So when he had furnished them with their supplies, he put the [gold measuring] bowl into the bag of his brother. Then an announcer called out, "O caravan, indeed you are thieves."

They said while approaching them, "What is it you are missing?"

They said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."

They said, "By Allah, you have certainly known that we did not come to cause corruption in the land, and we have not been thieves."

The accusers said, "Then what would be its recompense if you should be liars?"