The Sinner is Deprived of Religious Faith
Zurarah says that I asked Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) concerning the Qur’anic verse:
“Allah does not bless usury, and he causes charitable deeds to prosper...”
(Surah al-Baqarah 2:276)
And added:
“But I see that wealth of usurers goes on increasing?”
Imam (a.s.) replied,
“What could be a greater loss? That in return of a Dirham of interest he loses his faith. And if he repents of his deeds in the world all his wrongfully earned wealth comes to an end and he becomes a destitute.”
(Wasa’il ul-Shia)