اِنَّ التُّجَّارَ يُحْشَرُوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فُجَّارًا اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّقَى وَبَرَّ وَصَدَقَ

"Indeed, all traders will be resurrected on the Day of Judgement as transgressors except for those who were pious, righteous, and truthful."^[1]

The renowned Quranic commentator, Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī   رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه explains this Hadith as follows:

Piety means especially avoiding major sins and generally refraining from habitual minor sins. Goodness means safeguarding one's business from deception and dishonesty, and truthfulness means speaking honestly about one's trade and not attempting to conceal defects if they exist. This means that on the Day of Judgement, all traders will be transgressors except those who possess these three qualities: piety, goodness, and truthfulness.^[2]

3. The Virtue of Gentleness in Buying and Selling

It is narrated from Sayyidunā Jābir رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ that the last Prophet of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:

رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا سَمْحًا اِذَا بَاعَ، وَ اِذَا اشْتَرَى، وَ اِذَا اقْتَضَى

"May Allah have mercy on a man who is gentle when he sells, gentle when he buys, and gentle when he demands."^[3]

Gentleness in selling means not trying to give the customer an inferior product, and gentleness in buying means paying the price promptly and fairly, not causing trouble for the seller. Gentleness in demanding means