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receives an admonition from his Lord and mends his ways may keep
what he has already earned; his fate is in the hands ofAllah. But he that
pays no heed shall be among the people of the Fire and shall remain in it
forever.
Allah has laid His curse on usury and blessed almsgiving with
increase. He bears no love for the ungrateful sinner.
Those that have faith and do good works, attend to their prayers and
pay the alms-tax, will be rewarded by their Lord and will have nothing
to fear or to regret.
O believers, have fear ofAllah and waive what is still due to you from
usury, if your faith be true; or war shall be declared against you by
Allah and His Apostle. If you repent, you may retain your principal,
wronging none (with an increase) without being wronged (by
suffering a loss).
If your debtor be in straits, grant him a delay until he can discharge
his debt; but if you waive the sum as alms, it will be better for you, if
you but knew it.
Fear the day when you shall all return toAllah; when every soul shall
be requited according to its deserts. None shall be wronged.
O believers, when you contract a debt for a fixed period, put it in
writing. Let a scribe write it down for you with fairness; no scribe
should refuse to write asAllah has taught him. Therefore, let himwrite;
and let the debtor dictate, fearingAllah, his Lord, and not diminishing
the sum he owes. If the debtor be a feebleminded or ignorant person, or
one who cannot dictate, let his guardian dictate for him in fairness. Call
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