Inside every one of us, there is a battle happening in stages. The Quran identifies three distinct levels of the human soul depending on how much we control our desires. Who can name them?
I love this question.
The seller's position is exactly Yad al-Amanah (a Hand of Trust). Because you are holding the man’s property as a favor or a custodian, the law treats you as an Amin (a trustee).
In a normal situation, if a fire breaks out by accident and destroys the cement, you owe him nothing. He took the risk when he left his property with you. But that protection only stays as long as you are doing your job. If the fire happened because you were negligent, everything changes.
If you left the cement outside in the rain, or if you were smoking near flammable materials, or if you failed to lock the warehouse and someone stole it, your hand turns from a hand of trust into Yad al-Daman (a Hand of Liability). The moment you are careless, you become the guarantor. In that case, you would have to replace every single bag out of your own pocket.
Being a trustee is a big responsibility. You have to treat his goods with the same care you would treat your own. If you wouldn't leave your own cement in a leaky shed, you cannot leave his there either. As long as you did your best to keep it safe and something beyond your control happened, you are clear. But if you slacked off, the bill is on you.
Allah knows best.
You think we Muslims are mumu right? lol we are not 😂
Do you all remember Hadith about the three men trapped in a cave by a giant boulder?
One of those men stood before the boulder and prayed to Allah by mentioning how he once hired a worker who left before taking his pay. Instead of just pocketing that small wage, the man invested it. He bought livestock and managed them until that tiny bit of money turned into a massive valley full of cows and servants.
When the worker returned years later and asked for his original pay, the man did not just hand him the few coins. He pointed to the entire valley and said, "All of this is yours." The worker thought he was being mocked, but the man insisted that this was the growth of his original wage.
He gave it all away because he knew he was just a trustee for that money. He did not try to charge a management fee or keep the profit for himself. He saw it as the right of the man who owned the seed money.
That was his saving grace. This story is the ultimate proof of how a Muslim should handle the property of others. If that man had been greedy, he would have given the worker the original coins and kept the herd. But he chose the path of Ihsan, which is going beyond just the letter of the law to do what is most excellent. This is what Muslims should emulate.
The Qur’an tells us about incredible miracles:
• A virgin who gave birth.
• A baby who spoke.
• An elderly woman who got pregnant.
• A moon that split in half.
• People who slept for 300 years and woke up.
• A whale that didn’t swallow a man.
• A fire that didn’t burn.
Look at what Allah is capable of! He is Al-Qadeer (The All-Powerful), Al-Mujeeb (The One Who Responds), and nothing is impossible for Him. So why limit your duas?
Ask Him endlessly, non stop with full certainty.
My flight to umrah literally takes off at 12am exactly. Couldn’t ask for a better start of the new year. May Allah bring this year upon us with security, iman, safety, Islam, protection from shaytan, and his pleasure.