What Umar ibn al-Khattab Taught About Business (Still True 1400 Years Later)

Here is what Umar ibn al-Khattab Taught About Business, Work And Wealth

Umar learnt closely and directly from the best of creation, Muhammad ﷺ , his teachings therefore have a lot for us to learn from.

Here are 5 timeless principles he shared with us that we should contextualise in our lives:

1. “Whoever tries to trade in something three times and cannot make any money out of it, let him move on to something else.”

2. “Learn a profession, for soon one of you will need a profession.”

3. “O poor people, lift up your heads and engage in trade, for the way is clear, and do not be dependent on people.”

4. If ‘Umar saw a young man and liked him, he would ask: “Does he have a skill?” If the answer was no, he would say, “I am no longer impressed.”

5. “There is no situation in which I would like to die, apart from fighting for the sake of God, more than travelling with my camels (for the purpose of trade), seeking provision by the bounty of Allah.” And he recited the verse:
{Others travelling through the land, seeking of God’s Bounty} (Qur’an 73:20)

Sources:
Nidhaam al-Hukoomah an-Nabawiyyah, 2/20
Faraa’id al-Kalam, p.129; Tanbeeh al-Ghaafileen, p.211, by as-Samarqandi
Nidhaam al-Hukoomah al-Islamiya, 2/20

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