The Business Life of

Holy Prophet s.a.w

Early Life
 Father, Abdullah, died almost six months before
 His inheritance was invested with His uncle Hazrat
Zubair bin Abdul Muttalib
 At the age of eight He came under the
guardianship of Hazrat Abu Talib.
 Hazrat Abu Talib was leader of Bni Hashim and a
businessman.
His Business Travels
 SYRIA

o At age of 12 He traveled to Syria

o At age of 20 He again visited Syria along with Hazrat Abu-
Bakar r.a
o At 25 He went to Syria with Maisra.
 Yemen

o He Traveled to Yemen along with Hazrat Zubair, at the age

of 9
o Upon request of Hazrat Khadija He visited Yemen Twice
 BAHRAIN

o A delegation of tribe Abdul Qais came, Prophet s.a.w said I

have visited your country.
 ETHIOPIA

• When muslims migrated to

Abyssinia, Prophet s.a.w
Wrote a letter to Negus,
Ashama ibn Abjar. This letter
shows that Prophet s.a.w had
visited Abyssinia.
DUBAI
 DUBAI

• Prophet s.a.w joined trade

caravans to different
destinations. One of them
was known as Duba, it means
today’s Dubai.
Business Partners of Holy Prophet (PBUH)
 Hazrat Abu Bakar r.a
 He was two years younger than Holy Prophet
(PBUP)
 He was importer of White Cloths.
 He travelled to several places.
 Hazrat Abu Talib
 He was Uncle of Prophet (PBUH)
 He was Trader of perfumes, dates and wheat
 Prophet (PBUH) learnt a lot from his company
 Hazrat Hakeem bin Hizam r.a

 He was a famous businessman and nephew of

Hazrat Khadija r.a
 He used to bring date and wheat to shib abi talib
 Prophet s.a.w made partnership with him
 Hazrat Khadija r.a

 She was a wealthy woman

 She was inspired of Prophet’s honesty
 She made partnership with prophet (PBUH)
 ‫‪Hazrat Saib bin abi saib r.a‬‬

‫‪ He was partner of Holy Prophet s.a.w‬‬

‫‪‬‬ ‫أبو داود‬ ‫کنت رشیيک یف اجلاهلیة‪ ،‬فکنت خری رشیک ال تداریين وال متاریين‬
 ‫‪Hazrat Abdullah bin abi alhamsa r.a‬‬

‫‪ He was partner of Holy Prophet s.a.w‬‬

‫‪ He is the person, who promised and forgot.‬‬
‫‪Prophet s.a.w kept waiting him for three days:‬‬
‫ث ‪َ ،‬وبَقِيَتْ لَهُ بَقِيَّةٌ فَ َو َع ْدتُهُ‬ ‫س لَّ َم بِبَ ْي ٍع قَ ْب َل َأ ْن يُ ْب َع َ‬
‫ص لَّى هَّللا ُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو َ‬
‫بَايَ ْعتُ النَّ ِب َّي َ‬
‫ْئت فَِإ َذا ُه ن َو فِ ي‬ ‫ث ‪ ،‬فَ ِج ُ‬ ‫ت بَ ْع َد ثَاَل ٍ‬ ‫س يتُ ثُ َّم َذ َك ْر ُ‬ ‫َأ ْن آتِيَهُ بِ َه ا فِ ي َم َكانِ ِه ‪ ،‬فَنَ ِ‬
‫ث َأ ْنتَ ِظ ُر َك “ س ن اب و‬ ‫ت َعلَ َّي َأنَا َها ُهنَا ُم ْن ُذ ثَاَل ٍ‬ ‫شقَ ْق َ‬ ‫ال ‪ :‬يَا فَتًى ‪ ،‬لَقَ ْد َ‬ ‫َم َكانِ ِه ‪ ،‬فَقَ َ‬
‫داود‬
BUSINESS ETHICS OF HOLY
PROPHET (PBUH)
 Life Lesson

