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4490. It was narrated from Anas that there was a man whose mental faculties were lack in^, and he used to buy and sell. His &milY came to the Prophet @ and said: "0 Prophet of Allih, stop him." So the Prophet ofAUih& called him, and toldhim not to dothat. He said: "0 Prophet of AUih, I cannot bear to be away from bu.siness." He said, "If yo; engage in a deal, then sa 'There is P: no intention to deceive."' l1 (Sahih) ['I The Prophet g told him to do that so that people would realize that he was not very smart, so they would be kind to him and treat him fairly, as people at that time were like brothers and cared for others more than they cared for themselves.