🏦 The Banking ‘System’
(or lack of it)
– Quran & Hadith —
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Deposits & Loans
People deposit money, banks loan up to 10 times the amount of the deposit.
- Quran: “And do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly.”
- (ReciteQuran.com/2:188)
- Money Creation
- Loans create new digital money — backed by nothing.
- Quran: “They think trade is like interest, but Allah has permitted trade and forbidden interest.”
- (ReciteQuran.com/2:275)
Central Banks
- They create money electronically and set interest rates
- Hadith: The Prophet ﷺ cursed - “The one who takes riba, the one who gives it, the one who records it, and the two who witness it.”
- (Sahih Muslim, 1598)
Interest
(Riba)
- Every loan demands more back than was created.
- Quran: “Allah destroys riba and gives increase for charities.”
- (ReciteQuran.com/2:276)
Inflation
- Prices rise, money buys less, wages can’t keep up.
- Quran: “Woe to those who give less [than due], who when they take from people, they demand in full, but when they give them by measure or weight, they cause loss.”
- (ReciteQuran.com/83:1-3)
Winners & Losers
- Winners: banks, governments, and corporations. Losers: ordinary people, whose savings shrink. Hadith: The Prophet ﷺ said, “There will come a time when people will not care how they gain their money, whether lawful or unlawful.”
- (Sahih al-Bukhari, 2083)
⚖️ Reflection: The modern banking system is built on riba. It guarantees inequality, inflation, and debt. Only Allah’s system of fair trade, zakah, and charity can bring justice and blessing.
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