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Is the phrase "they are equal in sin" at the end of the hadith (May Allah curse the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and the two witnesses)?

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The questioner : In connection with the discussion of riba, the hadith
May Allah curse the one who eats riba and the one who gives it لَعَنَ اللهُ آكلَ الرِّبا وموكلَه
Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 15:4
I think at its end it says
they are equal in sin فهم سواء
the one who writes it and the two witnesses.

The Shaykh : No, that is not in this one. This is in a hadith related to sales or the riba categories. This is
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses لَعَنَ اللهُ آكلَ الرِّبا ، وموكلَه ، وكاتبَه ، وشاهدَيهِ
Sahih Muslim 1598
As for
They are equal in their burden (of sin). هما في الوزر سواء
Sunan Ibn Majah 4228Sahih, Sahih (Darussalam)
that is another hadith. How is that?

The questioner : I will tell you a hadith:
The world is for four people إنما الدنيا لأربعة نفر
It goes like this.

The Shaykh : No, it is not in this one, and it is not in this one. Whoever exceeds that has committed riba.

The questioner : Whoever exceeds that has committed riba, meaning
Whoever gives more than that or takes more has engaged in Riba فَمَن زاد على ذلك فقد أربى
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4565Sahih (Darussalam)
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The Shaykh : It is related to sales, the rulings of sales.
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