Skip to content
MyDeenTools

Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 130of 200

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَأْكُلُوا۟ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟ أَضْعَٰفًۭا مُّضَٰعَفَةًۭ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ﴿١٣٠

Translation (Sahih International)

O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful.

Word-by-word meaning

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
لَا(Do) not
تَأْكُلُوا۟takulūeat
ٱلرِّبَوٰٓا۟l-ribathe usury
أَضْعَـٰفًۭاaḍʿāfandoubled
مُّضَـٰعَفَةًۭ ۖmuḍāʿafatanmultiplied
وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna(be) successful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Interest (Riba) is ProhibitedAllah prohibits His believing servants from dealing in Riba and from requiring interest on their capital, just as they used to do during the time of Jahiliyyah. For instance, when the time to pay a loan comes, the creditor would say to the debtor, "Either pay now, or the loan will incur interest.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

Share this verse with others

WhatsAppX

These tools are free because of generous Muslims.

$10/month keeps this platform free for 50,000 people. Every visit earns you reward — Sadaqah Jariyah.

Support this project