Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 141
Undated 141 principles of trade so that no Muslim friend would have need of taking out an interest-bearing loan. But rather, everyone who had a need could go to this very group of people to fulfil his need and return the money within the allotted time. Hakeem Fazal Din related that Allama [the most learned] Noor-ud- Deen was teaching Hadith in Bhera. It was the chapter related with interest. A person who was in the business of lending on interest came and sat close by. After hearing the teaching about the prohibition of interest, he asked, ‘What would you do if you need money to get married?’ Maulawi Sahib said, ‘We would just pledge the vows. ’ He again asked, ‘If you have nothing to eat at home?’ Maulawi Sahib replied, ‘I would go, cut some wood, sell it, and buy food. ’ He was so impressed that he said, ‘If you ever need up to 10,000 rupees, I will lend you this much without interest. ’ The Promised Messiah as said: Look, the one who does not hasten to engage in the forbidden but rather tries to safeguard himself against it, God Almighty makes lawful means available for him. 1 ْنَم ِقَّتَّي َهّٰللا ْلَعْجَي ٗهَّل اًجَرْخَم ْنَم ِقَّتَّي َهّٰللا ْلَعْجَي ٗهَّل اًجَرْخَم God Almighty will make some way for the one who safeguards himself from giving interest and such prohibited things. The righteous deed of someone and his virtuous thinking does have an influence on others. If one perseveres on one’s stance, 1. And he who fears Allah—He will make for him a way out ( S u rah a t-T al a q, 65:3). [Publisher]