995 - مَوعِظَةُ الإمامِ عَلِيٍّ عليه السلام لِأهلِ السُّوقِ‏

995. Imam Ali (AS)'s Exhortation to MARKET TRADERS

3175.بحار الأنوار عن أبي سعيد : كانَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام يَأتِي السُّوقَ فيقولُ: يا أهلَ السُّوقِ اِتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ، وإيّاكُم والحَلفَ فإنّهُ يُنَفِّقُ السِّلعَةَ ، ويَمحَقُ البَرَكَةَ ، وإنَّ التاجِرَ فاجِرٌ إلّا مَن أخَذَ الحَقَّ وأعطاهُ ، السَّلامُ علَيكُم . ثُمَّ يَمكُثُ الأيّامَ ثُمّ يَأتي فَيقولُ مِثلَ مَقالَتِهِ .¹

3175. Abu Said narrated that Imam Ali (AS) used to come to the market and exhort, 'O market traders, fear Allah and beware of making false oaths, for though it may sell your goods, it eradicates all benediction thereof. The trader [by nature] is corrupt, except those who take only their right, and give back the right due, and upon you be peace.' Then a few days would pass, and he would come there again and exhort them as he did before.' ²

208 - السُّوق‏

208. THE MARKETPLACE ¹

994 - دارُ الغَفْلَةِ

994. PLACE OF NEGLIGENCE

3172.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : السُّوقُ دارُ سَهْوٍ وغَفلَةٍ ، فَمَن سَبَّحَ فيها تَسبِيحَةً كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بها ألفَ ألفِ حَسَنةٍ .²

3172.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The market is a place of distraction and negligence, so whoever occupies himself therein with the glorification of Allah, Allah records for him the worth of a million good deeds.' ³

3173.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَكونَنَّ - إن استَطَعتَ - أوَّلَ مَن يَدخُلُ السّوقَ ولا آخِرَ مَن يَخرُجُ مِنها فَإِنَّها مَعرَكَةُ الشَّيطانِ وبِها يَنصِبُ رايَتَهُ .⁴

3173.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'If you can, do not be the first to enter the market or the last the leave it, as it is the battlefield of Satan and his flag is raised in it.' ⁵

3174.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : شَرُّ بِقاعِ الأرضِ الأسواقُ ، وهُو مَيدانُ إبليسَ ، يَغدُو بِرايَتِهِ ، ويَضَعُ كُرسِيَّهُ ، ويَبُثُّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ ، فَبَينَ مُطَفِّفٍ في قَفيزٍ ، أو طائشٍ في ميزانٍ ، أو سارِقٍ في ذِراعٍ ، أو كاذِبٍ في سِلعَتِهِ ، فيقولُ : علَيكُم بِرَجُلٍ ماتَ أبوهُ وأبُوكُم حَيٌّ ، فلا يَزالُ مع أوَّلِ مَن يَدخُلُ وآخِرِ مَن يَرجِعُ .⁶

3174.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The most evil of places on earth are the marketplaces, for it is Satan's domain where he unfurls his flag first in the morning, takes up his seat and gives free rein to his offspring, from a vendor niggardly with his measure, to one who is reckless with his scale, to one who thieves off metres [from cloth], or to one who lies about his wares - to all he says, 'Take advantage of this man whose father [Adam (AS)] has died whilst your own father [Iblis] is still alive.' And he continues to do this from the first one to enter therein to the last one to leave.' ⁷