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dants?’ He said, ‘My contract does not include binding contract with you? (4:21)
the wrongdoers.’ (2:124) You who believe! Fulfil your contracts. All live-
And when We made the House (Kaaba) a place stock animals are lawful for you, except those
of return, a sanctuary for mankind: They took the that are recited to you now; but it is still not law-
place where Ibrahim stood (to pray) as a place of ful to hunt while you are in the state of pilgrim-
prayer. We contracted with Ibrahim and Isma‘il: age. Allah makes whatever judgements He wills.
‘Purify My House for those who circle it, and (5:1)
those who stay there, and those who bow and And that you do not go near the property of or-
who prostrate.’ (2:125) phans before they reach maturity–except in a
It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East good way; that you give full measure and full
or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness weight with justice–We impose on no self any
are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, more than it can bear; that you are equitable
the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who, when you speak–even if a near relative is con-
despite their love for it, give away their wealth to cerned; and that you fulfil Allah’s contract. That
their relatives and to orphans and the very poor, is what He instructs you to do, so that hopefully
and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves you will pay heed. (6:152)
free, and who perform prayer and give the alms; We did not find many of them worthy of their
those who honour their contracts when they contract. We found most of them deviators.
make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill- (7:102)
ness and in battle. Those are the people who are Whenever the plague came down on them they
true. They are the people who guard against evil. said, ‘Musa, pray to your Lord for us by the con-
(2:177) tract He has with you. If you remove the plague
If you divorce them before you have touched from us, we will definitely believe in you and
them but have already allotted them a dowry, send the tribe of Israel away with you.’ (7:134)
they should have half the amount which you al- Allah has bought from the believers their selves
lotted, unless they forgo it or the one in charge of and their wealth in return for the Garden. They
the marriage contract forgoes it. To forgo it is fight in the Way of Allah and they kill and are
closer to heedfulness. Do not forget to show gen- killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the
erosity to one another. Allah sees what you do. Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an and who is
(2:237) truer to his contract than Allah? Rejoice then in
No, the truth is, if people honour their contracts the bargain you have made. That is the great vic-
and have fear of Him, Allah loves those who tory. (9:111)
guard against evil. (3:76) (People of intelligence are) those who fulfil
Those who sell Allah’s contract and their own Allah’s contract and do not break their agree-
oaths for a paltry price, such people will have no ment. (13:20)
portion in the hereafter and on the Day of Rising But as for those who break Allah’s contract after
Allah will not speak to them or look at them or it has been agreed and sever what Allah has
purify them. They will have a painful punish- commanded to be joined, and cause corruption
ment. (3:77) in the earth, the curse will be upon them. They
Those who say, ‘Allah has made a contract with will have the Evil Abode. (13:25)
us that we should not believe in any Messenger Be true to Allah’s contract when you have agreed
until he brings us a sacrifice consumed by fire.’ to it, and do not break your oaths once they are
Say, ‘Messengers came to you before me with the confirmed and you have made Allah your guar-
Clear Signs and with what you say. So why did antee. Allah knows what you do. (16:91)
you kill them if you are telling the truth?’ (3:183) Do not sell Allah’s contract for a paltry price.
How could you take it when you have been inti- What is with Allah is better for you if you only
mate with one another and they have made a knew. (16:95)
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