LawT0Consensus VerifiedACTIVESurah Al-Baqarah 2:275

Riba (usury/interest) is categorically prohibited in Islamic law

The prohibition of riba is established through Qur'anic text (2:275-280), mutawatir hadith, and ijma (scholarly consensus). Al-Ghazali classified it as one of the destructive sins. The prohibition extends to both riba al-fadl (surplus) and riba al-nasi'ah (deferment).

وَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا

Composite Score

95.0%

Verified by scholarly consensus with strong transmission chains

Transmitter Reliability(40%)

93.0%

Chain Completeness(35%)

96.0%

Corroboration(25%)

95.0%

Transmission Chain 1

Complete

Ibn Kathirابن كثير

Damascus — Reputation: 94%

Qur'an

Tafsir of 2:275-280

Al-Ghazaliالغزالي

Baghdad / Tus — Reputation: 90%

Law

Legal analysis in Ihya

Imam al-Bukhariمحمد بن إسماعيل البخاري

Bukhara — Reputation: 98%

Hadith

Transmitter Reputation Breakdown

Ibn Kathir

Accuracy (35%)

95%

Reliability (30%)

93%

Authority (20%)

97%

Transparency (15%)

90%

Al-Ghazali

Accuracy (35%)

90%

Reliability (30%)

88%

Authority (20%)

95%

Transparency (15%)

85%

Imam al-Bukhari

Accuracy (35%)

99%

Reliability (30%)

98%

Authority (20%)

99%

Transparency (15%)

95%

Corroboration Network

Corroborated by

Actions are judged by intentions (niyyah)Strength: 70%

The hadith on intentions strengthens the legal reasoning that riba prohibition applies to the intent behind transactions, not just form.

The Qur'an is guidance for the God-consciousStrength: 80%

Both claims derive authority from the Qur'anic text, establishing Qur'anic self-attestation as foundational.