Hadith on Riba: Usury increases wealth, decreases rewards in Hereafter

Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one increases his wealth by usury except that his result will be little.

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 2279

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَا أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الرِّبَا إِلَّا كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ أَمْرِهِ إِلَى قِلَّةٍ

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5518 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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