It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding the statement of Allah the Exalted: ﴿وَإِنْ كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ﴾ "And if the debtor is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease," that he said: "This verse was revealed concerning the matter of usury."