Dear brothers, Islam is not just about worship but it is a\ndeen, i.e. it is about how to live in every aspect of our lives. One of those\nis how we work, trade or do business with others and this has been highlighted\nin both the book of Allah SWT and through the teachings of the Prophet SAWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam chose a few pointers to remind us all of the manners\nand etiquettes of dealing with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, the imam mentioned a hadith in which the prophet\nSAWS said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And he\nwho treats us dishonestly does not belong to us<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, this is the cornerstone of our ethics in\ntrade. A Muslim can often be distinguished by the hijab or the beard but in the\ncase of business, a Muslim ought to be distinguished by the level of honesty and\ntrust that they inspire in others. We need to be mindful that business is something\naccountable and in this country a form of Dawah as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second hadith was translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf anyone with-holds grain for\nforty days thereby desiring a high price, he has renounced God and God has\nrenounced him.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, this is an important concept. Trade is about\nmaking a profit. You buy low and sell high. This is basic stuff. But what the economic\nschools don\u2019t teach you is that as a trader you have both a responsibility to your\nown pocket but also to society in which you conduct business. You must strike\nthe balance between seeking profit but not at the cost of harming others. Withholding\nfood, medication, warm clothing, other essentials at a time when the buyer needs\nit most, just so that you can make the extra dollar is both unethical and forbidden\nin Islam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This leads nicely onto the selection of the Quran mentioned by\nthe imam also. Ayat 282 of Sura Baqara which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O you who have believed, when you\ncontract (i.e. when you have or contract a debt) a debt one upon another for a\nstated term, then write it down. And let a writer write it down between you\nwith justice, and let not any writer refuse to write it down, as Allah has\ntaught him. So let him write and let the one upon whom is the truthful duty of\npayment (i.e. the debtor) dictate, and let him be pious to Allah his Lord and\nnot depreciate anything therein. So, in case the one upon whom is the truthful\nduty is foolish, or weak, or unable to dictate himself, then let his patron\ndictate with justice. And call in to witness two witnesses of your men; yet, in\ncase the two are not two men, then one man and two women from among the\nwitnesses you are satisfied with, so that (in case) one of the two women should\nerr, then either of the two should remind the other, and let the witnesses not\nrefuse whenever they are called (upon). And be not too loath to write it down,\n(whether) it is small or great, with (Literally: to is term) its term. That is\nmore equitable in the Providence of Allah, and more upright for testimony, and\nlikelier that you will not be suspicious. Except (when) it is commerce present\nthat you transact among yourselves, then it shall be no fault in you if you do\nnot write it down. And take witnesses when you sell one to another, and let not\neither writer or witness be harmed, and in case you perform (that), then that\nis evident immorality in you. And be pious to Allah, and Allah teaches you; and\nAllah is Ever-Knowing of everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, there are so many lessons in this ayat but\none to take away today is to understand that all transactions require a\ncontract \u2013 even between friends and family \u2013 this is because money is one of\nthose toxic things that can bring disagreements between the closest of people\nand so keep things formal and transparent when it comes to money so that you\ngive no opportunity to Shaitaan to come between yourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to remember that Islam is about etiquettes as well\nas worship. Let us apply these principles so that we are known as those with whom\nbusiness and trade ought to be done because of our faith and our manners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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