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The
Quran and the Hadis provide basic guidance to a person
indulged in Business. Let us study some
of
them.
Selecting Staff:
(1) Truly the best of man for you to employ is the (man)
who is strong and trustworthy). (Al-Qur'an 28:26)
Prophet Muhammed (p.u.b.h.) adviced his followers "we
do not appoint for our jobs anybody who demands it earnestly." (Al-Bukhari
I:462)
The Quran advises its believes that they should not hire
a person who is weak in understanding. His inefficiency
could cause a loss to his master. "Do
not give your property to people of weak understanding."
(Al-Qur'an 4:5)
Dealing with Staff:
Islam orders the boss and the businessman to be kind
to his juniors and servants. The statement of Quran: "kind
words and forgiveness are better than charity followed
by injury." (Al-Qur'an 2:263)
Even Prophet Muhammed (p.u.b.h.) treated his subordinated
in a very decent manner. Anas bin malik who was in the
service of the Prophet right from his childhood said, "The
Prophet never scolded me if I made a mistake." The
Prophet never with holds the wages of any person.
(Al-Bukhari I:462)
Expenditure in Business Property:
Islam even teaches its believers, where not to spend.
Although it exhorts for generosity, it forbids in clear
term, extravagancy in expenditure. The Quran states: "Do
not squander your wealth in the manner of a spendthrift.
Indeed pendthrifts are the brothers of Saitan in ungrateful
to his Lord."
(Al-Qur'an 17:27)
"Allah hates you for
wasting the wealth." (Riyyadh
us Saleheen)
Be Honest in Dealing:
Islam forbids speaking lies to sell one's goods. There
are many merchants who do not give in proper measures,
they mix up pebbles with grain. Some merchant withhold:
grains and wait for the prices to rice,s o that they
may earn more out of it. Allah and His Messenger fo not
allow this.
"As for those who
sell the faith, they owe to Allah and their own plighted
word for a small price,
they shall
have no portion in the hereafter, nor Allah will speak
to them, or look at them on the day of Qayamat."
(Al-Qur'an 3:77)
"Give full measure
when you measure and weigh with a balance that is straight.
That is the most fitting
and the most advantageous in the final determination." (Al-Qur'an
17:35)
"Woe to each sinful dealer in falsehoods." (Al-Qur'an
45:7)
"Give just measures
and cause no loss (to others) by fraud and weigh with
scales true and upright. And
do not withhold things justly to men."
(Al-Qur'an 26:181-183)
The Holy Prophet (p.u.b.h.) said, "None
keeps goods till the price rises, but a sinner". (Bulug-al-Maram:680)
And do not mix truth with falsehood or conceal the
truth while you know.
(Al-Qur'an 2:42)
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