The hadith: Every loan that yields a benefit is riba, and the scholars' discussion of its chain of narration
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The questioner:
All right, regarding the question, brothers, please go ahead. Peace be upon you. I read in one of the books published by one of the shaykhs of al-Azhar, where he was discussing the point that not everything that is famous is authentic, and he cited a hadith
The Shaykh:
I read in some books, what?
The questioner:
Books published by one of the shaykhs of al-Azhar.
The Shaykh:
From the shaykhs of al-Azhar.
The questioner:
Yes, he was discussing that not everything that is authentic is... not everything that is famous is authentic.
The Shaykh:
Not all of it.
The questioner:
Famous, so it is authentic; he is discussing this topic.
The Shaykh:
Everything is conditional.
The questioner:
Famous, well-known among the people, famous among the people, and it is authentic. And he discussed the hadithBulugh al-Maram 7:99 or Bulugh al-Maram 7:99, and he said that he found a defect in the chain of this hadith, and he stated that it is a weak hadith, and he cited the scholars' statements regarding this hadith.
The Shaykh:
The scholars... the hadith is authentic, though there is some discussion about it, but the scholars have reached a consensus that every loan that yields a benefit is riba. We do not issue a ruling from ourselves without evidence for it, yes.
All right, regarding the question, brothers, please go ahead. Peace be upon you. I read in one of the books published by one of the shaykhs of al-Azhar, where he was discussing the point that not everything that is famous is authentic, and he cited a hadith
The Shaykh:
I read in some books, what?
The questioner:
Books published by one of the shaykhs of al-Azhar.
The Shaykh:
From the shaykhs of al-Azhar.
The questioner:
Yes, he was discussing that not everything that is authentic is... not everything that is famous is authentic.
The Shaykh:
Not all of it.
The questioner:
Famous, so it is authentic; he is discussing this topic.
The Shaykh:
Everything is conditional.
The questioner:
Famous, well-known among the people, famous among the people, and it is authentic. And he discussed the hadith
Every loan, which leads to a benefit, is usury.
كُلُّ قَرْضٍ جَرَّ مَنْفَعَةً فَهُوَ رِبًاEvery loan, which leads to a benefit, is usury.
كُلُّ قَرْضٍ جَرَّ مَنْفَعَةً فَهُوَ رِبًاThe Shaykh:
The scholars... the hadith is authentic, though there is some discussion about it, but the scholars have reached a consensus that every loan that yields a benefit is riba. We do not issue a ruling from ourselves without evidence for it, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-38-قضايا فقهية - 02|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (41:27)
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