Allowing More When Weighing Goods For Sale
Darussalam · Volume 3
12. The Chapters On Business TransactionsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2220 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 748
Source no. 2220 · Volume 5 · Page 220
Sahih
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2220. It was narrated that Suwaid bin Qais said: "Makhrifah Al-'Abdi and I brought linens from Hajar.[1] The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to us to bargain with us with some trousers. There was someone with me who weighed (the goods) in exchange for a wage. So the Prophet ﷺ said to the one weighing: 'Weigh and add more.'" (Sahih)
2220 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ: جَلَبْتُ أَنَا وَمَخْرَفَةُ الْعَبْدِيُّ بَزًّا مِنْ هَجَرَ، فَجَاءَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَسَاوَمَنَا سَرَاوِيلَ، وَعِنْدَنَا وَزَّانٌ يَزِنُ بِالْأَجْرِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَا وَزَّانُ زِنْ وَأَرْجِحْ»
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The business of cloths is religiously lawful. Business of import and export is permissible. Shalwār (a loose Punjabi style trouser) is a good and decent dress. Taking a wage for weighing and measuring is allowed, as well as taking a wage for any work that involves physical labor. To keep the measuring part of a scale a little lower is good manners. But giving short measure in weight and measurement is dishonesty; and it is a major sin.