Riba and the Path to Avoidance

Riba and the Path to Avoidance
Translation of Arabic text by Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Uthaimeen (27 pages)

About the author:
- Former member of the Council of Senior Scholars of Saudi Arabia from 1407 until his death.
- Former member of the Scholastic Council of the Muhammad Ibn Sa’ood Islaamic University.
- Former member of the council of the Sharee’ah and Usool ad Deen faculty as well as president of the ‘Aqeedah branch of the Muhammad Ibn Sa’ood Islaamic University branch in Qaseem.
- Former member of the Council of Education and Enlightenment during the Hajj season from 1392 until his death.
- Former president of the non-profit Memorization of the Noble Quraan Society in ‘Unayzah from 1405 until his death.

Topics covered in this book include:
- The nature of interest.
- The Islamic concept of interest.
- The theological reprecussions of interest.
- The distinction between riba nasi'ah and riba fadhl, and how to avoid both.
- Differences of opinion concerning interest.
- An analysis of arguments used to counter the prohibition on interest and how to respond.
- A discussion concerning some of the legal tricks used to evade the prohibition on interest.