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Sunan Ibn Majah 2223 (Book 12, Hadith 87) #31575
Fairness in Weights and Measures

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ came to Al-Madinah and found that the people there were not fair in their weights and measures. Allah then revealed a verse which made them become fair in their weights and measures.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "When the Prophet came to Al-Madinah, they were the worst people in weights and measures. Then Allah, Glorious is He revealed: "Woe to the Mutaffifun (those who give less in measure and weight)",1 and they were fair in weights and measures after that.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَقِيلِ بْنِ خُوَيْلِدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنِي يَزِيدُ النَّحْوِيُّ، أَنَّ عِكْرِمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ الْمَدِينَةَ كَانُوا مِنْ أَخْبَثِ النَّاسِ كَيْلاً فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ ‏{وَيْلٌ لِلْمُطَفِّفِينَ}‏ فَأَحْسَنُوا الْكَيْلَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ

TOPICS
weights  *  measures  *  fairness  *  justice  *  balance  *  measurement  *  qisas  *  mutaffifun

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest with your measurements or weights so as not to cheat anyone else out of what is rightfully theirs .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about fairness when it comes to weights and measures. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that when the Prophet (ﷺ) came to Al-Madinah, he found that the people there were not being fair with their measurements or weights. They would give less than what was due or take more than what was due from others. Allah then revealed a verse which warned those who did this kind of thing - called Mutaffifun - that they would be punished for it if they continued doing so. After this revelation, the people of Al-Madinah became much fairer with their measurements and weights. This hadith teaches us an important lesson about fairness; we should always be honest with our measurements or weights so as not to cheat anyone else out of what is rightfully theirs.

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