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That is because they are saying, ‘But rather, the trading is similar to the interest’; and Allah has Permitted the trading and Prohibited the interest.

So the one to whom comes an Advice from his Lord, and he ends it, then for him would be what has passed and his affairs are (up) to Allah; and the one who returns (to it), so they are the inmates of the Fire, they would be in it eternally [2:275] أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ أَخْبَثُ الْمَكَاسِبِ كَسْبُ الرِّبَا.

Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Abu Jameela, from Sa’ad Bin Tareyf, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far -asws having said: ‘The worst of the earnings is the earning of the interest’. [17] علي بن إبراهيم: فقال: «من أخذ من الربا وجب عليه القتل، و كل من أربى وجب عليه القتل».

Ali Bin Ibrahim – ‘He (Rasool-Allah -saww ) said: ‘The one who takes from the interest the killing is obligated upon him, and everyone who lends on interest, the killing is obligated upon him (i.e.- Obligatory for him to be killed)’’.

[18] Punishment of those involved in Interest (by a Just Imam -asws ) علي بن إبراهيم: سبب نزولها أنه لما أنزل الله: الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبا لا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَما يَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطانُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ قام خالد بن الوليد إلى رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله)، و قال: يا رسول الله أربى أبي في ثقيف، و قد أوصاني عند موته بأخذه.

Ali Bin Ibrahim – The reason for the Revelation of it is that, when Allah -azwj Revealed: Those who are consuming the interest are not standing except as the standing of those whom the Satan has confused him from the craze [2:275] , Khalid Bin Waleed stood up to Rasool-Allah -saww and said, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww ! My father lent on interest in among (the Clan of) Saqeyf and he had bequeathed to me during his death with taking it’.

فأنزل الله تبارك و تعالى: يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ ذَرُوا ما بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا فَأْذَنُوا بِحَرْبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَ رَسُولِهِ. فقال: «من أخذ من الربا وجب عليه القتل، و كل من أربى وجب عليه القتل». So, Allah -azwj the Exalted Revealed: O you those who are believing!

Fear Allah and relinquish whatever remains (due) from the interest if you are Momineen [2:278] But if you don’t do it, then be Notified of a war from Allah And His Rasool [2:279] .

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