The New Nation - Internet Edition

Abdul Muqit Chowdhury

Dishonest businessman hoard necessary commodities and exploit the buyers by creating artificial crisis in the market that causes price hike. This happens often during Ramzan. This is a crime and goes against the socio-economic concept of Islam. It is strictly prohibited. Dishonest businessman should try to judge their activities in the light of Islam. They should abstain from such heinous crime. Otherwise, their fasting will not be acceptable to Allah.

The owners of mills, factories and farms should not deprive the workers. If the workers are deprived of their due rights, the income earned from the concerned organisation will be unlawful and the fasting of such owners will not be acceptable.

Rasulullah (SM) said, "Pay the wages to the worker before his sweat gets dried." (Ibne Mazah, Tibranee)

Rasulullah (SM) said, " I shall complain against three classes of people on the Day of judgement One among them is : The man who employees a worker on wages, takes the full measure of work from him ; but does not pay him wages". (Bukhari Sharif)

These hadiths should also be read in the context of fasting. Lawful (halal) earning should be given top priority.

Similarly, the workers should also see that they discharge obligations duly and render full service to the concerned organisation they serve. Otherwise his fasting will also meet the same fate.