17. Prohibited Actions
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I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The swearing (by the seller) may persuade the buyer to purchase the goods but that will be deprived of Allah's blessing."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الْحَلِفُ مُنَفِّقَةٌ لِلسِّلْعَةِ مُمْحِقَةٌ لِلْبَرَكَةِ
Beware of swearing; it produces a ready sale for a commodity, but blots out the blessing.
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَكَثْرَةَ الْحَلِفِ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَإِنَّهُ يُنَفِّقُ ثُمَّ يَمْحَقُ