THE PROHIBITION OF RIBA IN THE PSALMS OF DAVID (ZABUR)
When the Qur’anic revelation
denounced the Jews for their consuming riba although it had been
prohibited for them (4:161) the Qur’anic reference was not restricted to the
Torah. Other Prophets of Allah the Most High, besides Moses had prohibited the
Jews from consuming riba. And so Jews were violating the commands
of those Prophets as well. Among them were the following:
Not only did Banu Israil receive from Allah the Most High, many Prophets, they also received several divine books. Among them was the Torah, revealed to Moses (s) and the Psalms, revealed to David (s). We have just examined the subject of the prohibition of riba in the Torah, now let us look at the subject in the Psalms of Prophet David (s). When we do so we find that the Psalms consider it to be an act of virtue for one to refrain from lending on interest:
Not only did Banu Israil receive from Allah the Most High, many Prophets, they also received several divine books. Among them was the Torah, revealed to Moses (s) and the Psalms, revealed to David (s). We have just examined the subject of the prohibition of riba in the Torah, now let us look at the subject in the Psalms of Prophet David (s). When we do so we find that the Psalms consider it to be an act of virtue for one to refrain from lending on interest:
Psalm 15:
Lord, who may abide in your
tent?
Who may dwell on your holy
mountain?
Whoever walks without blame,
doing what is right, speaking truth from the heart ;
Who does not slander a
neighbor, does no harm to another, never defames a friend:
Who disdains the wicked but
honors those who fear the Lord:
Who keeps an oath despite
the cost, who lends no money on interest, and accepts no bribe against the
innocent.
to be continued . . . .
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