Companions' business

The Companions of the Prophet of Allah, the followers of the first era of Islam, strived for their livelihood.

 

Companions' business

The Companions of the Prophet of Allah, the followers of the first era of Islam, strived for their livelihood. They followed the path of earning a living without laziness or dependency. Many of them were skilled merchants. They even traded in the markets of the Jahili period.

Such as Ukaz, Mihnah, Zul-Majaz, Banu Qaynuqa, Habasha market, etc.
On the authority of Abdullah Ibn Abbas (RA), he said, Uqaz, Mihnah, and Zul-Majaz were the markets of the Jahili period, so they considered it a sin to trade there according to different seasons. Then the following verse was revealed: "There is no sin on you that you seek grace from your Lord." (Surah: Baqarah, verse: 198)

They conducted trade both by land and sea.

Their trade trips to Yemen in winter and to Syria and Palestine in summer are proof of this. In these two commercial trips, they used to export their domestically produced goods to the outside world, and after the trip, they brought the necessary goods and traded in their homeland.

 Allah Ta'ala says, 'Because the Quraysh are used to traveling in winter and summer. So let them worship the Lord of this house, who has fed them in hunger and protected them from fear. Surah: Quraysh, Verses: 1-4)

Apart from trade,

 the Companions worked in various professions. Some of them were artisans, some were farmers, and some were professionals in other crafts and trades. Among the Companions, the Muhajirs were famous as merchants, and the Ansar were famous as farmers, gardeners, and date palm growers.

The Holy Prophet (PBUH) encouraged the Ansar to do their own work. Because these actions have established them as forgiving, dignified, and self-sufficient in food, virtuous, and helpful to others.

It freed them from haram things and protected them from illegal means of earning money, like usury, bribery, etc.

The following hadith narrated in Bukhari Sharif is an example of their high determination and noble morality:

 Allah's Messenger (PBUH) established a brotherhood between Abdur Rahman and Sa'd bin Al-Rabi. Abdur Rahman (RA) said, 'I have the most wealth among the Ansar; divide it between us (two brothers), and I have two wives; name her whichever you like; I will divorce her, and when her Iddat ends, you will marry her. Hearing this, Saad said, May Allah bless your family and your wealth. Where is your market? They showed him the market of Banu Kainuka. Then, when he came back, it was found that he had some left-over ghee and flour. It continued like this for some time.

Then one day, when he came with a yellow mark, the Prophet asked, What happened? He said, I am married. The Prophet said, How much wealth have you spent on it? He said, 'A piece of gold or the weight of a piece of gold.' Then, when Abdur Rahman bin Awf (RA) died, he left behind a lot of wealth from his business.

It is also known from the lives of the Companions that Khabbab (RA) was a blacksmith, Abdullah Ibn Masud (RA) was a shepherd, Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (RA) was an arrow maker, Zubair bin Awam (RA) was a tailor, Bilal bin Rabah and Ammar bin Yas (r.a.) were servants, Salman Farsi (r.a.) was a barber, palm-giver, and expert in warfare, and Bara bin Ajib and Zayd bin Arqam (r.a.) were merchants. (Fathul Bari)

These works bear the evidence of the profession of companions in multi-faceted professions.