An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 131
131 provides for him from where he least expects ,’ Allah protects them from every adversity. We do find the example in the life of the Holy Prophet sa , that whenever he borrowed money from someone, he would always return more than he had borrowed, so as to act upon the verse: ‘ There is no reward for kindness but kindness in return. ’ And he would sometime return two or three times over. It is therefore permissible that if one has borrowed money from a friend and there are no conditions attached, he can return more than he has borrowed as an expression of gratitude……. . But the habit we see nowadays of settling the interest beforehand is not only unlawful but is outright Haram. Faith is a very blessed thing. Allah never puts believers into such hardship, for he considers his Lord to have power over all things. Allah Almighty says: ‘ Do you not know that Allah has power over everything? ’ A believer doesn’t have to resort to such things, and if the need does arise, Allah Himself becomes his Provider. Interest is but a small matter; I believe that if Allah had told the believers not to drink the underground water, He would Himself have provided them with water from heaven. The greater the weakness and helplessness, the weaker the faith. One can get rid of no sin unless Allah grants him the power and ability to do so. When Allah provides, He opens the ways to ease and facility. If it were a matter of finding excuses for sin, for instance, to say that one cannot do without receiving interest, then no one would act upon any of Allah’s injunctions. It is the collective experience of all the righteous ones that man cannot achieve anything unless Allah opens the doors of His mercy. The sad past is that if a person could put as much trust in Allah as he does in his creatures, he would never be beggared. But alas, they do not pay Allah the due regard. " 151 151 Al- H akam , March 24, 1903.