Allah The most truthful said:
"And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people.. " 30:39
".. will not increase with Allah.. "
".. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah.. "
".. those are the multipliers."
This verse..
indicates that..
In religion, there are two types of interests..
How many?
Two types, in general:
A forbidden interest..
And, a legal interest.
A form that is not allowed in religion, and a for that is allowed in religion.
As for the forbidden [Riba]..
it is in connection with selling and with loans..
i.e. it occurs in these situations.
And, it has subdivisions;
[Riba An-Nasiaa & Riba Al-Fadl]..
Is this clear?
But the verse..
means another type of [Riba].
because, the Sura is [Makkiyah]..
and, when this verse was revealed..
the detailed Islamic laws weren't revealed yet!
For example, the laws concerning selling.. etc..
These laws were revealed in Al-Madinah.
So, the honored two Suras; Al-Baqarah and Ali'Imram..
are Madaniyyah Suras.
While our Sura; Ar-Run, is Makkiyah.
It is concerned about Faith[Aqidah] Issues.
Our Lord said here:
"And whatever you give for interest to increase.. "
".. within the wealth of people.. "
".. will not increase with Allah.. "
So, the word[ Riba] here doesn't mean..
the known interest..
the know usury
linked to loans or to selling..
Is this clear?
So, the question is; what is this [Riba] here?
We've said it is an allowed kind of [Riba]..
and it is different from the [Riba] of selling or lending.
To explain this [Riba] I'll give you an example;
A person, with the intention of increasing his wealth..
He hears about an Ameer in a town..
or a rich person in a city..
or a noble man..
And, he is coming to visit the region..
So, he goes to him..
with a gift..
or with an invitation to his place..
He can send the gift, or honor him when both meet together.
He realizes the difference in wealth..
in social class.. in position..
between him and this guest.
And the only thing which he is aiming at is that;
this; Ameer.. rich man.. noble person..
out of courtesy..
he will pay for the gift..
with a greater one.
This behaviour..
from the point of legality in religion.
It is permissible to do.
It is allowed.
But, at the sametime..
A person won't be rewarded for doing it.
It is not like a good deed for which a person will be rewarded by Allah.
Because of this, Allah said:
".. will not increase with Allah.. "
but, the wealth of the person might increase.
However, honored people, who are role models for others..
they should avoid doing this.
And above all of these people, people of status, of honor and of dignity is..
The messenger of Allah, may Salat and Salam be upon him.
His Lord said to him..
"O you who covers himself [with a garment]. " 74:1
"Arise and warn. " 74:2
"And your Lord glorify." 74:3
"And your clothing purify." 74:4
"And uncleanliness avoid." 74:5
Then, Allah said to him:
"And do not confer favor to acquire more." 74:6
i.e. Do not give a gift..
to gain wealth from it.
This is acceptable from other people..
but, it is not acceptable from you..
may Salat and Salam be upon him.
because of his noble status..
and his honored position.
may Salat and Salam be upon him.
So, he isn't in need to do such a thing.
But, in case of the common Muslim population..
they can do this..
but, without expecting rewarding from Allah.
So, it is not a wrong thing to do.
Our Lord said:
"And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people.. "
".. will not increase with Allah.. "
Then, He said:
".. But what you give in zakah.. "
The meaning here is about; self purification.
and so the word; Zakah was used..
mind that the word; Zakah here.. does not mean..
the decreed Zakat, with all its legal specifications.
Because it was ordained in Al-Madinah.
".. But what you give in zakah.. "
Spending itself..
doesn't mandate rewarding.
So, spending is not everything..
and in order to gain rewards from Allah after spending..
Allah, the most truthful said:
".. But what you give in zakah.. "
".. desiring the countenance of Allah.. "
So, a person who is spending desiring the countenance of Allah..
this is the deed to be rewarded, multiplied, and written by the angel..
and saved with Allah..
and a person will find it at Resurrection Day.
So..
a person who requires Dunya's stuff, using the previously mentioned practice..
no problem.
Sometimes, it is a smart thing to do.
Yet, there is no rewards by doing this..
For that, it is not recommended for..
people of sublime status..
who are considered as a role model
Allah, said to His prophet, (ﷺ):
"And do not confer favor to acquire more."
There are people..
[This is a small deviation, in history ].
In the daily life..
we find people..
of generosity and of honor..
they like to give..
In the past, there was..
Al-Muhalab and his son Al-Yazeed..
They were at the time of the Umayyad Khilafah..
and before it, at the time of Uthman..
may Allah be pleased of him.
These two Ameers were..
very honored and generous among people..
One of them used to say to his sons:
'Mind that, your clothes..
[This is a noble expression in generosity.]
your clothes on others..
are more beautiful than on you!.'
'your clothes on others..
are more beautiful than on you!.'
i.e. Allah has bestowed favor upon you that you could pass this favor to others..
and this is the best for you.
And, they said that, this man; Yazeed..
One day he was on the streets of the city..
which he was the governor of it, Al-Basrah or Al-Kufah..
[The story has nothing to do with the city]
Then, he passed by a man who used to envy him..
Then the man said, and he knows that this is the Ameer of the city..
He said: Is this Ameer?..
by Allah, he doesn't worth 300 Dirham.
At that time, there were slaves, and people used to be sold.
So he said: He doesn't worth 300 Dirham.
Yazeed heard him saying so.
If the case was with a person other than Yazeed..
he would have killed him with sword.
But, Allah said:
".. Allah is most knowing of where He places His message.. " 6:124
because, some of these Ameers are..
blessed from Allah, with something..
with..
mind.. in addition to wealth.
Then, after Yazeed returned to his place..
He asked; Who was that man?
They said; so-and-so.
He said: Do you know where he lives?
They said; Yes.
Then, he put 300 Dirham.. in a bag..
the same amount of money the man said..
And, he sent the money to him..
and say to him; the Ameer is saying to you..
If you had said more, we would have given you more.
i.e. this is the exact value that you've given for me.. 300 Dirham..
and here, I'm giving you 300 Dirham..
this is equal to your view about me!
If you have respected me and said more..
I would have given you more accordingly.
this is disciplining!
They also said that this Ameer; Yazeed..
went to Hajj..
And who is like Yazeed, today!!
After Hajj..
A barber came to shave his head..
After the shaving..
Yazeed gave him 1000 Dirham..
At that time, maybe he used to take one or two Dirhams for shaving a head.
The Ameer gave him 1000 Dirham!!
A barber was shocked..
and he said something..
[Now, I can' remember it exactly]
This has influenced Yazeed remarkably..
He called his servant..
to give him another 1000 Dirham.
Upon hearing that he will have another 1000..
He said: O Ameer..
wait till I tell my mother.
When he mentioned his mother..
Yazeed said to his servant..
to give him another 1000.
A barber said: I swear by Allah..
I'll not shave anyone after you.!
He means..
he is forbidding himself..
not to shave any other head.
A person like this Ameer..
people will keep remembering him..
[Allah knows best]
[ I can't be between the slaves and their Lord..
if his intention was for the sake of Allah or not.]
But, he was one of the men, who were..
viewed with respect..
and grandeur
among people.
That was about the verse;
our Lord said:
"And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah.. "
".. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah - those are the multipliers.".