Transliteration:( Wa aqeemul wazna bilqisti wa laa tukhsirul meezaan )
"And keep up the weight with justice and do not shorten the balance of measures [9]."
In this verse, Allah instructs not to weigh using a scale in which something is placed in one part to balance the other part. This verse is not a repetition of the previous one but emphasizes avoiding unfair practices in measurements, maintaining justice and honesty in trade.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Rahman verse 9 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rahman ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 13.
(55:9) but weigh things equitably and skimp not in the balance.[8]
8. That is, as you are living in a balanced universe, whose entire system has been established on justice, you should also adhere to justice. For if you act unjustly within the sphere in which you have been given authority, and fail to render the rights of others, you would indeed be rebelling against the nature of the universe; for the nature of this universe does not admit of injustice and perversion and violation of the rights. Not to speak of a major injustice, even if a person fraudulently deprives another of an ounce of something, by giving him short measure, he disturbs the balance of the entire universe. This is the second important part of the Quranic teaching that has been presented in these three verses. The first teaching is Tauhid and the second is justice. Thus, in a few brief sentences the people have been told what teaching has been brought by the Quran which the Merciful God has sent for the guidance of man.
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