May Allah Almighty grant us the blessings of His saints. If only we receive the treasure of piety, protect ourselves from sins, and succeed in leading a righteous life.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Exercise caution in buying and selling

O devotees of the Prophet! We have heard the faith-inspiring and admonitory incident of Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm b. Adham رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. This incident illustrates the importance of transactions in our religion. Ponder for a moment! Sayyidunā Ibrāhīm رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was at the elevated station of sainthood and was even called Sulṭān Ibrāhīm because of this status. Such a great saint made a single mistake during a transaction, and that too unintentionally; the date he picked up from the ground belonged to the shopkeeper, not him. Nevertheless, he took it, and because of this one date, his status was reduced.

Alas, how things have changed in our time! People devour others' belongings without asking, customers deceive shopkeepers, and shopkeepers deceive customers. Sometimes, the customer slips counterfeit notes into a bundle of real money and hands it over to the shopkeeper. At other times, people unlawfully pick up an item and place it in their mouths. They sometimes quietly take some vegetables and fruits from the trolleys without anyone noticing and put them into their baskets.

Unauthorised use of another person's slippers or swapping one's slippers with someone else's may not be considered a serious issue by some, but it is a grave matter. Many daily occurrences involve such un-Islamic practices, and they are not even seen as a defect by the perpetrators. Shopkeepers secretly pick up each other’s items, use them, and the person on the other side remains oblivious. Such foolish people must understand, learn a lesson, and realise that even seemingly