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The curse upon all parties to riba (Sahih Muslim 1598)
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
What this source says
Jabir said that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses, and he said: They are all equal.
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Provenance
- Source
- Sahih Muslim 1598 (Book of Musaqah)
- School / basis
- None
- Original
- https://sunnah.com/muslim:1598
- Added
- 2026-06-03
- Trust
- Quote read in full context and checked against the original source by hand.
Compiler’s note
Verified on sunnah.com. The curse falls equally on the payer of interest, not only the lender — directly relevant to a mortgage-holder, not just a bank.
Topics
ribahadithprohibitionprimary-text
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