remits his debt, will be saved by God from the anxieties of the Day of
Resurrection.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
45.If anyone accepts others belongings meaning to pay back, God will pay back
for him, but if anyone accepts them meaning to squander them, God will on that
account destroy his property.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
46.Every fault but a debt will be forgiven to a martyr.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
47.A believer's soul is attached to his debt till it is paid.
(Shafi'i, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Darimi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
USURY
48.Gold is to be paid by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by
barley, dates by dates and salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on
the spot. If anyone gives more or asks for more, he has dealt in usury. The
receiver and the giver are equally guilty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
49.A time is coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain and
if he does not receive it, some of its vapour will reach him.
(Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
50.A dirham which a man knowingly receives in usury is more serious (a crime)
than thirty-six acts of fornication.
(Ahmad, Daraqutni).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
51.When a man makes a loan to another, he must not accept a present.
(Bukhari).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
52.Even though usury be much it leads in the end to penury.
(Ibn Majah, Baihaqi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
