Definitions for "RIBA"
Keywords:  usury, unjust, forbidden, islamic, iwad
an unjust return, often the same as interest in modern lending parlance. Please visit our Sharia'a folder and read our defining papers on this term including those under the heading The Book of Riba.
Riba literally means 'to grow; to increase.' Technically, it denotes the amount that a lender receives from a borrower at a fixed rate in excess of the principal. It is of two kinds: 1. Riba Nasi'a - taking interest on loaned money. 2. Riba Fadal - taking something of superior quality in exchange for giving less of the same kind of thing of poorer quality.
The practice of charging interest on loans; sometimes translated as "usury". Riba is forbidden under Islamic law, which makes the modern finance system challenging for Muslims
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