When the verse of USURY was sent down, KHALID-IBN-VALID said to the prophet: ``My father had some transactions of usury with the tribe of SAGHIF, and has bequeathed me his interests. What am I to do now? Is that lawful for me to collect them?'' To this effect the above verse came down through which usury is condemned and prohibited in the strongest possible terms, so that there can be no question about the prohibition.