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The uniqueness of Islaam is that its final teachers teachings were not limited to the walls of the mosques unlike other faiths.
Once the messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was passing by a pile of food that was for sale.
He put his hand in it and felt dampness, so he asked (the shopkeeper), what is this, O seller of the food?
He replied,
Collected by Imaam Muslim, Volume 1, Hadeeth number 99.
We see today people whose job is just to look after these kinds of frauds happening in the markets, but theyre not able to do it because of the lack of sincerity towards their job. The point to be noted here is that, the messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was so much socially active in markets and he used to check the shops and products in the market so that shopkeepers cannot make fool of the customers.
Once the messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was passing by a pile of food that was for sale.
He put his hand in it and felt dampness, so he asked (the shopkeeper), what is this, O seller of the food?
He replied,
It was rained on, O messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
The messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) replied, Why dont you put it on top, so that people (customers) can see it? Whoever deceives (people/customers) is not one of us!)Collected by Imaam Muslim, Volume 1, Hadeeth number 99.
We see today people whose job is just to look after these kinds of frauds happening in the markets, but theyre not able to do it because of the lack of sincerity towards their job. The point to be noted here is that, the messenger of Allaah (may peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was so much socially active in markets and he used to check the shops and products in the market so that shopkeepers cannot make fool of the customers.
This turns our perception of the messenger of Allaah whom we think about was a Prophet in the mosque, actually was a Prophet, a social activist, a psychologist, a revivalist, a revolutionary figure, an ideal example for all of us to follow.