Earning one's living from the labor of one's hand is better than asking people for their money, whether they give him or refuse. That a person takes his rope and goes out to the pastures, farms and forests, collects some firewood, carries it on his back and sells it, thereby maintaining his dignity and self-respect and sparing himself the humiliation of begging is far better for him than to ask people, whether they give him or deny him. Asking people (for money) is a humiliation, and the believer is honorable, not self-abasing.

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• Weigh, and add some more
• The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) bought a camel from him, and he weighed out (the price) and paid him more than his due
• Beware of excessive swearing (by Allah) in sale transactions, for it sells (the goods) then erases (the blessing)