When Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was asked the reason behind the prohibition of usury, he replied, 'So that people may not withhold common courtesy from each other.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمَّا سُئلَ عن عِلَّةِ تحريمِ الرِّبا ـ: لئلاّ يَتَمانَعَ الناسُ المَعروفَ.
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