The ruling on one who persists in consuming riba (usury or interest) while knowing it is forbidden
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Question:
If a Muslim man says, “I know that riba is forbidden, but I will not give it up,” and he does not explicitly declare it permissible, does he become a disbeliever by saying “I will not give it up” if he persists in consuming riba? And does he become a
Answer:
disbeliever only if he says it is permissible? If he says it is permissible, or believes it is permissible, he becomes a disbeliever. But if he takes it while believing it is forbidden, yet greed and the desire of the soul overcome him, then he is committing a major sin among the major sins. A great major sin. Allah has threatened him with a severe warning. Yes.
If a Muslim man says, “I know that riba is forbidden, but I will not give it up,” and he does not explicitly declare it permissible, does he become a disbeliever by saying “I will not give it up” if he persists in consuming riba? And does he become a
Answer:
disbeliever only if he says it is permissible? If he says it is permissible, or believes it is permissible, he becomes a disbeliever. But if he takes it while believing it is forbidden, yet greed and the desire of the soul overcome him, then he is committing a major sin among the major sins. A great major sin. Allah has threatened him with a severe warning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1944- 4717] من أقر أن الربا حرام وقال: لن أتركه؟ هل يكفر بذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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