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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 130
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ أَضْعَـٰفًا مُّضَـٰعَفَةً ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿130﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Eat not Ribâ (usury) doubled and multiplied, but fear Allâh that you may be successful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَأْكُلُوا۟
takulū
eat
ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟
l-riba
the usury
أَضْعَـٰفًۭا
aḍʿāfan
doubled
مُّضَـٰعَفَةًۭ ۖ
muḍāʿafatan
multiplied
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تُفْلِحُونَ
tuf'liḥūna
(be) successful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
130. O you who believe! Do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied [118], and fear Allah so that you may attain salvation (in the Hereafter).
[118]
Gradual Prohibition of Usury:
The mention of the prohibition of usury has already passed in verses 278-279 of Surah Al-Baqarah. This verse was revealed before that. At this stage, the purpose was to acquaint the Muslims with the evils of usury, to instill hatred for it, and to prepare their minds to abandon it completely. The relevance of mentioning usury at this point seems to be that, in the Battle of Uhud, when the Muslims who were initially assigned to a certain position saw signs of victory, they were overcome by greed for wealth and, instead of completing their task, began to collect the spoils. Allah Almighty deemed it necessary to block the source of materialism in order to rectify this situation, because the special characteristic of usury is that it creates vile traits such as greed, avarice, cowardice, selfishness, and materialism in the usurer, and in those who pay usury, it creates vile traits such as hatred, anger, malice, and envy. Such traits are deadly poison for an Islamic society and are contrary to the spirit of jihad, and in the Hereafter, they become a cause of punishment. For these reasons, usury was ultimately declared completely forbidden.
[118]
Gradual Prohibition of Usury:
The mention of the prohibition of usury has already passed in verses 278-279 of Surah Al-Baqarah. This verse was revealed before that. At this stage, the purpose was to acquaint the Muslims with the evils of usury, to instill hatred for it, and to prepare their minds to abandon it completely. The relevance of mentioning usury at this point seems to be that, in the Battle of Uhud, when the Muslims who were initially assigned to a certain position saw signs of victory, they were overcome by greed for wealth and, instead of completing their task, began to collect the spoils. Allah Almighty deemed it necessary to block the source of materialism in order to rectify this situation, because the special characteristic of usury is that it creates vile traits such as greed, avarice, cowardice, selfishness, and materialism in the usurer, and in those who pay usury, it creates vile traits such as hatred, anger, malice, and envy. Such traits are deadly poison for an Islamic society and are contrary to the spirit of jihad, and in the Hereafter, they become a cause of punishment. For these reasons, usury was ultimately declared completely forbidden.
