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Musnad Ahmad 410 (Book 4, Hadith 12) #34086
The Virtue of Fairness in Business Transactions

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being fair and easygoing in business transactions.

'Ata' bin Farrookh, the freed slave of the Qurashi, narrated that 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) bought some land from a man and the man did not seek payment for it. Then he met him and he said to him: What prevented you from coming and taking your money? He said: You were unfair to me; I never met anyone but he blamed me'.Uthman said: Is this the reason? He said: Yes'.Uthman said: Then choose between your land or your money. Then 'Uthman said: The Messenger of Allah said: "Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, admitted to Paradise a man who was easygoing in buying and selling, when paying off debt and when asking for a debt that was owed to him".
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، مَوْلَى الْقُرَشِيِّينَ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اشْتَرَى مِنْ رَجُلٍ أَرْضًا فَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَقِيَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا مَنَعَكَ مِنْ قَبْضِ مَالِكَ قَالَ إِنَّكَ غَبَنْتَنِي فَمَا أَلْقَى مِنْ النَّاسِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَلُومُنِي قَالَ أَوَ ذَلِكَ يَمْنَعُكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاخْتَرْ بَيْنَ أَرْضِكَ وَمَالِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْجَنَّةَ رَجُلًا كَانَ سَهْلًا مُشْتَرِيًا وَبَائِعًا وَقَاضِيًا وَمُقْتَضِيًا‏.‏

TOPICS
fairness  *  business  *  transactions  *  paradise  *  adl  *  tijarah  *  muamalat  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Treating others with respect; Not taking advantage of people; Being patient; Being flexible; Remembering Allah's reward

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of fairness and ease when engaging in business transactions. It tells us that Allah rewards those who are fair and easygoing when buying, selling, paying off debt or asking for a debt that is owed to them. Being fair means treating others with respect and not taking advantage of them or exploiting them for our own gain. It also means being patient with people who owe us money and not pressuring them too much to pay it back quickly if they are unable to do so right away. Being easygoing also means understanding that sometimes things don't always go as planned, so we should be flexible when dealing with others in business matters. We should remember that Allah will reward us if we treat others fairly and kindly even if it doesn't benefit us directly at first glance.

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