3:130

Aal-i-Imraan

Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 130

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ أَضْعَٰفًۭا مُّضَٰعَفَةًۭ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(O ye who believe!) i.e. Thaqif. (Devour not usury, doubling) the silver coin (and quadrupling) the appointed period for repayment. (Observe your duty to Allah) fear Allah regarding the consumption of usury, (that ye may be successful) so that you be saved from Allah's wrath and punishment.

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O you who believe do not exact usury twofold and severalfold read mudā‘afatan or mud‘afatan by increasing the amount to be repaid when the loan period comes to an end and delaying the request of the loan. And fear God by abandoning such usury so that you may prosper that you may triumph.

Related Hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah#2013Da'if

"There is no one who deals in usury a great deal (to increase his wealth) but he will end up with little (i.e., his wealth will be decreased)."

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

Sunan Ibn Majah#2011Hasan

Xthe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumes usury, the one who pays it, those who witness it and the one who writes it down.

Narrated by It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that :

Sunan an-Nasa'i#4639

the Messenger of Allah prohibited lending on the condition of a sale, or to have two conditions in one transaction, or to profit from what you do not posses.

Narrated by It was narrated from 'Amr bin shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that:

Sunan an-Nasa'i#4641

"The Messenger of Allah forbade lending on the condition of a sale, selling what you do not have, and profiting on what you do not possess.

Narrated by It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, that his grandfather said:

Sunan an-Nasa'i#4573Sahih

"O people, you have invented kinds of transactions, I do not know what they are, but make sure it is gold for gold, of the same weight, or silver for silver, of the same weight. There is nothing wrong...

Narrated by It was narrated from 'Ubdah bin As-Samit-who had been present at Badar and had given his pledge to the Prophet swearing not to fear the blame of any blamer for the sake of Allah that 'Ubadah stood up to deliver a speech and said:

Sunan Ibn Majah#2010Sahih

"The last thing to be revealed was the Verse on usury but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died before he had explained it to us. So give up usury (interest) and doubtful things."

Narrated by It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said:

Sunan Ibn Majah#3118Sahih

“When the Verses at the end of Surat Al-Baqarah concerning usury were revealed, the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) went out and forbade dealing in wine.”

Narrated by It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

Sunan Ibn Majah#1987Sahih

"I heard 'Umar bin Al-Khattab say: 'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Exchanging gold for gold is usury unless it is done on the spot. (Exchanging) wheat for wheat is usury, unless it is done on the ...

Narrated by It was narrated that Malik bin Aws bin Hadathan Nasri said:

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#1211Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumed Riba, and the one who charged it, those who witnessed it, and the one who recorded it." He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Umar...

Narrated by Ibn Mas'ud narrated:

Sunan an-Nasa'i#4465Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: "There will come a time when there will be no one left who does not consume Riba, and whoever does not consume it will nevertheless be affected by residue." (Sahih )

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: