🌟 Golden Sayings of the Predecessors  5*

*The Value of Halal Trade and Halal Sustenance According to the Predecessors*

*Abu Wael (may Allah have mercy on him) said:*

“One Dirham earned from trade is more beloved to me than ten gifts.”
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*Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say:*
“The person who sits in the mosque, abandons his profession, and accepts whatever comes to him,
has exceeded the limit in begging.”


Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says:
The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to trade in the Mediterranean Sea,
including Talha bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Saeed bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him).
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(A person) asked Hazrat Ibn Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him):
“Should I trade in the sea?”
He said:
“Trade both on land and sea, and remain independent from people.”
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*Hazrat Ibn Dinar (may Allah have mercy on him) says:*

“When any of you finds sustenance in a particular method of trade,
then adopt it.”
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*Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says:*

“If any of you does not find sustenance in his city,
then go to another city and trade.”
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*📘Islah al-Mal, by Ibn Abi al-Dunya, p. 76*

*🌟 Summary of the Lesson 🌟*

Islam teaches us, along with worship, hard work, trade, self-respect, and independence from people.
Halal earnings are respect, blessing, and protection of religion.