Al-Nisāʾ 4:161 — Taking usury though forbidden
Qur'an (Sahih International)
What this source says
And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly. And we have prepared for the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.
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Provenance
- Source
- Qur'an 4:161
- Translator
- Sahih International
- School / basis
- None
- Added
- 2026-06-03
- Trust
- Quote read in full context and checked against the original source by hand.
Compiler’s note
Sahih International translation verified against the Quranic Arabic Corpus. Establishes that riba was forbidden to earlier communities as well.
Topics
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