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Sunan Ibn Majah 2273 (Book 12, Hadith 137) #31625
The Consequences of Usury

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the consequences of consuming usury.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: ' "'On the night in which I was taken on the Night Journey (Al-Isra'), I came to people whose stomachs were like houses, in which there were snakes that could be seen from outside their stomachs. I said: 'Who are these, O Jibra’il?’ He said: 'They are the ones who consumed usury"'.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ أَتَيْتُ لَيْلَةَ أُسْرِيَ بِي عَلَى قَوْمٍ بُطُونُهُمْ كَالْبُيُوتِ فِيهَا الْحَيَّاتُ تُرَى مِنْ خَارِجِ بُطُونِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَؤُلاَءِ يَا جِبْرَائِيلُ قَالَ هَؤُلاَءِ أَكَلَةُ الرِّبَا

TOPICS
usury  *  punishment  *  journey  *  riba  *  isra

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds and stay away from anything forbidden in Islam such as taking part in any form of riba or usurious activities.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith was narrated by Abu Hurairah and it talks about the consequences of consuming usury. According to this hadith, on the night in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was taken on a journey known as Al-Isra, he came across people whose stomachs were like houses with snakes that could be seen from outside their stomachs. When he asked who these people were, Jibrail told him that they were those who consumed usury. This hadith serves as a warning to all Muslims against taking part in any form of usurious activities as it will lead to severe punishment from Allah. It also teaches us that we should always strive to do good deeds and stay away from anything that is forbidden in Islam such as taking part in any form of riba or usurious activities.

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