 customer objectives
 customer satisfaction
 superior service (Service Excellence)
 competence
 efficiency
 transparency
 fair competition
 ‫‪Exemplary‬‬
‫هللا رجاًل ‪ ،‬مَس ْ ًحا إ ذا ابعَ‪ ،‬وإ ذا اشرتى‪ ،‬وإ ذا ا ْقتىض) [حصيح البخاري]‬ ‫‪( ‬ر َمح ُ‬
‫جفاءان رسو ُل اهَّلل ِ صىَّل اهَّلل ُ علَي ِه‬
‫العبدي ‪ ،‬بَ ًّزا من جَه َر فأتينا ِب ِه َمكَّ َة َ‬ ‫ُّ‬ ‫لبت َأان و َمخرف ُة‬ ‫قيس قال ‪َ :‬ج ُ‬ ‫سويْ ِد ِبن ٍ‬ ‫‪( ‬عن َ‬
‫رسول اهَّلل ِ صىَّل اهَّلل ُ علَي ِه وسمَّل َ ‪ِ :‬زن‬
‫يزن ابَألج ِر ‪ ،‬فقا َل هَل ُ ُ‬ ‫وسمَّل َ مييش فساو َمنا ِبرساوي َل ‪ ،‬فبِعنا ُه ‪ ،‬و َّمث رج ٌل ُ‬
‫وأ ِرج ْح) [حصيح] ‪.‬‬
‫‪َ ‬ع ِن ا ْب ِن مُع َ َر ريض هللا عهنام قَا َل ‪ُ :‬كنَّا َم َع النَّيِب ِ ّ صىل هللا عليه وسمل يِف َس َف ٍر فَ ُكنْ ُت عَىَل بَ ْك ٍر َص ْع ٍب ِل ُع َم َر ‪ ،‬فَاَك َن‬
‫ي َ ْغ ِل ُبيِن فَيَ َت َق َّد ُم َأ َما َم الْ َق ْو ِم ‪ ،‬فَزَي ْ ُج ُر ُه مُع َ ُر َويَ ُر ُّد ُه ‪ ،‬مُث َّ ي َ َت َق َّد ُم فَزَي ْ ُج ُر ُه مُع َ ُر َويَ ُر ُّد ُه فَ َقا َل النَّيِب ُّ صىل هللا عليه وسمل ِل ُع َم َر ‪( :‬‬
‫ِب ْعنِي ِه ) قَا َل ‪ :‬ه َُو كَل َ اَي َر ُسو َل اهَّلل ِ ‪ ،‬قَا َل ‪ِ ( :‬ب ْعنِي ِه ) فَ َباعَ ُه ِم ْن َر ُس ِول اهَّلل ِ صىل هللا عليه وسمل ‪ ،‬فَ َقا َل النَّيِب ُّ صىل‬
‫هللا عليه وسمل ‪ ( :‬ه َُو كَل َ اَي َع ْبدَ اهَّلل ِ ْب َن مُع َ َر ت َْصنَ ُع ِب ِه َما ِشْئ َت ) ‪.‬‬
‫‪ .‬رواه البخاري ( ‪) 2610‬‬
 ‫‪Exemplary‬‬

‫وعن َجا ِب ِر ْب ِن َع ْب ِد اهَّلل ِ َأن َّ ُه اَك َن ي َ ِس ُري عَىَل مَج َ ٍل هَل ُ قَ ْد َأ ْع َيا فََأ َرا َد َأ ْن ي َُس ِي ّ َب ُه قَا َل ‪ :‬فَلَ ِح َقىِن النَّيِب ُّ صىل هللا عليه وسمل فَدَ عَا يِل َورَض َ ب َ ُه فَ َس َار‬
‫َسرْي ا لَ ْم يَرِس ْ ِمثْهَل ُ قَا َل ‪ِ ( :‬ب ْع ِني ِه ب ُِو ِقيَّ ٍة ) قُلْ ُت ‪َ :‬ال ‪ ،‬مُث َّ قَا َل ‪ِ ( :‬ب ْع ِني ِه ) ‪ ،‬فَ ِب ْع ُت ُه ب ُِو ِقيَّ ٍة َوا ْس َتثْنَ ْي ُت عَلَ ْي ِه مُح ْ َالن َ ُه ىَل َأهْيِل فَلَ َّما بَلَغ ُْت َأتَيْ ُت ُه‬
‫مِه ِإ‬
‫‪ .‬اِب لْ َج َم ِل فَنَ َقدَ يِن ثَ َمنَ ُه مُث َّ َر َج ْع ُت فََأ ْر َس َل يِف َأثَ ِرى فَ َقا َل ‪َ ( :‬أتُ َرايِن َما َك ْس ُت َك آلخ َُذ مَج َكَل َ خ ُْذ مَج َكَل َ َود ََرا َ َك فَه َُو َ )‬
‫كَل‬
‫رواه البخاري ( ‪ ) 1991‬ومسمل ( ‪) 715‬‬
‫‪َ ‬ع ْن َأىِب ه َُرْي َر َة ريض هللا عنه قَا َل ‪ :‬اَك َن ِل َر ُج ٍل عَىَل النَّيِب صىل هللا عليه وسمل ِس ٌّن ِم َن ا ب ِِل فَ َج َاء ُه ي َ َت َقاضَ ا ُه فَ َقا َل ‪َ ( :‬أع ُْطو ُه ) ‪ ،‬فَ َطلَ ُبوا‬
‫ِسنَّ ُه فَمَل ْ جَي ِدُ وا هَل ُ الَّ ِسنًّا فَ ْوقَهَا ‪ ،‬فَ َقا َل ( َأع ُْطو ُه ) ‪ ،‬فَ َقا َل ‪َ :‬أ ْوفَ ْي َتيِن َأ ْوىَف اهَّلل ُ ب َِك ‪ ،‬قَا َلِإلالنَّيِب ُّ صىل هللا عليه وسمل ‪َّ ( :‬ن ِخ َي َارمُك ْ‬
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫َْأح َس ُنمُك ْ قَضَ ًاء )‪.‬‬
‫‪ .‬رواه البخاري ( ‪ ) 2182‬ومسمل ( ‪) 1601‬‬
‫‪ ‬وعن قتادة‪( :‬اكن القوم يتبايعون ويتاجرون‪ ،‬ولكهنم إذا انهبم حق من حقوق هللا مل تلههم جتارة وال بيع عن ذكر هللا حىت يؤدوه إىل هللا)‬
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