Wrong not, and ye shall not be
wronged
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 276 to 279 of 286, Section –
38 of 40 (Part - 3)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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276. Allah hath blighted usury and made almsgiving
fruitful. And Allah loveth not the impious and guilty.
277. Lo! Those who believe and do good works and
establish worship and pay the poor-due, their reward is with their Lord and
there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they
grieve.
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276. Yamha-qUllaahur-Ribaa wa
yur-bis-Sadaqaat. WAllaahu laa yuhibbu kulla
kaffaarin ‘asiim.
277. ‘Innal-laziina ‘aamanuu wa
‘amilus-saalihaati wa ‘aqaa-mus-Salaata wa
‘aata-wuz-Zakaata lahum ‘ajruhum ‘inda- Rabbihim.
Wa laa khawfun ‘alayhim. Wa laa hum
yahzanuun.
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Lesson
Comparing Usury and
Alms, Allah Almighty has described about the end of the both separately in
these verses. He commands that the Usury whether, how much its increasing goes
up; its end is poorness and destruction. Allah Almighty will never prosper in
it decisively. Resultant, nothing accrues beside ruin from such wealth. Result
of Usurer persons and nations is in front of us as a proof. Bloodshed, ruin and
destruction accrued reciprocally among them. Comparatively; Allah Almighty
increases the Alms and Charity, blesses them who spend, and adds their reward
manifold, prosperity and independence arises because of Alms and Charity.
Then Allah Almighty
dictates that He dislikes Usurer, who is evildoer, as well as ungrateful. He
is the sinner because he tyrannizes the helpless and necessitous. And he is
ungrateful because Allah Almighty gave him wealth for spending it in His Way,
distribute it in the poor and indigent people, help the necessitous, but he
becomes miser, keeps the money folding it up, looks brothers starving,
suffering endurance of hunger, fluttering due to poorness and helplessness, but
he does not feel pity. His heart does not perspire. Moreover, he becomes cruel
and hardhearted. So, for him there is harsh threat.
Opposite to the
Usurer, God Almighty described the reward of a Believer also and who performs
good works, who establishes prayers, pays the poor-due and alms, that he will
be given full remuneration from Allah Almighty. He will face never any kind of
fear or threat. Neither will he be displeased. Allah Almighty bestow us Divine
Guidance and empower us to pay the poor-due and charity. So be it.
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278. O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah, and
give up what remaineth (due to you) from usury, if ye are (in truth)
believers.
279. And if ye do not do so, then be warned of war
(against you) from Allah and His Messenger. And if ye repent, then ye have
your principal (without interest). Wrong not, and ye shall not be
wronged.
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278. Yaaa- ‘ayyuhallaziina ‘aa-manut-taqUllaaha
wa zaruu maa baqiya minar-Ribaaa ‘in-kuntum-
Mu’-miniin.
279. Fa- ‘illam taf- ‘aluu fa’-zanuu
bi-harbim-minAllaahi wa Rasuulih. Wa ‘in-
tubtum fa-lakum ru- ‘uusu ‘amwaalikum.
Laatazlimuuna wa laa tuzlamuun.
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Lesson
Maa baqiya – (that which
remained), it means that, the usury you have received before this order, that
is forgiven. After that, you will not recover usury in future. You are allowed
to get the principal only.
Harbun – (war), warning of war against
Usurers from Allah and His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
him) means that they should be included in the list of enemies of Islam.
Ru- ‘uusu ‘amwaalikum – (your principal (without interest), it is called capital also and
a principal sum.
Following orders
have been explained in these verses:
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The interest, you have
taken before its prohibition; that is enough. But, give up that, which was
increased after the restriction of usury.
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If you do not do so, then be warned of war (against you) from
Allah and His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him). You
will be treated just like the rebels and renegades.
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It will be tyranny also if you demand the increased usury after
its prohibition.
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If the creditor deducts that sum of interest at the time of
returning the principal, which he has already taken, then it will be violence.
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Do not demand the principal sum immediately, if the indebted
person is very poor. However, give him some time; so that he may be able to
return the principal sum.
Now imagine; how
much severely the usury has been forbidden? After so clear commands, if any individual
publicizes any form of lawfulness about the interest/usury and does not refrain
from the business of interest, then think, “Is he not rebel of Allah Almighty
and His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him)?
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