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ANOTHER HADITH ABOUT REWARDS FOR BEING KIND TO OTHER HUMAN BEINGS

In another Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that among the people who have passed before you there was a person who, when selling something, would deal softly with people. He would tell a price to a prospective buyer. If the buyer then asked him to reduce the price somewhat then he would agree to sell that item on that reduced price, even if that meant a lower profit for him. Similarly, when he bought something he dealt softly with the seller. When the shopkeeper told him a price he would gently ask the shopkeeper once to reduce the price. He didn’t enter into arguments or wouldn’t fight with the shopkeeper over it, and didn’t force him to reduce the price. After asking gently once he would then buy the item without any further argument. Similarly, when he had to collect money from someone, for example, taking loaned money back, or recovering the price of a sold item, he would deal softly and would tell the borrower to pay back the loan later if he didn’t have the money right then, and would give them an extension. When he died, and was presented before Allah Ta’alah, Allah Ta’alah said that because he dealt kindly with my created beings in the world, therefore, I will deal kindly with him now and I forgive him. When dealing with other people it is important to remember that dealing softly with other human beings, and especially with those who are poor, pleases Allah Ta’alah greatly.