RIBA DALAM PERSPEKTIF MUHAMMAD SYAHRUR (TINJAUAN METODOLOGIS)

Abstract

Muhammad Syahrur points out that riba (usury) that is forbidden is the practice of usury made by people who are entitled to receive alms according to the provisions in Qur’an Surah  al-Baqarah (2): 275. Meanwhile, for those who are not entitled to receive alms, they  can be given a loan of interest (al-qardh al-istismari) as long as there is no multiplied  payment by taking an additional half of the debt principal as stipulated in Qur’an Surah  Ali Imran (3): 130. This view is clearly contrary to the views of the majority of scholars who argue that the prohibition of usury is fixed, without distinction of many or few, for those who are entitled to receive alms or not,  as regulated in the Qur'an. From the various arguments proposed, Syahrur’s istinbath method is also made based on the Qur'an as the legal basis, just  as classical scholars, only with different understanding and interpretation through contemporary reading.