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Sunan an-Nasai 4463 (Book 44, Hadith 15) #18996
Mixing Charity with Business

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad encouraged merchants to mix charity with their business dealings, as selling involves false oaths and idle talk.

It was narrated that Qays bin Abi Gharazah said: "We used to trade in the markets of Al-Madinah and we used to call ourselves as-Samasir (brokers) and the people called us that, but the Messenger of Allah came out to s and called us by a name that was better than what we called ourselves. He said: "O merchants (Tujjar)! Selling involves (false) oaths and idle talk, so mix some charity with it,"" (Sahih )
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا بِالْمَدِينَةِ نَبِيعُ الأَوْسَاقَ وَنَبْتَاعُهَا وَنُسَمِّي أَنْفُسَنَا السَّمَاسِرَةَ وَيُسَمِّينَا النَّاسُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَسَمَّانَا بِاسْمٍ هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَنَا مِنَ الَّذِي سَمَّيْنَا بِهِ أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ بَيْعَكُمُ الْحَلِفُ وَاللَّغْوُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ

TOPICS
trade  *  markets  *  charity  *  business

QUICK LESSONS:
Practice honesty & fairness when trading goods or services; Practice charity whenever possible; Follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad was encouraging merchants to be mindful of their business dealings and to practice charity in the process. He warned that selling often involves false oaths and idle talk which can lead to dishonesty. Therefore it is important for merchants to mix some charity into their transactions in order to ensure that they are being honest and ethical in their practices. This hadith teaches us the importance of being honest in our business dealings and how we should strive for fairness even when trading goods or services. It also encourages us to practice charity whenever possible so that we can benefit others while also benefiting ourselves.

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