A man who live on income derived through illicit means and fraudulent practices cannot be morally advanced and spiritually elevated. slam lays the greatest emphasis on Qat Haldl (food earned through lawful means). Kitab al-Buyu’ The Book Of Transactions
Regrettably the issue haram was restricted to the consumption of food but cause more hardship to peoples and also not cares when it’s come to the ways they sourcing money don’t cares even if they money coming from usury, interest or corruption, they called it blessing
Like we all knew Islam is most vehement in its condemnation of commercial dishonesty. It denounced, in the strongest possible terms, all sorts of deceitful dealings and illegal profits. It has disallowed all transactions not based upon justice and fair play The Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him), reprimanding the dishonest dealer, said: “Laisa minna man gashshdna” (Whosoever deceives us is not one of us).
Yet in spite of proliferation of mosques everywhere even in the markets places and people hurriedly join prayers in congregations but in our conduct, there is no much displaying of compassion, and kindness as Allah stressed. Holy Quran stresses clearly righteousness is not in precise observance of the prayer and other rituals but in acts of compassion and kindness.
There are many verses about Compassion all these verses stressed the importance of compassion, and kindness among peoples. Nowadays, Peoples mindlessly crave materialism by all means at expense of peoples hardship.
Sadly, People start Ramadan fasting in every hard time which coincides with highest record of inflations in the country, that has reached an all-time high. In spite of this hardship the essential commodities traders causing more intentional hardships to peoples and this heartless actions has become an annual season for them to subject people to undeserved hardship by making millions of households go through hardship as a result of their heartless action of hike in commodities prices.
Yet traders take advantage of every period at the deterrent of poor customers who are struggling to survive with untold suffering perpetrated by these selfish individuals that determine markets prices. These exploitations of peoples become a tradition for them to use the profits generates to take their families to perform unnecessary lesser Hajj without considering the pains cause to millions of households in abject poverty due to their acts.
If they can curtail their materialistic tendencies and pay attention to the teachings of the Holy Quran, surely, the society and people will certainly become a much happier and Allah will bless them and protect their fortune but greed will not set their eyes-free. Despite hundred of daily tafsir by Islamic scholars emphasis importance of compassion, and kindness among peoples till now, nothing has positively changed from attitude of essential commodities traders. We should, therefore, as a people, use the fasting period to examine our hearts, take responsibility for our misdeeds examine our hearts, make amends and also to seeks Allah forgiveness and refrain from evil vices. Why our commodities seller’s who wickedly subject peoples with unbearable hardship and to hunger at same time but Restricts Haram To Food Not Money Source.
“O Allah, be kind to whoever is kind to my people, and be hard upon whoever is hard upon them” (Silsilatu as-Sahihah). The Prophet’s (SAW) prayer should discomfort any heartless peoples in Nigeria. In another version, he said, “O Allah, treat harshly those who rule over my nation with harshness and treat gently those who rule over my nation with gentleness” (Muslim). Stitch in time, they say, saves nine
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