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exchange for guidance and female for the female. If the
punishment for forgiveness. How offender is granted some
little do they seem to fear the remission by the heir of the slain
Fire! 176 That is because God has person, the agreed penalty should
sent down the Book with the be equitably exacted and should
truth. And those who pursue be discharged in a handsome
differences in the Scriptures go manner. This is an alleviation
much too far in dissension. from your Lord and an act of
177
Virtue does not consist in grace. He who transgresses after
whether you face towards the this shall have a painful
East or the West; virtue means punishment. 179 In [this law of]
believing in God, the Last Day, retribution there is life for you,
the angels, the Book and the O people of understanding, so
prophets; the virtuous are those that perhaps you will be mindful
who, despite their love for it, of God. 180 It is prescribed that
give away their wealth to their when death approaches any of
relatives and to orphans and the you and he is leaving behind
very poor, and to travellers and wealth, he shall make a will in
those who ask [for charity], and favour of his parents and relatives
to set slaves free, and who attend equitably. This is a duty for all
to their prayers and pay the alms, who fear God. 181 Anyone who
and who keep their pledges when alters it once he has heard it shall
they make them, and show be accountable for his crime.
patience in hardship and Surely, God is all hearing and all
adversity, and in times of distress. knowing. 182 But if anyone
Such are the true believers; and apprehends partiality or an
such are the God-fearing. injustice on the part of a testator,
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Believers, retribution is it shall be no sin for him to bring
prescribed for you in cases of about a settlement between the
murder: the free man for the free parties. God is forgiving and
man, the slave for the slave, the merciful.