Explaining that dealing in riba (usury or interest) is among the causes of a bad ending.
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The Shaykh : Dealing in riba (usury or interest) is among the causes of a bad ending. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in his book *Al-Jawab al-Kafi li Man Sa'ala 'an al-Dawa' al-Shafi* that a man used to deal in riba (usury or interest). When his death approached, they would say to him, "O so-and-so, say: La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah)." Every time they said, "Say: La ilaha illa Allah," he would say, "Ten, eleven," because all that was in his heart was the desire for this world. So, may Allah protect us, he was sealed with a bad ending, because riba (usury or interest) is among the greatest of sins. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah even said: "It has been reported regarding it of punishment and warning what has not been reported for any other sin except disbelief". And even if there were nothing else from it but the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:278-279], and the one who wages war against Allah and His Messenger must also be at war with the believers, because the believer allies with those whom Allah and His Messenger have allied with, and opposes those whom Allah and His Messenger have opposed, and makes peace with those whom Allah and His Messenger have made peace with, and wages war against those whom Allah and His Messenger have waged war against, .
I ask Allah for a good ending for me and for you, and that He cause us to die upon faith, and that He grant us mercy from Him, for He is the Bestower.
And now to the questions before time runs out.
The benefits of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). May Allah bless you. We asked you to write down for us the benefits of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and we set a deadline of three nights. I think tonight is the fourth?
The student: The third.
The Shaykh : The third?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Whoever has something, please bring it. Give it to me. Yes, the paper. And how do we know this? On a paper, and the papers will be organized and the most complete one will be read. Write your name on it? Write your name so that the paper can be returned to you. Come on, write your name. Wait.
I have a suggestion regarding the reading of the questions and the reading of the hadith: that it be done in rotation, because some of the brothers objected to us and said, "Fear Allah and be just between your children," and said, "It must be in rotation." What is your opinion on this?
The students: Okay.
The Shaykh : Okay, good. So, in rotation. You do not read today; you have read for three or four nights. I mean, there is only one paper. May Allah bless you. Here.
The student: It is not organized.
The Shaykh : Organize it. May Allah reward you with good. Who has a paper on the benefits of taqwa? By Allah, our hope in you has been disappointed. Okay, will you bring it to us tomorrow, if Allah wills? That is enough.
(278) O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers. (279) And if you do not, then be informed of a war [against you] from Allah and His
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ وَذَرُواْ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ فإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُواْ فَأْذَنُواْ بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَرَسُولِهIf you do not do it — meaning, if you do not leave riba (usury or interest) — be aware of war from Allah and His Messenger. And if you repent, then yours is your principal; you do not wrong and you are not wronged.
إِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُواْ - يعني إن لم تتركوا الربا - فَأْذَنُواْ بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ وَرَسُولِه وإن تبتم فلكم رؤوس أموالكم لا تظلمون ولا تظلمونI ask Allah for a good ending for me and for you, and that He cause us to die upon faith, and that He grant us mercy from Him, for He is the Bestower.
And now to the questions before time runs out.
The benefits of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). May Allah bless you. We asked you to write down for us the benefits of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), and we set a deadline of three nights. I think tonight is the fourth?
The student: The third.
The Shaykh : The third?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Whoever has something, please bring it. Give it to me. Yes, the paper. And how do we know this? On a paper, and the papers will be organized and the most complete one will be read. Write your name on it? Write your name so that the paper can be returned to you. Come on, write your name. Wait.
I have a suggestion regarding the reading of the questions and the reading of the hadith: that it be done in rotation, because some of the brothers objected to us and said, "Fear Allah and be just between your children," and said, "It must be in rotation." What is your opinion on this?
The students: Okay.
The Shaykh : Okay, good. So, in rotation. You do not read today; you have read for three or four nights. I mean, there is only one paper. May Allah bless you. Here.
The student: It is not organized.
The Shaykh : Organize it. May Allah reward you with good. Who has a paper on the benefits of taqwa? By Allah, our hope in you has been disappointed. Okay, will you bring it to us tomorrow, if Allah wills? That is enough.