The Difference Between One Who Consumes Riba and One Who Considers Riba Permissible
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is there a difference in the ruling between one who consumes riba (usury or interest) and one who considers riba permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is a difference. One who considers riba permissible is a disbeliever, whereas the one who consumes riba while acknowledging that it is forbidden does not become a disbeliever, but he is committing a major sin among the major sins. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Riba is lawful, so there is nothing wrong with it; this is an apostate who is declared a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. But a person who dealt in riba without considering it permissible does not become a disbeliever, but he is considered to be committing a major sin among the major sins.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is there a difference in the ruling between one who consumes riba (usury or interest) and one who considers riba permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is a difference. One who considers riba permissible is a disbeliever, whereas the one who consumes riba while acknowledging that it is forbidden does not become a disbeliever, but he is committing a major sin among the major sins. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Riba is lawful, so there is nothing wrong with it; this is an apostate who is declared a disbeliever, may Allah protect us from that. But a person who dealt in riba without considering it permissible does not become a disbeliever, but he is considered to be committing a major sin among the major sins.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 26-06-1438 هـ — af.org.sa (52:34)
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