وعن أبي عمرو الزبيري، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: إن التوبة مطهرة من دنس الخطيئة، قال الله: (يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله وذروا ما بقى من الربا ان كنتم مؤمنين ـ إلى قوله ـ تظلمون)، فهذا ما دعا الله اليه عباده من التوبة ووعد عليها من ثوابه، فمن خالف ما أمره الله به من التوبة سخط الله عليه، وكانت النار أولى به وأحق

Imam Jafar Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “Indeed repentance is a purification from the filth of sin. Allah said: "O you who believe, fear Allah and give up what remains of riba (usury/interest), if you are believers... [until His saying]... you wrong not, nor are you wronged." [Quran, 2:278-279]. This is what Allah has called His servants to of repentance and what He has promised them of reward. Whoever contradicts what Allah has commanded him regarding repentance, Allah's wrath is upon him, and the Fire becomes more appropriate and deserving for him.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23293

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العياشي في (تفسيره) عن شهاب بن عبد ربه قال: سمعت أبا عبدالله (عليه السلام) يقول: آكل الربا لا يقوم حتى يتخبطه الشيطان من المس

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) saying: The one who consumes riba (usury/interest) will not rise except as one who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. [Quran, 2:275]

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23292

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قال: وقال أبو عبدالله (عليه السلام): درهم ربا أعظم من عشرين زنية بذات محرم

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said: One dirham of riba (usury/interest) is worse than twenty acts of fornication with a woman who is forbidden (to marry).

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23291

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أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى في (نوادره) عن أبيه قال: قال أبو جعفر ـ يعني الجواد (عليه السلام) ـ: السحت: الربا

Imam Al-Jawad (a.s) said: The unlawful gain (suht) is riba.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23289

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وعنه (عليه السلام) قال: الربا سبعون بابا اهونها عند الله كالّذي ينكح اُمّه

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “Riba (usury/interest) has seventy doors, the least of them in the sight of Allah is like one who has sexual intercourse with his mother.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23287

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وعنه (عليه السلام) إذا أراد الله بقوم هلاكا ظهر فيهم الربا

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "When Allah intends destruction for a people, riba (usury/interest) becomes widespread among them."

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23286

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الفضل بن الحسن الطبرسي في (مجمع البيان) عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله)؟: لما اُسري بي إلى السماء رأيت قوما يريد أحدهم أن يقوم ولا يقدر عليه من عظم بطنه، قال: قلت: من هؤلاء يا جبرئيل؟ قال: هؤلاء الذين يأكلون الربا

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: When I was taken on the night journey to the heavens, I saw people who wanted to stand up but could not do so because of the enormity of their bellies. I said: Who are these, O Gabriel? He said: These are those who consume riba (usury/interest).

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23285

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وفي (عقاب الاعمال) بسند تقدم في عيادة المريض عن النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) ـ في حديث ـ قال: ومن أكل الربا ملاء الله بطنه من نار جهنم بقدر ما أكل، وإن اكتسب منه مالا لم يقبل الله منه شيئا من عمله، ولم يزل في لعنة الله والملائكة ما كان عنده قيراط

Prophet Muhammad said: And whoever consumes riba, Allah will fill his belly with the fire of Hell according to how much he consumed. And if he earns wealth from it, Allah will not accept any of his deeds, and he will remain under the curse of Allah and the angels as long as even a qirat (small amount) of it remains with him.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23284

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عن عبدالله بن الفضل الهاشمي قال: قلت لابي عبدالله (عليه السلام): ما معنى قول المصلي في تشهده: لله ما طاب وطهر وما خبث فلغيره؟ قال: ما طاب وطهر كسبك الحلال من الرزق، وما خبث فالربا

Abdullah bin al-Fadl al-Hashimi who said: I said to Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s): What is the meaning of the statement of the one who prays in his tashahhud: "To Allah belongs what is good and pure, and what is impure belongs to others"? He (a.s) said: “What is good and pure is your lawful earning from provision, and what is impure is riba (usury/interest).”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23283

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قال: ومن ألفاظ رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) الموجزة التي لم يسبق اليها: شر المكاسب كسب الربا

And among the concise expressions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) that were unprecedented: “The worst of earnings is the earning of riba.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23282

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عن حماد بن عمرو، وأنس بن محمد عن أبيه، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن آبائه، عن النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) ـ في وصيته لعلي (عليه السلام) ـ قال: يا علي، الربا سبعون جزء فأيسرها مثل أن ينكح الرجل أمّه في بيت الله الحرام. يا علي، درهم ربا أعظم عند الله من سبعين زنية كلها بذات محرم في بيت الله الحرام

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) - in his advice to Ali (a.s) - he said: "O Ali, riba has seventy parts, and the least of them is like a man having intercourse with his mother in the Sacred House of Allah. O Ali, one dirham of riba is greater in the sight of Allah than seventy acts of fornication, all with those who are forbidden (in marriage), in the Sacred House of Allah."

