LawT0Consensus VerifiedSurah 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