Riba (usury)

Linguistic definition

Islamic definition

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبَا ۗ وَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا

They say: 'buying and selling is but a kind of usury' -
while God has made buying and selling lawful and usury unlawful.

Islam condemns riba

• A
• Goods exchanged at unequal quantities
• This means...
•  1. Circulating capital so that it will increase
•  2. Lending money to gain profit from the debt