Mīzān al-Ḥikma

Warning Against Usury

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Usury 5 Trade 5 Prophet Muhammad 2 Angels 1 Imam Muhammad al-Baqir 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1 Satan/Iblis 1 Adultery 1

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hadith 4361
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, curses the usurer, his agent, his scribe and his two witnesses.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنّ اللّهَ عزّوجلّ لَعَنَ آكِلَ الرِّبا ومُوكِلَهُ وكاتِبَهُ وشاهِدَيهِ.
Tags UsuryTradeProphet Muhammad
hadith 4362
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'During my Night-Journey up to the heavens, I was taken to a people whose bellies were as large as houses and contained serpents that could be seen from outside their bellies. I asked, 'Who are these people, O Gabriel?' He replied, 'They are the usurers.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أتَيتُ ليلةَ اُسرِيَ بِي على قَومٍ بُطونُهُم كالبيوتِ فيها الحَيّاتُ تُرى مِن خارجِ بُطونِهِم ، فقلتُ: مَن هؤلاءِ يا جَبرئيلُ ؟ قالَ: هؤلاءِ أكَلَةُ الرِّبا.
Tags UsuryTradeProphet MuhammadAngels
hadith 4363
Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The most despicable of profits is the profit earned from usury.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أخبَثُ المَكاسِبِ ، كَسبُ الرِّبا.
Tags UsuryTradeImam Muhammad al-BaqirAhl al-Bayt
hadith 4364
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The usurer only leaves this world after Satan has thrown him to the ground in defeat.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): آكِلُ الرِّبا لا يَخرُجُ مِنَ الدنيا حتّى يَتَخَبَّطَهُ الشيطانُ.
Tags UsuryTradeSatan/Iblis
hadith 4365
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A dirham earned by usury is worse in the sight of Allah than seventy counts of incest in the Holy Sanctuary of Allah.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): دِرهَمُ ربا أعظَمُ عِندَ اللّهِ عزّوجلّ مِن سَبعينَ زَنيةً كلّها بِذاتِ مَحرمٍ في بيتِ اللّهِ الحرامِ.
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