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23281

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عن محمد بن سنان ان علي بن موسى الرضا (عليه السلام) كتب إليه فيما كتب من جواب مسائله: وعلة تحريم الربا لما نهي الله عزّ وجلّ عنه، ولما فيه من فساد الاموال، لان الانسان إذا اشترى الدرهم بالدرهمين، كان ثمن الدرهم درهما وثمن الآخر باطلا، فبيع الربا وشراؤه وكس على كل حال، على المشتري وعلى البائع۔ فحرم الله عزّوجلّ على العباد الربا لعلة فساد الاموال، كما حظر على السفيه أن يدفع إليه ماله، لما يتخوف عليه من فساده حتى يؤنس منه رشد، فلهذه العلة حرم الله عزّ وجلّ الربا، وبيع الدرهم بالدرهمين۔ وعلة تحريم الربا بعد البينة لما فيه من الاستخفاف بالحرام المحرم، وهي كبيرة بعد البيان وتحريم الله عزّ وجلّ لها، لم يكن إلا استخفافا منه بالمحرم الحرام، والاستخفاف بذلك دخول في الكفر۔ وعلة تحريم الربا بالنسيئة لعلة ذهاب المعروف، وتلف الاموال، ورغبة الناس في الربح، وتركهم القرض، والقرض صنائع المعروف، ولما في ذلك من الفساد والظلم وفناء الاموال

From Muhammad bin Sinan that Imam Ali bin Musa al-Ridha (peace be upon him) wrote to him in response to his questions: “The reason for prohibiting riba is what Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden, and because it leads to corruption of wealth. When a person buys one dirham for two dirhams, the price of one dirham is one dirham while the price of the other is invalid. Thus, buying and selling with riba is a loss in all cases, both for the buyer and the seller. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, prohibited riba for His servants due to the corruption of wealth it causes, just as He prevented giving wealth to the foolish person out of fear it would be corrupted, until sound judgment is observed in him. For this reason, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, prohibited riba and selling one dirham for two dirhams. The reason for the prohibition of riba after clear evidence is because it involves belittling what Allah has made forbidden. It is a major sin after clarification and Allah's prohibition of it. One would only engage in it out of belittling what Allah has made forbidden, and belittling this constitutes entry into disbelief. The reason for prohibiting riba in credit (deferred) transactions is because it leads to the disappearance of good deeds, destruction of wealth, people's desire for profit, their abandonment of giving loans, while loans are acts of kindness. It also leads to corruption, injustice, and the depletion of wealth.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23280

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عن زرارة، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال: إنما حرم الله عزّ وجلّ الربا لئلا يذهب المعروف

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, only prohibited riba so that acts of kindness would not disappear."

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23279

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عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: إنما حرم الله الربا كيلا يمتنعوا من صنائع المعروف

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said: Allah only prohibited riba (usury/interest) so that people would not refrain from doing acts of kindness.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23278

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عن هشام بن الحكم أنه سأل أبا عبدالله (عليه السلام) عن علة تحريم الربا؟ فقال: انه لو كان الربا حلالا لترك الناس التجارات وما يحتاجون إليه، فحرم الله الربا لتنفر الناس من الحرام إلى الحلال وإلى التجارات من البيع والشراء، فيبقى ذلك بينهم في القرض

Hisham bin Al-Hakam asked Imam Jafar Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the reason for prohibiting riba. He said: “If riba were permissible, people would abandon trade and what they need. So Allah prohibited riba to drive people away from the forbidden to the permissible and to trade through buying and selling, so that lending remains between them in loans.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23277

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عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن زرارة، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: قلت له: إني سمعت الله يقول: (يمحق الله الربا ويربي الصدقات)، وقد أرى من يأكل الربا يربو ماله، فقال: أي محق أمحق من درهم ربا يحمق الدين، وإن تاب منه ذهب ماله وافتقر

Zurara said to Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s): I heard Allah saying: "Allah destroys riba and increases charity" [Quran, 2:276], yet I see those who consume riba increasing in wealth. He (a.s) said: What destruction is greater than a dirham of riba that destroys religion? And if one repents from it, his wealth disappears and he becomes poor.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23276

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عن سعيد بن يسار قال: قال أبو عبدالله (عليه السلام): درهم واحد ربا أعظم من عشرين زنية كلها بذات محرم

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) One dirham of riba (interest/usury) is more grievous than twenty acts of fornication, all with those who are mahram (forbidden in marriage).

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23275

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عن أبي بصير، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: درهم ربا أشد من ثلاثين زنية كلها بذات محرم مثل عمة وخالة

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said: “One dirham of riba is worse than thirty acts of fornication, all of them with those who are forbidden in marriage, such as with a paternal aunt or maternal aunt.”

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23274

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عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن سماعة قال: قلت لابي عبدالله (عليه السلام): اني رأيت الله تعالى قد ذكر الربا في غير آية وكرره، قال: أو تدري لم ذاك؟ قلت: لا، قال: لئلا يمتنع الناس من اصطناع المعروف

From Uthman bin Isa, from Sama'ah who said: I said to Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) : I see that Allah the Exalted has mentioned riba in several verses and repeated it. He said: Do you know why that is? I said: No. He said: ‘So that people do not refrain from doing good deeds’.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23272

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عن سعد بن طريف، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام) قال: اخبث المكاسب كسب الربا

Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s) said: The most impure of earnings is the earning of riba.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23271

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عن هشام بن سالم، عن أبي عبدالله (عليه السلام) قال: درهم ربا أشد من سبعين زنية كلها بذات محرم

Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said: One dirham of riba (usury/interest) is worse than seventy acts of fornication, all with those who are forbidden in marriage.

Ref: Wasa'il al-Shia Vol. 18, Section 4, Chapter 1, Hadith 23270

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