{"fatawa":{"id":7868,"title":"The hadeeth \u201cEvery merchant will enter Hell except those who are pious.\u201d","slug":"the-hadeeth-every-merchant-will-enter-hell-except-those-who-are-pious","order":"","question":"Is this hadeeth saheeh: \u201cEvery merchant will enter Hell except those who are pious\u201d?.","answer":"Praise be to Allaah.\r\nWe could not find this hadeeth in this wording in any of the books of Sunnah, but there are similar reports in the saheeh Sunnah, including the following: \r\n\r\nIt was narrated from Rifaa\u2019ah ibn Raafi\u2019 (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \u201cThe merchants will be raised on the Day of Resurrection as evildoers, apart from those who fear Allaah and are honest.\u201d \r\n\r\nNarrated by al-Tirmidhi (1210), al-Daarimi (2\/247), Ibn Maajah (2146) and Ibn Hibbaan (11\/276). \r\n\r\nAl-Tirmidhi said: It is hasan saheeh. Al-Haakim said: Its isnaad is saheeh, and al-Dhahabi agreed with him.  \r\n\r\nIt was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (994).  \r\n\r\nAl-Mubaarakfoori said in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi (4\/336): \r\n\r\n\u201capart from those who fear Allaah\u201d by not committing any major or minor sin, such as deceiving and cheating, i.e., they treat the people well in their business dealings or they obey and worship Allaah. \u201cAnd are honest\u201d means they are truthful in their oaths and in everything they say. \r\n\r\nAl-Qaadi said: Because it was the habit of merchants to be deceitful in their dealings and ruthless in selling their products in whatever ways they could, such as swearing false oaths and the like, they were judged to be evildoers, but an exception is made for those of them who avoid haraam practices, are honest in their oaths and truthful in their speech. \r\n\r\nThis was also the view of commentators, who interpreted evildoing (fujoor) as referring to idle talk and false oaths, as it says in al-Marqaah. End quote. \r\n\r\nThere is also an indication in the saheeh Sunnah of the reason why merchants were described as evildoers, which is because of their wrong deeds such as false oaths and broken promises.\r\n\r\nIt was narrated from \u2018Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Shibl (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:  \r\n\r\n\u201cMerchants are the evildoers.\u201d It was said: O Messenger of Allaah, has Allaah not permitted buying and selling? He said: \u201cYes, but they speak and tell lies, and they swear oaths and sin (as a result).\u201d \r\n\r\nNarrated by Ahmad (3\/428); al-Haakim (2\/8) \u2013 he said its isnaad is saheeh; it was classed as saheeh by the commentators on al-Musnad and by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (366). \r\n\r\nBut trade is one of the best ways of earning a living for those who are honest and sincere, for the honest, trustworthy merchant will have a great reward. \r\n\r\nIt was narrated from Abu Sa\u2019eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: \r\n\r\n\u201cThe honest, trustworthy merchant will be with the Prophets, siddeeqs and martyrs.\u201d \r\n\r\nNarrated by al-Tirmidhi (1209) who said: This is a hasan hadeeth but we know it only through this isnaad. Ibn Taymiyah said its isnaad is jayyid, as noted in al-Mustadrak \u2018ala Majmoo\u2019 al-Fataawa (1\/163). \r\n\r\nAbu Haamid al-Ghazaali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Ihya\u2019 \u2018Uloom al-Deen (2\/79): \r\n\r\nThese reports may be reconciled in several ways. We say: \r\n\r\nWe do not say that trade is better in all cases, rather trade may be used to seek sufficient provision or more than what is sufficient. \r\n\r\nIf it is used to seek more than what is sufficient and to increase and accumulate wealth that is not spent on good works and charity, then it is blameworthy, because it is focusing on love of this world which is the root of all evil. If the person also mistreats others and deceives them, then it is wrongdoing and evil. \r\n\r\nBut if it is used to seek sufficient provision for oneself and one\u2019s children, then engaging in trade as a means of keeping oneself from asking others for help is better. End quote. \r\n\r\nSee also question no. 21575.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-29T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-29T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7867,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-29"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7868"}