Conduct transactions with fairness & justice ; Exchange goods equally ; Respect people you meet .

This hadith explains the importance of conducting transactions with fairness and justice. It was narrated by Sulaiman bin Ali that Abu Al-Mutawakkil passed by them in the market and some people, including him, stood up to greet him. They asked him about transactions and he told them what he heard from a man who asked Abu Saeed Al-Khudri about it. The man said that gold should be exchanged for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates and salt for salt in equal amounts only. Any additional payment or taking of more than the agreed amount is considered as usury or riba which is forbidden according to Islamic teachings. This hadith teaches us that we must conduct our transactions with fairness and justice so as not to engage in riba which can have serious consequences on both parties involved.