154 - الربا

154. USURY

795 - التَّحذيرُ مِن الرِّبا

795. Warning Against Usury

2498.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ لَعَنَ آكِلَ الرِّبا ومُوكِلَهُ وكاتِبَهُ وشاهِدَيهِ .¹

2498.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, curses the usurer, his agent, his scribe and his two witnesses.' ²

2499.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أتَيتُ ليلةَ اُسرِيَ بِي على‏ قَومٍ بُطونُهُم كالبيوتِ فيها الحَيّاتُ تُرى‏ مِن خارجِ بُطونِهِم ، فقلتُ : مَن هؤلاءِ يا جَبرئيلُ ؟ قالَ : هؤلاءِ أكَلَةُ الرِّبا .³

2499.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'During my Night-Journey up to the heavens, I was taken to a people whose bellies were as large as houses and contained serpents that could be seen from outside their bellies. I asked, 'Who are these people, O Gabriel?' He replied, 'They are the usurers.' ⁴

2500.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : أخبَثُ المَكاسِبِ ، كَسبُ الرِّبا .⁵

2500.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The most despicable of professions [or profits] is the earning from usury.' ⁶

2501.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : آكِلُ الرِّبا لا يَخرُجُ مِنَ الدنيا حتّى‏ يَتَخَبَّطَهُ الشيطانُ .⁷

2501.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The usurer only leaves this world after Satan makes him insane.' ⁸

2502.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : دِرهَمُ ربا أعظَمُ عِندَ اللَّهِ عزّوجلّ مِن سَبعينَ زَنيةً كلّها بِذاتِ مَحرمٍ في بيتِ اللَّهِ الحرامِ .⁹

2502.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A dirham earned by usury is worse in the sight of Allah than seventy counts of incest in the Holy Sanctuary of Allah.' ¹⁰

794 - الاجتِهادُ فِي الرَّأيِ‏

794. SINCERE EFFORT REQUIRED IN FORMULATING ONE'S OPINION

2496.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ الواليَ إذا اجتَهَدَ فَأصابَ الحَقَّ فلَهُ أجرانِ ، وإنِ اجتَهَدَ فَأخطَأَ الحقَّ فلَهُ أجرٌ واحِدٌ .¹

2496.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If a governor, sincerely exerts himself when formulating his opinion [on a legal edict], if his ruling is correct, he is rewarded doubly for it, and if in his ruling he is mistaken, he is still rewarded for his effort.' ²

2497.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَنِ اجتَهَدَ رَأيَهُ في نَصيحَةِ العامَّةِ فلَهُ ما نَوى‏ ، وقد قَضى‏ ما علَيهِ .³

2497.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When someone who is in a position to advise people sincerely exerts himself when formulating his opinion, he is rewarded according to his intention, and has done his duty. ⁴