Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 138
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 138 Undated The Cure for Debt A person submitted that, ‘I am under a great deal of debt. Please pray for me. ’ The Promised Messiah as said: Keep doing istighfar [seeking forgiveness] and taubah [repent- ance] as Allah has promised abundance for him who does istighfar. The Taking and Paying of Interest The Promised Messiah as asked how so much debt had been accumu- lated. The person replied that most of it is interest. The Promised Messiah as said: This is then the consequence of your own actions. The person who breaks the commands of Almighty Allah suffers punish- ment. God Almighty has already said that if you will not refrain from the taking and giving of interest, then be prepared for war. Allah’s war is indeed that He sends down His punishment upon such people. Thus, this poverty is by way of punishment and is a result of your own actions.