05-02-2003, 05:16 AM
On the authority of `Abdullah bin Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:
Allah's Messenger (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) cursed that who accepts usurious interest, the one who pays it, those who record it, and those who stand witness to it.
(Reported by Muslim)
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Lessons Deduced:
- Usury is grievously prohibited, because if the writer of the contract and the witness are cursed, then the giver and taker will be subject to greater condemnation.