8. When purchasing an item, one should not degrade the item or find fault with it in order to receive a discount. Similarly, when selling an item, one should not exaggerate and unduly praise the item in order to get a higher price or to convince the customer to purchase it.

Hazrat Mu’aaz bin Jabal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The most pure earning is the earning of traders who are such that (they possess the following qualities,) when they speak, they do not lie; when they are entrusted with something, they do not deceive; when they make a promise, they do not break their promise; when they purchase something, they do not degrade and find fault in the item (in order to decrease the price); when they sell, they do not exaggerate and unduly praise the item (in order to influence the purchaser or to sell it for a higher price); when they owe money, they do not delay in payment; and when money is owed to them, they do not cause difficulty to the debtor.” ^[2]

^[1] صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 2079

^[2] عن معاذ بن جبل قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن أطيب الكسب كسب التجار الذين إذا حدثوا لم يكذبوا وإذا ائتمنوا لم يخونوا وإذا وعدوا لم يخلفوا وإذا اشتروا لم يذموا وإذا باعوا لم يطروا وإذا كان عليهم لم يمطلوا وإذا كان لهم لم يعسروا (شعب الإيمان، الرقم: 4513)

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