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Sunan Abi Dawud 3326 (Book 23, Hadith 1) #23616
Mixing Business with Charity

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised merchants to mix their business dealings with charity and avoid unprofitable speech and swearing.

Narrated Qays ibn AbuGharazah: In the time of the Messenger of Allah we used to be called brokers, but the Prophet came upon us one day, and called us by a better name than that, saying: O company of merchants, unprofitable speech and swearing takes place in business dealings, so mix it with sadaqah (alms).
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي غَرَزَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ نُسَمَّى السَّمَاسِرَةَ فَمَرَّ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَسَمَّانَا بِاسْمٍ هُوَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ التُّجَّارِ إِنَّ الْبَيْعَ يَحْضُرُهُ اللَّغْوُ وَالْحَلِفُ فَشُوبُوهُ بِالصَّدَقَةِ

TOPICS
business  *  charity  *  speech  *  sadaqah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your words when conducting business transactions; Give back to those who are less fortunate than you; Strive to do good deeds even in your daily life; Mix your business dealings with sadaqah or alms.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of mixing business dealings with charity. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised merchants to be mindful of their words when conducting business transactions and to mix it with sadaqah or alms. This means that they should give a portion of their profits in charity as a way of purifying their earnings from any unwholesome words that may have been uttered during the transaction. By doing this, they will be rewarded for both the good deeds done in business as well as for giving charity. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us that we should always strive to do good deeds even in our daily lives such as being mindful of our words when dealing with others and giving back to those who are less fortunate than us.

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