What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Riba has seventy doors, and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is like that”?
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Question:
It is reported in a hadith from Ibn Mas'ud that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Riba has seventy doors, and shirk is like that.” What is meant by these doors and their number?
Answer:
As for “shirk is like that,” I have not seen it, and I do not know. But seventy sins or doors means that riba (usury or interest) has many types; it is not limited to transactions. The one who commits riba is the one who exaggerates in the rights of his brother. So riba exists in the forbidden things; the forbidden things are called riba. Yes.
It is reported in a hadith from Ibn Mas'ud that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Riba has seventy doors, and shirk is like that.” What is meant by these doors and their number?
Answer:
As for “shirk is like that,” I have not seen it, and I do not know. But seventy sins or doors means that riba (usury or interest) has many types; it is not limited to transactions. The one who commits riba is the one who exaggerates in the rights of his brother. So riba exists in the forbidden things; the forbidden things are called riba. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله –صلى الله عليه وسلم «الرّبا سبعون بابا والشّرك مثل ذلك»؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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