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Surah: Al-Baqarah (188)
Do Not Consume One Another's Wealth Wrongfully — Forbidden Ways of Earning
وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
— البقرة الآية 188
Verse: "Do not consume each other's wealth wrongfully, nor send it to judges as bribes." (2:188)
"Wrongfully" (bil-batil): Any earning without real corresponding value — fraud, deception, bribery, gambling, usury, seizure.
"Send to judges": Even winning a court case doesn't make the wrongful lawful — the judge rules on appearances but Allah knows the truth.
Types of wrongful wealth consumption: Usury, sales fraud, theft, seizure, bribery, gambling, claiming through false oaths.
"Wrongfully" (bil-batil): Any earning without real corresponding value — fraud, deception, bribery, gambling, usury, seizure.
"Send to judges": Even winning a court case doesn't make the wrongful lawful — the judge rules on appearances but Allah knows the truth.
Types of wrongful wealth consumption: Usury, sales fraud, theft, seizure, bribery, gambling, claiming through false oaths.
Source: Al-Qurtubi (2/335); Ibn Al-Arabi (1/67); Ibn Qudama (4/280)
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