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I) Riba Is A Cause of Injustice and Exploitation

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Riba (interest on loans) is prohibited in Islam for several reasons: 1) It is unjust and exploitative because lenders are guaranteed a return without sharing any risk, which contradicts Islamic teachings of social justice. 2) It increases wealth disparities by allowing the rich to take advantage of the poor through interest charges, making the rich richer and poor poorer. 3) It discourages partnership by providing fixed returns to lenders regardless of outcomes, rather than profit and risk sharing as promoted in Islamic finance.

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I) Riba Is A Cause of Injustice and Exploitation

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Riba (interest on loans) is prohibited in Islam for several reasons: 1) It is unjust and exploitative because lenders are guaranteed a return without sharing any risk, which contradicts Islamic teachings of social justice. 2) It increases wealth disparities by allowing the rich to take advantage of the poor through interest charges, making the rich richer and poor poorer. 3) It discourages partnership by providing fixed returns to lenders regardless of outcomes, rather than profit and risk sharing as promoted in Islamic finance.

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3. Discuss the rationale for the prohibition of riba.


i)Riba is a cause of injustice and exploitation
-Riba is considered a form of injustice and exploitation, which contradicts
-the core Islamic teachings of social justice.
-It is unjust for lenders to guarantee return with no involvement in risk.
-This behavior kills the spirit of cooperation in the society and discourages people from doing
good to each other.

ii) Riba increases the disparities in income and wealth


-The rich (who are most likely to be the lender) take advantage of the need of the poor (the
borrower) for money by charging interest, which adds to the burden of the borrower. As a result,
the rich becomes richer and the poor becomes poorer. Thus, riba increase wealth inequality
among the members of the society.
-Lacking collateral and established economic standing, poorer segments of the economy are at an
economic disadvantage when competing for credit to finance economic activities. As a result,
wealth and income disparities increase among the society members, which generate envy and
hatred among the society.
iii) Riba discourages partnership
-A loan provides a fixed return to the lender regardless of the outcome of the borrowers course
of action. From an Islamic point of view, it is much fairer to share in the profits and the losses.
-The supplier of capital has the right to a return, but this return should be equivalent to the risk
and effort involved in the project for which the finances are supplied. Therefore, Sharia
promotes profit and risk sharing.

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