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(a) In one sentence, summarize the main danger of Riba. No more than one
sentence.
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collapse.
b. Whatever Allah ( ) has forbidden has no benefit for mankind,
because the debt will not be serviceable. Also, with the multiplication
debt.
From a macroeconomic perspective, governments would spend a large
development.
Ribaa is the trade of identical things for unilateral gain, while trade
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does not result in anything being produced, so beside the gain to the
services.
From the social harms of Ribaa is that instead of fostering brotherhood,
to live beyond means. Loans with Ribaa are easy to get as it is a major
client2. This does not promote fiscal responsibility on the part of the
it.
2 Chapra, M. Umer. Why has Islam prohibited interest? Rationale behind the
prohibition of interest. In Interest in Islamic Economics: Understanding Riba. Ed.
Abdulkader Thomas. Routlege, London and New York, 2006, pp. 98.
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