Trade / Business
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"...and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I will fulfill (My) covenant with you
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 151; Surah Baqarah 2:40 link
I never buy something before getting aware of its price.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 965; Page No. 137 link
This is recorded in the Holy Quran and the tradition of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) as related by Amash and the tradition of Imam Reza (a.s.) as reported by Fazl Ibne Shazaan. Imam (a.s.) says: "Decreasing (fraudulently) in measure and weight." (is also a Greater Sin). It is haraam for a seller to give less than the specified quantity or for the debtor to repay less than what is specified.
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 145 link
Woe to the defrauders. Who, when they take the measure (of their dues) from men, take it fully, but when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they are deficient. Do not think that they shall be raised again, for a mighty day, The day on which men shall stand before the Lord of the worlds?
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 145; Surah Mutaffefeen 83:1-6 link
Hazrat Shoeb (a.s.) was preaching to his people:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 146; Surah Hud 11: 84-85 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O people! Fear Allah! Weigh and measure with justice. Do not cheat people (by giving less) and do not spread corruption in the earth
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
One day Ali (a.s.) saw a saffron seller short-weighing. He had applied oil to his hand and very cunningly he applied it to the pan of the balance which held the saffron. Ali (a.s.) picked up the saffron from the balance and said,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147 link
One who does Khayanat in weighing and measuring is thrown into the lowest section of Hell. There he shall be placed between two mountains of fire. He will be told to weigh those mountains. He will be busy in this forever
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 147 link
Shaykh Sadooq has recorded the prophetic tradition:
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 149; Iqaabul Aamaal link
"One day the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was passing through the bazaar of Madinah. He (s.a.w.s.) told a wheat seller, 'Your wheat is of a good quality.' Then he put his hands inside the pile and found inferior quality of wheat below He said, 'I see that you have gathered the provisions of Khayanat and adulteration.'"
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 150; Iqaabul Aamaal link
Allamah Hilli says that a man asked Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.), "If a person has two types of goods one is of a superior and expensive quality and the other is of inferior and cheap quality, can he mix these two and sell at a special rate?"
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 150; Iqaabul Aamaal link
Dawood Ibne Sujaan asked Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.): "I had two varieties of musk. One was wet, the other dry. I sold the wet and fresh musk but no one was prepared to buy the dry one at the same rate. Is it permitted for me to make it wet so that it is sold out?" Imam (a.s.) told him,
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-Fourth Greater Sin ,page 150 link
Know that the best businessman is the one who is good both in paying debts and demanding credits, and the worst is the one who is bad in both. If a man is good in the former but bad in the latter or vice versa, that is something in its own right.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1152; Page No. 164 link
Borrow less (money), freer to be.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 353; Page No. 55 link
Do not demand a penny from whom you have not offered a penny to.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 477; Page No. 70 link
Accept the first offer in transactions, for profit follows leniency.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 159; Page No. 29&30 link
A master is not allowed to do the following to his bondservant: making him haste in setting prayers, stopping him in eating, and leaving him satiated.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 104; Page No. 23 link
God, the Exalted, loves the one who is easy-going in buying and selling, as well as in borrowing and repaying.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 797; Page No. 114 link
How bad is a hoarder of things, who gets depressed when the Exalted God makes the prices fall, and rejoices when He causes them to rise!
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 923; Page No. 130 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The timid merchant is often deprived and the bold merchant is often endowed with profit
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9293; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 194 link
When you weigh, tip the balance [in favor of the customer]
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9442; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 195 link
Verily the merchants are the debauchers.' They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! But has Allah not made trading lawful?' He said, 'Yes, but they lie when they speak, and they take [false] oaths and incur sins.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9451; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 197 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is narrated in Kanz al-`Ummal: ' Ali used to go to the market and stand in his usual place to say, 'Peace be upon you, O people of the market! Fear Allah in your oaths, for the oath degrades the commodity and drives away the blessing. The merchant is iniquitous except for he who takes and gives only what is right.'
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10043; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 197 link
The trustworthy honest Muslim merchant will be with the martyrs on the Day of Judgment.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9216; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 197 link
The honest merchant will be in the shade of the Throne on the Day of Judgment.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 9218; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 198 link
He who provides our bazaars with something is like unto the one who struggles in the way of God, and he who hoards goods is like those called `infidels' in the Book of God.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 878; Page No. 124 link
Creatures are God's and lands are His too, and whoever cultivates a piece of barren land, has a right to own it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 424; Page No. 64 link
Appointed to a job, be kind to and forgive your subordinates.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 226; Page No. 37 link
False oath makes goods sell but ruins the business well.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 589; Page No. 86 link
Being hurt in earning an honest penny is superior to God than striking with a sword for a whole year.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 314; Page No. 50 link
Hoarding people's food in Mecca is fighting God in disbelief.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 906; Page No. 128 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O merchants! Knowledge [of trading laws and ethics] first, then the trade itself! Knowledge first, then trade! Knowledge first, then trade!
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 150, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O merchants! Start off by seeking a good outcome from Allah, seek the blessing in easy conduct, draw near to customers, beautify yourselves with clemency, refrain from oaths, abandon lies, avoid wronging, be fair to those being wronged, stay away from usury, and "Observe fully the measure and the balance, with justice, and do not cheat the people of their goods, and do not act wickedly on the earth, causing corruption
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 54, no. 100; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 link
Whoever wants to trade must learn his religion thoroughly in order to know what is allowed and what is forbidden for him; and whoever does not learn about his religion and then practice trading will certainly get entangled into uncertainties.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 283, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 link
Any Muslim who excuses another Muslim for a regrettable deal, Allah, the Exalted, will forgive his lapse on the Day of Judgment.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 287, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 194 link
The deal is not fulfilled until the balance is tipped [in favor of the customer].
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 159, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 195 link
May Allah bestow mercy on someone who is liberal when he sells, when he buys, when he judges, and when he is judged.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 159, no. 9453; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 195 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) once admonished a man who was selling something, 'I heard the Prophet (SAWA) saying, 'Leniency is one way to profit.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 288, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 195 link
O Ali! Do not bargain for four things: when selling the sacrificial animal [for the obligatory pilgrimage], the shroud, the servant, and transportation to Makkah.
al-Khisal, p. 245, no. 103; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 link
Bargain with the buyer, even if he makes a generous offer, for the loser in selling or buying is neither praised, nor rewarded.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 335, no. 2] ; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 link
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