Shun Deceit In Business Deal
By Shafiyi Azahari

Bandar Seri Begawan - Islam encourages its followers to earn rezeki or livelihood through business as it is one of the most apt halal resources to earn a living.

However, Islam also put great emphasis on doing business with honesty. Prophet Muhammad PBUH was himself a businessman and so was most of His Companions. Conducting business according to Islamic teachings, devoid of treachery would result to Muslims gaining "big rewards" from Allah SWT.

This was disclosed in a sermon during Friday's prayers read by khatibs at mosques all over the country.

The- sermon said it was appropriate for honest traders or businessmen to receive rewards for they are certainly facing a lot of challenges while conducting their businesses such as the tendency to be greedy and to gain big profits by using dishonest methods such as treachery. Honest and trustworthy businessmen were regarded as "fighters" who had won against all those temptations.

"In business, we have to be very careful so as not to fall into any acts against the religion such as selling haram items such as liquor, stolen things, smuggled items or selling, dubious food or meats," the sermon said.

The sermon further preached that "Islam also forbids us from deceiving or cheating in buyings and sellings although it can bring about good profits, but it is not of halal sources and in fact they (swindlers) are oppressive and being cruel to buyers which will definitely cause losses and' regrets to the customers."

"Some of the treacherous examples in businesses include decreasing weights and measurements, mixing of fresh items with bad or of lesser quality for the same price, or putting the bad products underneath a heap of fresh ones," the khatib said. Thus the sermon said traders must run their businesses in ways that were blessed by Allah SWT as was shown by Prophet Muhammad PBUH who was an honest and trustworthy businessman and as a result his profits multiplied.

The sermon also reminded all people to avoid wrongful methods in order to reap profits for the wealth accumulated would not be blessed, they would lose people's- trust, their prayers would not be answered and they would merit a place in hell. Prophet Muhammad's PBUH hadith narrated by Khaulah alAnsari said that those who mixed wealth of Allah SWT and wealth of those which were not halal would place them in hell on judgement day.

On a final note, the sermon advised all to be thankful for whatever amount of wealth or rezeki gained as long it was halal as was mentioned in the alQuran, Surah Al-Baqarah verse 168: 0: "People, eat from the earth's products all that is lawful and good, and do not follow the steps of Satan; he is your most ardent enemy." -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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