Summary of Sunni concepts Usury legislation and its relationship to governance Permitting usurious banks It is one of the general laws that contradict the ruling of God Almighty Just as nothing is obligatory except what God and His Messenger have made obligatory Only what God and His Messenger have forbidden is forbidden God has forbidden usury No one can solve it Permitting what is forbidden is a form of shirk in usury And a slander against God Almighty It is not a condition for slander to attribute the act to God Rather, it includes analysis of what it does not solve And God Almighty said Whoever associates anything with God has invented a great sin Usury is a serious sin Which signals God's war against its perpetrator Whether or not it is legislated God Almighty said O you who have believed, fear God and give up what remains of usury if you are believers If you do not do so, then receive permission for war from God and His Messenger If he wishes, the usurious banks will grant them licenses to operate It is considered polytheism in governance and legislation It is not permissible to deceive people with names Such as Islamic branches and the like Unless the bank's dealings are truly usury-free What matters is the content, not the form One of the largest moneylenders in the world today The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund It is no secret what results from their lending to poor countries on interest Increasing its poverty and destroying its economy