سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 161
وَأَخْذِهِمُ ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ وَقَدْ نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَكْلِهِمْ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ ۚ وَأَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ مِنْهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿161﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And their taking of Ribâ (usury) though they were forbidden from taking it and their devouring of men’s substance wrongfully (bribery). And We have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَخْذِهِمُ
wa-akhdhihimu
And for their taking
ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟
l-riba
(of) [the] usury
وَقَدْ
waqad
while certainly
نُهُوا۟
nuhū
they were forbidden
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from it
وَأَكْلِهِمْ
wa-aklihim
and (for) their consuming
أَمْوَٰلَ
amwāla
wealth
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ ۚ
bil-bāṭili
wrongfully
وَأَعْتَدْنَا
wa-aʿtadnā
And We have prepared
لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
lil'kāfirīna
for the disbelievers
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
among them
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
أَلِيمًۭا
alīman
painful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 161)➊ {وَ اَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبٰوا وَ قَدْ نُهُوْا عَنْهُ :} In the Torah that exists today as well, usury has been declared forbidden at several places. (See the Book of Exodus, chapter 22, verses 25 to 27).
➋ {وَ اَكْلِهِمْ اَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ:} That is, bribery, gambling, deception, and consuming people's wealth through other unlawful means. There are two types of sins: oppression against creation and turning away from the truth. The above verse: «وَ بِصَدِّهِمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ» (because of their excessive hindering from Allah's path) points towards oppression against creation, and the rest is related to {’’اعراض عن الحق‘‘}. (Kabir)
➋ {وَ اَكْلِهِمْ اَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ:} That is, bribery, gambling, deception, and consuming people's wealth through other unlawful means. There are two types of sins: oppression against creation and turning away from the truth. The above verse: «وَ بِصَدِّهِمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ» (because of their excessive hindering from Allah's path) points towards oppression against creation, and the rest is related to {’’اعراض عن الحق‘‘}. (Kabir)
