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Musnad Ahmad 444, 445 (Book 4, Hadith 41) #34115
Honesty in Business Transactions

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught 'Uthman bin 'Affan to be honest and fair in his business dealings.

Sa'eed bin al-Musayyab said. I heard 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) delivering a khutbah from the minbar. He said: I used to buy dates from one of the Jewish clans who were called Banu Qainuqa', and sell them at a profit. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah who said: 'O 'Uthman, when you buy, take your dues with nothing extra, and when you sell, give (the other party's) dues with nothing less'. Moosa bin Wardan narrated from Sa'eed bin al-Musayyab from 'Uthman bin 'Affan (رضي الله عنه). and he mentioned a similar report.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ، مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ وَرْدَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُثْمَانَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ كُنْتُ أَبْتَاعُ التَّمْرَ مِنْ بَطْنٍ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ بَنُو قَيْنُقَاعَ فَأَبِيعُهُ بِرِبْحٍ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتَ فَاكْتَلْ وَإِذَا بِعْتَ فَكِلْ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
buy  *  sell  *  profit  *  dues  *  extra  *  less  *  business  *  transactions  *  honesty  *  fairness

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest and fair in your business dealings. Take your due amount while buying with nothing extra and give other parties due amount while selling with nothing less.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being honest and fair when conducting business transactions. The Prophet Muhammad taught Uthman bin Affan to take his dues when buying something without taking extra and to give the other party's dues when selling something without giving less. This hadith teaches us that we should always be honest and fair in our dealings with others, even if it means making a smaller profit or taking a loss. We should not try to take advantage of someone else's misfortune or lack of knowledge for our own gain. Doing so would be dishonest and unfair, which goes against the teachings of Islam.

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