Silsilah as-Sahihah 1073 — Evil of usury

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Usury has seventy-two degrees, the least of which (in sin) is equivalent to a man committing adultery with his own mother.” And the greatest usury, that is, excess, is that a person violates the honor of his brother.”