Trade / Business
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said regarding a man who has a commodity and marks it for sale at a certain price; he would sell it to any silent buyer for the marked price, but he would make a better offer for the bargainer: 'If he were to make a better offer for two or three men, it would not be a problem; but if he does that for everyone who bargains with him and not for non-bargainers, his deed would not appeal to me. He must be singular in his sale.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 152, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 link
The profit of a believer from another is usury, unless he buys with more than one hundred dirhams, whereupon you can profit as much as your day's sustenance; or if he buys it for trading, then you can profit, but be moderate with them.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 154, no. 22; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 196 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.) when he was asked about the statement: 'The profit of a believer from another is usury', replied, 'That is when equity prevails, and our Qaim [i.e. the Mahdi] appears; but for now, it does not matter.'
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 294, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 197 link
Three types of men at whom Allah will not look [mercifully]: and the one who promotes his commodity by lying.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 75, p. 211, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 198 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
O brokers! Curb your use of oaths, for they promote the commodity while obliterating the profit.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 162, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 198 link
Allah, Blessed and most High, loathes the one who promotes his commodity by oaths.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 390, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 198 link
All that you see with your own eye and that your heart finds pleasing, make it for Allah, for this is the trade of the Hereafter. Allah says, "What is with you depletes, while what is with Allah is eternal".
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 106, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 198 link
The merchant of this world risks his money and and his soul, while the merchant of the Hereafter is a profiting winner: his first profit is his soul and then the eternal Paradise.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 120; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no [goods for] trade like good deeds, and no profit like the [divine] reward.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69, p. 409, no. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most profiting, among people, is the one who buys the Hereafter at the expense of this world.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3076; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever sells himself for [a price] less than Paradise, his ordeal is indeed severe.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3474; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever takes the obedience of Allah as a commodity will see profits without even trading.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8864; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
It is narrated in Fiqh al-Ridha (AS): 'When you are engaged in your trade and prayer time arrives, let not your trading divert you from it; for Allah described a certain people and praised them, saying, "Men whom neither trade nor sale can divert " These people used to trade, but when prayer time arrived they would leave their trade and stand for their prayer. They deserved more reward than non-traders who prayed.'
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 69, p. 409, no. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 199 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever seeks to eat by sacrificing his religion will only have from his religion as much as he eats.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 223; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 200 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Whoever seeks this world through the work of the Hereafter will have his goal set at a greater distance.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8901; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 200 link
A coward trader a loser remains, but a courageous one gains.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 53; Page No. 15 link
A creditor will be in chains in his grave, and nothing can make him free but paying his debts.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 55; Page No. 16 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Practice the various trades, for there is in them independence for you from what is in the hands of others, and indeed Allah loves the one gainfully engaged in a profession.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 12, p. 4, no. 6; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 193 link
Trading enhances the intellect
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 148, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 193 link
Abandoning trading diminishes the intellect.
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 148, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 193 link
Im?m Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-S?diq (a.s.), when the clothes merchant, Mu`adh ben Kathir told him, 'I intend to leave the market while I have some money in hand', said, 'Then regard for you will fall and you will not be sought for help with anything
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 149, no. 10; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 193 link
Whoever sells or buys must avoid five habits, or he should not sell or buy at all: usury, [false] oaths, hiding the defects [of merchandise], praising what he sells, and showing disapproval for what he intends to buy.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 103, p. 95, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 193 link
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