place?’ He said, ‘No. Had I known, I wouldn’t have sold it.’ Listening to it, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, ‘Take your goods and return my money.’ Therefore, he (the seller) returned his 30 thousand dirhams. (Siyar A’laam-un-Nubala, vol. 6, pp. 464)

It was undoubtedly an act of goodness from Sayyiduna Yunus Bin ‘Ubayd             رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه to that person that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه told him about the silk cloth becoming expensive. Whereas, such people also exist in our society who take benefit from the unawareness of the other person and keep the fact of price rise concealed to themselves. In fact, some even lie saying that the price has not risen yet.

2. The way of trade of Shaykh Sari Saqati

The famous saint of the spiritual chain of the Qadiriyyah, Sayyiduna Sari Saqati رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was the disciple of Sayyiduna Ma’roof Karkhi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه and the teacher and (maternal) uncle of Sayyiduna Junayd Baghdadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. Initially, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه used to sell small ordinary things. With this relation, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه is called “Saqati” (i.e. the one who sells goods in a basket).

It is narrated that he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would buy and sell goods. Moreover, he would only take a half dinar profit over the sales of 10 dinars. Even if someone would give him more than that, he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه would not take it even then. (Tazkira-tul-Awliya, Juz: 1, pp. 246)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! When we study the biography of our righteous predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی, we find the trait of serving the community to be very prominent in their personalities; whereas, it is completely the opposite nowadays. For example, if someone comes to another person asking for her advice to adopt a certain profession, then the other person will be a bit reluctant in providing her the information regarding her very profession.

One saint رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه stated: Such a time came upon people when a person would enter the market and ask (the people of the market) that ‘who do you think I shall trade with?’ They would reply, ‘Trade with whomsoever you like