**? The Wisdom of Trading**

Zakariyyā ibn Yaḥyā ʾAbū Yaḥyā an-Nāqid informed me, saying: ‘I asked ʾAbū ʿAbdiḷḷāh – raḥimahuḷḷāh – and said: “I work with a mule¹, and my parents want me to take a shop for myself.” He said: “Take a shop; there may be a funeral, and there may be a sick person².” [...] Zakariyyā ibn Yaḥyā said: “What he meant in all of this is that he encourages working and trading.”’” ? al-Ḥaṯh ʿalā at-Tijārah by al-Kḫallāl #6.
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¹ - ✍️ The Muḥaqiq of the book said: Meaning: “I work for a wage and rent.” [Translator: This refers to working for a wage or renting one's time in employment. It's being contrasted with self-employment (like owning a shop), where one has more freedom to engage in acts of worship or good deeds like attending funerals or visiting the sick.]
² - ✍️The Muḥaqiq of the book said: The speech of the Salaf — including ʾImām ʾAḥmad — is characterized by profound brevity and eloquence. Those who were close to them and interacted with them could easily understand their words without confusion or hesitation. However, for those who came after them, like us, understanding some of their words can be difficult and uncertain. For example, ʾImām ʾAḥmad’s statement in this narration: “Take a shop, and there will be a funeral, there will be a sick person.” – This means that if you work in trade for yourself, you are able to attend funerals, visit the sick, and engage in other acts of goodness and recommended deeds. However, if you are a hired worker, you do not have the freedom to do this because your time is rented out, and you are unable to carry out voluntary acts or recommended deeds while fulfilling your employment duties. Thus, you would not earn the reward and benefit of these additional acts of worship.
➠ Additionally, the same brevity can be seen in ʾImām Ahmad’s earlier statement in the first narration (i.e, of the above mentioned book): “Stick to the marketplace; through it, you will maintain family ties and you will return with something beneficial.” – What he means is: Stick to the market and trade in it as much as you can; by doing so, you will earn money. From your trade, you will have the opportunity to maintain your family ties with your wealth and support your family and friends. This will earn you rewards that you would not have if you were simply in a state of sufficiency.

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Use the last moments of this blessed day with remembrance and supplication!

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ وَسَلِّمْ

Aḷḷāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa ʿalā ʾālihi wa sallim.O Aḷḷāh, send prayers and peace upon Muḥammad and his Family.

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