20 August 2025
‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) advice on trade and business
Question Can I please have the reference for this: Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Whoever trades in something three times and does not succeed in it, let him switch from it to something…
3 December 2024
The pious predecessors were deterred from worldly pursuits by the remembrance of death
Question I am searching for the reference of this statement: Rabi' ibn Abi Rashid said: "Remembering death has come between me and many business related affairs!"
14 November 2024
The importance of conducting business truthfully
Question Can this Hadith be quoted? إن الله باعثكم يوم القيامة فجارا إلا من صدق وبر، وأدى الأمانة
6 November 2024
Halal income will unlock the treasures of Allah Ta’ala
Question What is the reference for this statement of Yahya ibn Mu'adh? Yahya ibn Mu'adh ar Razi (rahimahullah) said: " Obedience is stored up in the stores of Allah; its key is du`a and its means…
20 May 2024
Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) proceeds to the marketplace after he is appointed the Khalifah
Question I require the source for the following incident: لما استخلف أبو بكر أصبح غاديا إلى السوق وعلى رقبته أثواب يتجر بها فلقيه عمر بن الخطاب وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح فقالا له: أين تريد يا خليفة رسول…
1 December 2023
‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) overhears a conversation on diluting milk
Question Kindly provide the reference and incident of the lady who ordered her daughter to mix water with milk before selling the milk. Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) overheard this…
22 February 2022
The reward for rescinding a transaction with a Muslim
Question Can you mention the reference for this Hadith? من أقال مسلما أقاله الله عثرته
19 October 2021
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) waits for three days
Question Where is the following Hadith found and can it be quoted? If possible, what is the lesson from this Hadith? Abdullah ibn Abil Hamsa was a companion who narrates: "Prior to the commencement…
18 June 2021
Remembering Allah Ta’ala in the marketplace
Question Is this narration authentic? Whoever remembers Allah in the markets once, Allah will remember him a hundred times.
8 February 2021
A query regarding the bazar du’a cited in Ihya ‘Ulumid Din
Question What is the original reference for this Hadith in Imam Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: If a man says after entering the market…
15 December 2020
A person will be cast into Jahannam together with the haram wealth he spent in avenues of good
Question What is the source of this Hadith? من اكتسب مالا من مأثم فوصل به رحما أو تصدق به أو أنفقه في سبيل الله جمع ذلك جمعا فقذف به في جهنم……
26 November 2020
Riba/usury will always end up in poverty and humiliation
Question Is the following Hadith recorded in Musnad Ahmad authentic? "No matter how much interest you have it will decrease." (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith: 3753)
17 November 2020
The Hadith: La khilabah
Question Kindly provide a reference for the Hadith لا خلابة Is it a du'a to read when trading or not? And can it be read at all occasions?
20 October 2020
What transaction is meant by the word “تَناجُش”
Question What is the meaning of يَتَناجَشُوا in the following Hadith? عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه: أنَّ النبيَّ ﷺ نَهى أَنْ يَبِيعَ حاضِرٌ لِبادٍ، أَوْ يَتَناجَشُوا، أَوْ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ على…
12 August 2020
Changing the name of riba (usury) and wine, to make it permissible
Question Please provide a reference for the following narration: “At the end of times people will change the name of usury and make it permissible.”