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(Book 31, Hadith 28) #36370
Warning Against Usury

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) warned against taking usury and ordered two people to return the money they had taken as usury.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered the two Sads to sell a vessel made of either gold or silver from the booty. They either sold each three units of weight for four units of weight of coins or each four units of weight for three units of weight or coins. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to them, 'You have taken usury, so return it'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ السَّعْدَيْنِ أَنْ يَبِيعَا آنِيَةً مِنَ الْمَغَانِمِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَوْ فِضَّةٍ فَبَاعَا كُلَّ ثَلاَثَةٍ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ عَيْنًا أَوْ كُلَّ أَرْبَعَةٍ بِثَلاَثَةٍ عَيْنًا فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَرْبَيْتُمَا فَرُدَّا

TOPICS
usury  *  return  *  money  *  exchange

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not take advantage of others; Be honest; Strive towards doing good deeds; Be sincere in your intentions & actions; Helping others without expecting anything in return except Allah's pleasure & reward from Him alone .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of avoiding usury. Usury is a type of transaction where one party takes advantage of another by charging them an excessive amount of interest on a loan or debt. In this hadith, two people were caught taking usury and were ordered by the Prophet Muhammad to return it. This teaches us that we should not take advantage of others in any way and should always be honest in our dealings with others. We should also be aware that Allah will hold us accountable for our actions and will punish those who take advantage of others through unfair means such as taking usury.

The Prophet Muhammad also taught that we should always strive to do what is right even if it means sacrificing something for ourselves or going out of our way to help someone else in need. He showed this through his own example when he ordered the two people to return what they had taken as usury even though it was not their fault but rather due to a mistake made by them while exchanging goods for money. This teaches Muslims that we must always strive towards doing good deeds no matter how small they may seem because Allah rewards those who are sincere in their intentions and actions towards helping others without expecting anything in return from them except His pleasure and reward from Him alone.

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