aqeedatul wasitiyyah

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رُبَّمَاperhapsيَسْتَمِرُّthe person continuesالإِنْسَانُthe personفِيinهَذِهِthisالْمُعَامَلَةُtransactionلِأَنَّهَاbecause it isأَمَامَin front ofالنَّاسِpeopleمُعَامَلَةٌdealingلَيْسَthere is notفِيهَاin itشَيْءٌanythingلَكِنَّهَاbut itعِندَwithاللَّهِAllahتُحِيلُturnsعَلَىonمَحَارِمِهِhis prohibitionsوَقَدْand it mayيُمْلِيextendاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلِهَذَاto thisالظَّالِمِoppressorحَتَّىuntilإِذَاifأَخَذَهُhe takes himلَمْhe did notيُفْلِتْهُlet him goيَعْنِيit meansيَتْرُكُهُhe leaves himيَنْمُوgrowsمَالُهُhis wealthوَيَزْدَادُand increasesوَيَنْمُوand growsبِهَذَاwith thisالرِّبَاusuryلَكِنْbutإِذَاifأَخَذَهُhe takes itلَمْhe did notيُفْلِتْهُlet him goوَتَكُونُand it will beهَذِهِtheseالأَشْيَاءُthingsخَسَارَةًa lossعَلَيْهِon himفِيْمَاin whatبَعْدَafterوَمَآلُهُand his endإِلَىtoالإِفْلاسِbankruptcyوَمِنْand amongالْكَلِمَاتِthe wordsالْمَشْهُورَةِfamousعَلَىonأَلْسُنَةِtonguesالنَّاسِpeopleمَنْwhoعَاشَlivedفِيinالْحِيَلَةِthe trickمَاتَdiedفَقِيرًاpoor.

Perhaps a person continues in this transaction because in front of people it is a transaction that has nothing in it, but with Allah, it refers to His prohibitions. And Allah may extend the life of this oppressor, until He takes him and does not let him go; this means that he lets his wealth grow, increase and grow through usury. However, when He takes him, He does not let him go, and these things will be a loss for him afterward, leading to bankruptcy. One of the famous sayings among people is 'whoever lives in trickery dies poor.'