Work and trade · When the moment comes
Be easy-going when buying, selling, or collecting debts
- The practice
- Be lenient when bargaining or asking for money owed
- When
- a transaction or a debt to collect
- In daily life
- At the market or on a second-hand app, bargain with a smile and don't fight over the last penny. When a friend owes you money, ask kindly, and if they're struggling, offer them more time.
The source
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " رَحِمَ اللَّهُ رَجُلاً سَمْحًا إِذَا بَاعَ، وَإِذَا اشْتَرَى، وَإِذَا اقْتَضَى ".
“Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "May Allah's mercy be on him who is lenient in his buying, selling, and in demanding back his money”Narrated by Jabir bin `AbdullahSahih al-Bukhari 2076
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.