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Is there a hadith established that likens riba (usury or interest) to marrying one's mother?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is this hadith established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said, "The least of riba is as if a man were to have intercourse with his mother"?

Answer:
Yes, it was reported, but I do not know about its chain of narration. Or rather, it was reported: "The least of riba is as if a man were to marry his mother. Riba has seventy and two degrees, the least of which is as if a man were to marry his mother." Allah knows best. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2899] هل ثبت حديث تشبيه الربا بنكاح الأم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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