٭Usury makes a person crueller than even beasts. The usurer keeps wishing for his debtor to be ruined.

In addition to this, usury contains other severe harms as well. Moreover, Shari’ah forbidding it certainly has wisdom behind it.

(Khaza`in-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 96-97)

Let us now listen to three saying of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم condemning usury.

3 blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم condemning usury

1. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: “If anyone knowingly consumes one dirham of usury, it is even severer than committing fornication thirty six times.” (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 8, pp. 223, Hadees 22016)

2. The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: On the night of Mi’raaj, I passed by such people whose stomachs were (very big) like houses. There were snakes in their stomachs that were visible from the outside (of their stomachs). I asked, ‘O Jibra`eel (عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام)! Who are these people?’ He replied, ‘They are usurers.’ (Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 3, pp. 72, Hadees 2273)

3. The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Although usury might bring an apparent increase in wealth, but eventually; it will decrease the wealth.

(Al-Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 2, pp. 50, Hadees 3754)

Commenting on the above-mentioned blessed Hadees, ‘Allamah ‘Abdur Ra`oof Manaawi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: By the means of usury, wealth increases very rapidly, but the doors of the destruction [of wealth] that open upon the usurer gradually decrease his wealth and finally brings it to end. (Fayd-ul-Qadeer, vol. 4, pp. 66, Hadees 4505)

Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated about the destruction of wealth accumulated by usury: