Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 7, 2025.
Trade in Islam must be honest
“Don't eat wrongfully the rights of the other people.”
In one sentence
Trade in Islam is a moral trust: Muslims must earn through willing, fair exchange, avoid deception and exploitation, and reinforce integrity through halal income, charity, and compassionate lending.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Explains Quranic prohibition of consuming others’ wealth unjustly, allowing only mutually agreed trade.
- Connects financial wrongdoing with severe accountability and identifies it as a major sin.
- Uses hadith about concealing defects and warns traders against dishonesty.
- Relates the story of Shu'aib to fair measurement, justice, and societal destruction caused by exploitation.
- Encourages halal earnings, patience about provision, and concern for the effects of unlawful income on children.
- Recommends charity, interest-free compassionate loans, extending repayment, and fair pricing.
- Concludes with Jarir ibn Abdullah’s example of refusing to exploit a seller’s ignorance.
Try this week
Keep prayer on time and deliberately distance yourself from major sins.
Disclose defects or problems in goods before selling them.
Do not exploit another person’s ignorance or take more than something is worth.
Check that income comes from halal sources and avoid greed-driven unlawful earnings.
Give charity to cleanse transactions affected by idle talk or false oaths.
Offer interest-free loans, extend repayment when someone struggles, and forgive debts when possible.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 4Used to prohibit taking people’s wealth wrongfully and permit mutually agreed trade.
Surah 4Used to explain that avoiding major sins leads to forgiveness of lesser sins.
Sahih MuslimThe grain seller who concealed wet wheat was told to disclose the defect and warned against cheating.
Sunan Ibn MajahUsed to compare the greater reward of a compassionate loan with charity.
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“don't eat wrongfully the rights of the other people and the only exception that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentioned in the Quran unless you have a tijara, a trade, an agreement”
“the one who is asking the needy might ask and he has and the one who is looking for the loan he is in dire need for this loan”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that buying and selling are moral responsibilities, not merely ways to make money. Allah allows trade when both sides agree, but forbids cheating, hiding defects, and taking what belongs to others. The story of Shu'aib shows that unfair business practices can damage an entire community. We should seek halal income, trust Allah’s provision, help people through generous loans, and be willing to give extra time or forgive a debt.
- How can we make sure our buying and selling is fair?
- What should we do if someone cannot repay money they borrowed?
- Why might halal income matter for a family’s well-being?
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