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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الربا
Chapters on Usury
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّشْدِيدِ فِيهِ
Chapter: What has been reported regarding strictness in this matter
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 5960 — What has been reported regarding strictness
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ رُفَيْعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ الرَّاهِبِ عَنْ كَعْبٍ قَالَ لَأَنْ أَزْنِيَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ زَنْيَةً أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ آكُلَ دِرْهَمَ رِبًا يَعْلَمُ اللَّهُ أَنِّي أَكَلْتُهُ حِينَ أَكَلْتُهُ رِبًا
Sayyiduna Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) says: If I were to commit adultery thirty-three times, I would consider this evil to be lighter than consuming one dirham of usury, while Allah Almighty knows that I am consuming it knowing it to be usury.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The meaning of the last sentence of the hadith is that Sayyiduna Ka‘b radi Allahu anhu should be certain that he is indeed consuming a dirham of usury (riba).
