Avoiding Cheating
Islamhasforbiddencheatingtotallybecauseitcauseseconomicaland
socialdamagesinthecountry.TheProphet(s)said,“Heisnotoneofus
that whoever cheats, injures, or defrauds a Muslim.” “For those who
cheata Muslim in vendition or purchase,they are not among us, and
GodwilladdthemtotheJewsontheResurrectionDay.Heissurelynot
oneof usthatwhoevercheatsus.(TheProphetrepeatedthisstatement
thrice.) For those who cheat their Muslim brothers, God will remove
blessing fromtheirearnings, andwillcorrupttheir livingsandforsake
them.”
Imam as-Sadiq (a)saidto aseller of flour,“Beware ofcheating. The
consequencesofcheatingwillbeshowninthe propertiesorthefamily
members of the cheaters.”
Imam Musa (a) said to Musa bin Bukeir about a counterfeit dinar,
“Throw it in the drain so that nothing cheated will be sold.”
Jurists decidethe right ofrevocation in the cheated deals.They also
ruletheinvalidationofthedealsinwhichcheatingbyshowingcounter-
feited classes is proved.