THE
SUNNAH (PRACTICE) OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ
WHEN BUYING AND SELLING
It was
the practice of the Holy Prophet ﷺ
throughout his life that whenever he bought or sold something, he always gave
more than what was due towards him. In those days, the currency comprised of
coins of gold and silver. These coins used to be of different denominations and
the practice was to weigh these coins, rather than count them, when buying or
selling something. In a narration, it has been said that once the Holy Prophet ﷺ bought something in the Bazar. When paying the price in Dirhams
he said to the person weighing the Dirhams, “Weigh liberally”, meaning that
give more Dirhams to the seller than are due towards me.
In
another narration, the Holy Prophet ﷺ
said, “The best among you are those who discharge other people’s rights due
towards them with excellence,” meaning they give more than is due towards them.
For example, a person owed 100 rupees but when he returned the loan he gave
back one hundred and ten rupees. (However, it is not permissible to make it a
pre-condition before giving a loan as then it would become interest). Similarly,
when one has to pay someone they should do so promptly and should not bother
them unduly asking them to come again and again, or using delaying tactics. All
this is included in discharging other people’s rights well and treating other people
well.
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