The customer was also a man of piety, so he said, “The current market price of these almonds is 90 dinars."

Sayyidunā Sarī al-Saqaṭī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه replied, “I had made a promise to myself that I would only earn 3 dinars profit on these almonds, so I will sell them for 63 dinars, regardless of the current market rate.”

Now, the customer was only willing to purchase them for 90 dinars, whereas Sayyidunā Sarī al-Saqaṭī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was insisting on selling them for 63 dinars. They were such good well-wishers to each other that the transaction could not be completed; the customer wanted the seller to benefit while the seller desired goodness for the buyer. Therefore, neither did the customer purchase the almonds, nor did Sayyidunā Sarī al-Saqaṭī    رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه sell them, and in the end, the customer left empty-handed.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, this is a great example of wishing well for each other. Do we do the same? In our times, the issue between the customer and the shopkeeper is something else. The customer wants to buy a 50-pound item for 10 pounds, and the shopkeeper wants to sell it for 100 pounds.

Neither does the customer desire good for the shopkeeper, nor does the shopkeeper wish good for the customer. The result is that deception, giving in short measure, dishonesty, and similar things are increasing in the market. Our trade is deteriorating day by day, and Muslims worldwide are regressing.

We need to understand these things. Now is the time to rectify ourselves. May Allah Almighty save us from sins relating to buying and selling and grant us success in conducting transparent business while wishing well for others.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم