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In the
realm of commerce, ethical conduct serves as a fundamental guarantee for the
advancement of business. As a merchant, you bear several obligations:
1.
You are required to provide the highest quality
goods to your customers. Never offer products in which you lack personal
confidence.
2.
Through your conduct, you must establish that
customers can place their trust in you, consider you as their well-wisher, and
be assured that they will never be deceived in your business dealings.
3.
When a customer seeks counsel, you must offer
truthful and sound advice, even if it results in a personal loss to you.
4.
Strict adherence to punctuality is essential.
Open your establishment at the prescribed time and demonstrate patience and
perseverance. Early rising, coupled with fulfilling your obligations, and
pursuing sustenance thereafter, leads to divine blessings and prosperity.
5.
Lead by example in diligence and ensure that
your employees adopt a similar work ethic. It is your duty to meet their rights
with generosity and selflessness. Employees are integral to the flourishing of
your enterprise, and therefore, should be treated with compassion and
gentleness.
6.
Exercise leniency with those who request loans.
Should they encounter difficulty in repaying, refrain from exerting undue
pressure. The Prophet (P.B.U.H) advised, "If someone desires that Allah
saves him from the distress and hardships of the Day of Judgment, let him grant
extension or forgive the debt of a financially struggling borrower."
7.
It is imperative to uphold the integrity of
measurement, ensuring complete honesty in both taking and giving, whether in
terms of weight or volume. Allah, the Exalted, cautions:
"Woe to those who give less in
measurement, those who, when taking from others, demand full measure, but when
giving, offer less. Do they not realize that they will be resurrected on a
momentous day, when all of humanity will stand before Allah, the Lord of the
Worlds?" (Al-Mutaffifin 1-6)
A companion
came to the service of the beloved Prophet (P.U.H.B.) and asked him a question.
The Prophet (P.U.H.B.) asked, "Do you have anything at home?"
The
companion replied, "O Messenger of Allah (P.U.H.B.), I have only two
items: one is a mat of coarse cloth which we use for both covering and
sleeping, and the other is a drinking cup."
The Prophet (P.U.H.B.) said, "Bring these items to me."
The companion brought both items, and the Prophet (P.U.H.B.) auctioned them for
two dirhams. He handed over the two dirhams and said, "Go, with one
dirham, buy some food and drink for your family, and with the other, buy an
axe."
Then, with his blessed hands, the Prophet (P.U.H.B.) attached a handle to the
axe and said, "Go to the forest, cut wood, and sell it in the market. Come
back in fifteen days and tell me what happened."
Fifteen days later, the companion returned, now with ten dirhams. The Prophet
(P.U.H.B.) smiled and said, "This earnings from your hard work are far
better than begging from people and appearing on the Day of Judgment with a
mark of begging on your face."
Once,
people asked the Prophet (P.U.H.B.),
"O
Messenger of Allah (P.U.H.B.), which type of earning is the best?"
The Prophet (P.U.H.B.) replied,
"The
best earning is that which comes from one's own hands, and every business that
does not involve lying or deceit."
In
accordance with this, we are obligated to conduct our business with honesty and
integrity, remaining steadfast in our faith. We should avoid swearing false
oaths to sell goods or deceive customers.
The Prophet (P.U.H.B.) has said,
"On
the Day of Judgment, Allah will neither speak to nor look at the person who
tries to promote their business by taking false oaths, and He will not purify
them to enter Paradise."
The Prophet (P.U.H.B.) further stated,
"The
truthful and trustworthy merchant will be with the prophets, the truthful ones,
and the martyrs on the Day of Judgment."
Tajalliyat-The Divine Manifestation
KHWAJA SHAMS-UD-DEEN AZEEMI
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE BENEVOLENT
Dedicated to those scientists, who are inching towards the cognizance of the facts, spotlighted by Allah Almighty, in the wake of their intelligent observation for the top vertex of scientific achievement, which is not other than the "Disastrous end of the Universe". And this is probably during 15th century of Lunar calendar.
