingly to whoever He will: He knows and observes His servants thoroughly.

Do not kill your children for fear of poverty––We shall provide for them and for you––killing them is a great sin.

And do not go anywhere near adultery: it is an outrage, and an evil path.

Do not take life, which God has made sacred, except by right: if anyone is killed wrongfully, We have given authority to the defender of his rights, but he should not be excessive in taking life, for he is already aided [by God].

Do not go near the orphan’s property, except with the best [intentions], until he reaches the age of maturity. Honour your pledges: you will be questioned about your pledges.

Give full measure when you measure, and weigh with accurate scales: that is better and fairer in the end.

Do not follow blindly what you do not know to be true: ears, eyes, and heart, you will be questioned about all these.

Do not strut arrogantly about the earth: you cannot break it open, nor match the mountains in height.

The evil of all these actions is hateful to your Lord.