His saying: "the one who bears the obligation"
2968 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya b. 'Abd Allah reported to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, from Sa'id b. Jubayr, regarding the saying of Allah: "the one who bears the obligation," meaning: the debtor. It is also narrated from Muqatil b. Hayyan something similar.
His saying, the Exalted: "And let him fear Allah, his Lord"
2969 - al-Hasan b. Ahmad narrated to us, Ishaq b. Isma'il reported to us, Yazid b. Zurayʾ reported to us, Sa'id reported to us, from Qatadah regarding "And let him fear Allah, his Lord," [meaning] that the witness should fear Allah in his testimony, neither omitting any of the truth from it, nor adding any falsehood to it; and that the scribe should fear Allah in his writing, not leaving out any of the truth from it, nor adding any falsehood to it.
His saying: "and not diminish anything from it"
[The first interpretation]
2970 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya b. 'Abd Allah reported to us, Ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, 'Ata' narrated to me, from Sa'id b. Jubayr, regarding the saying of Allah: "and not diminish anything from it," he says: And do not diminish any of the claimant's right. It is also narrated from Muqatil b. Hayyan and al-Dahhak something similar.
[The second interpretation]
2971 - al-Hasan b. Ahmad narrated to us, Musa b. Muhallim reported to us, Abu Bakr al-Hanafi reported to us, 'Abbad b. Mansur reported to us, who said: I asked al-Hasan about His saying: "and not diminish anything from it," he said: He shall not wrong any part of it, nor diminish anything of what he owes. It is also narrated from Qatadah and al-Rabi' b. Anas something similar.
His saying, the Exalted: "But if the one who bears the obligation"
2972 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya b. 'Abd Allah reported to us, 'Abd Allah b. Lahi'ah narrated to me, 'Ata' b. Dinar narrated to me, from Sa'id b. Jubayr, regarding His saying: "But if the one who bears the obligation," meaning the debtor.
