An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 132
132 On one occasion, a man said that he was occasionally forced to borrow money on interest, and he could not do without it. H u du r said: "He who has faith in All a h, All a h provides for him from the unseen. Its sad that people do not understand the secret that Allah never brings a believer to a condition where he is forced to borrow money on interest. Remember, just as fornication and stealing are sins, so is giving or receiving interest. How unfortunate it is, therefore, that one will not only lose his property but his position and faith as well…. Just see what a great sin it is to deal in interest. Do people not realize that Allah has permitted the use of pork at times of desperate need, like He says: ‘There is no sin upon one who is forced to eat it, while he is neither rebellious nor a transgressor; Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. ’ But Allah does not declare interest to be permissible in case of desperate need. He rather says: ‘If you do not give up lending or borrowing on interest, then it will be considered as a declaration of war on your part against Allah and His Messenger. ’ We believe that one who puts his faith in Allah never suffers such need. If Muslims are in trouble today, it is all because of their own doings. When Hindus commit the same sin, they get rich, but when Muslims become guilty of it, they are ruined. They become a manifestation of the verse: ‘They are the losers both in the world and in the hereafter. ’ So is it not important for Muslims to abandon this practice!…" Then H u du r Said: "……. People should practice economy in their finances in the first place, so that they do not have to resort to borrowing on interest, whereby the interest can exceed even the original sum. Only yesterday I received a letter from a person complaining that he has already paid one thousand and still has to pay five hundred. What is more, even the courts enforce the decree against such