The reason for the prohibition of riba
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner asks: What is the reason for the prohibition of riba?
The Shaykh:
What is the reason?
The questioner:
For riba.
The Shaykh:
The reason for riba is clear: it is consuming wealth unjustly without compensation. Riba in loans, and riba in buying and selling. Allah has made selling lawful and forbidden riba because it involves injustice to people. Allah has forbidden it because it involves injustice to people and consuming wealth unjustly without compensation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh! This questioner asks: What is the reason for the prohibition of riba?
The Shaykh:
What is the reason?
The questioner:
For riba.
The Shaykh:
The reason for riba is clear: it is consuming wealth unjustly without compensation. Riba in loans, and riba in buying and selling. Allah has made selling lawful and forbidden riba because it involves injustice to people. Allah has forbidden it because it involves injustice to people and consuming wealth unjustly without compensation. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 30-12-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:05:59)
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