Muslim Traders can Defeat Jewish Traders

Islamic economy can beat the Jewish economy through trading, Islam came through tijaroh (trade) as a mean to spread Islam as a religion.

"Muslim trader could defeat the Jewish trader if there are no usury, no element of ghurur (fraud), antarodhin (no coercion between sellers and buyers)," said Yakhsyallah Mansur, leader of Ma’had Al Fatah Indonesia.

"As a Muslim we have to pay attention to the requirements to be a good trader with the intention of worship and in accordance to sunnah as the Prophet Muhammad Shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam and his companions do" he explained.

Yakhsyallah explained in sha’ban event which was held in Pesantren Al Fatah, on Sunday (30/6) that the traders must do shalat as the priority than trading.

He also expects that if the traders have got the benefit so they have to divide it into three parts, one third for themselves, one third as infaq and shadaqa, and one third as the capital.

Previously Dudin Shobarudin, participants from Malaysia expects the market should sell homemade product such as sauce, ketchup etc.

He also added that it is better to build a permanent market which has different time visiting between men and women in order to avoid ikhtilat (mingling between men and women).

Chairman of the Market committee, Muqorrobin, was intending to make it permanent market building. "Later on Insha Allah we will build a permanent market here," he said. 

Categories: Indonesia, Islam