What is the authenticity of the hadith: “People will eat riba (usury or interest) in the last of time, and whoever does not eat riba will be affected by its dust”?
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The questioner : The hadith: ?
The Shaykh : This is weak, and the authentic one is:. This hadith is in al-Bukhari, whereas that one is in *Sunan Abu Dawud* with a weak chain of narration.
The questioner : Does Shaykh Ibn Baz authenticate it?
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The hadith you mentioned, “People will eat riba (usury or interest)”?
The Shaykh : It can be authenticated by looking at the hadith in al-Bukhari, but the wording differs completely.
People will eat riba (usury or interest) in the last of time, and whoever does not eat riba will be affected by its dust
يأكل الناس في آخر الزمان الربا، ومن لم يأكل الربا ينال من غبارهThe Shaykh : This is weak, and the authentic one is:
That he does not care whether he ate from what is lawful or from what is unlawful
أنه لا يبالي أمن حلال أكل أم من حرامThe questioner : Does Shaykh Ibn Baz authenticate it?
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : The hadith you mentioned, “People will eat riba (usury or interest)”?
The Shaykh : It can be authenticated by looking at the hadith in al-Bukhari, but the wording differs completely.