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Musnad Ahmad 1176, 1177 (Book 5, Hadith 587) #34813
The Virtue of Good Merchants

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Ali bin Abi Talib to not be a cause of division, or a show-off, or a merchant except for good merchants who are lagging behind in doing good deeds.

It was narrated from Abu Muhammad Al-Hudhali, from 'Ali bin Abi Talib (رضي الله عنه) that The Messenger of Allah sent a man of the Ansar to level every grave and spoil every idol. He said: O Messenger of Allah , I do not like to enter the houses of my people. So he sent me, and when I came back he said: 'O 'Ali, do not be a cause of division, or a show-off, or a merchant, except a good merchant, for they are the ones who procrastinate - or who are lagging behind - in doing good deeds'. It was narrated from a man among the people of Basrah - whom the people of Basrah called Abu Muwarri' whilst the people of Kufah called him Abu Muhammad - said: The Messenger of Allah was at a funeral. and he mentioned a hadeeth similar to that of Abu Dawood from Abu Shihab.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي شَيْبَانُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بنِ عُتَيْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْهُذَلِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنْ يُسَوِّيَ كُلَّ قَبْرٍ وَأَنْ يُلَطِّخَ كُلَّ صَنَمٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ بُيُوتَ قَوْمِي قَالَ فَأَرْسَلَنِي فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تَكُونَنَّ فَتَّانًا وَلَا مُخْتَالًا وَلَا تَاجِرًا إِلَّا تَاجِرَ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ مُسَوِّفُونَ أَوْ مَسْبُوقُونَ فِي الْعَمَلِ. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ وَأَهْلُ الْبَصْرَةِ يُكَنُّونَهُ أَبَا مُوَرِّعٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ يُكَنُّونَهُ بِأَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي جَنَازَةٍ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ عَنْ أَبِي شِهَابٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
merchants  *  goodness  *  division  *  showoff

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for excellence in whatever you do; Have patience; Be honest; Have integrity when conducting business transactions with others; Do not cause divisions among people; Do not be boastful or show off your wealth/possessions.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the virtue of being a good merchant. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Ali bin Abi Talib to not be a cause of division among people, nor should he be boastful and show off his wealth and possessions. Instead he should strive to become a good merchant as they are the ones who are lagging behind in doing good deeds. Being a merchant requires one to have patience and perseverance as it involves dealing with people from different backgrounds and cultures. It also requires one to have integrity and honesty when conducting business transactions with others. Furthermore, it teaches us that we should always strive for excellence in whatever we do so that we can benefit ourselves as well as those around us.

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