Also spelled honest trade, fair dealing.
Reflection · Da'wah, Community & Institutions
A short social post, teasing the full article, arguing that groups should ban fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian arguments but not Qur’an and Sunnah guidance on conduct. Citing texts on short measure, wages and cheating, and the Gita’s place at IIMs, it proposes a simple test: authentic, relevant and free of controversy.
Writing · Da'wah, Community & Institutions
Why religious rulings and Qur’anic guidance for life must not be thrown into the same box
Argues that WhatsApp groups are right to ban fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian arguments but wrong to ban the Qur’an and Sunnah, whose guidance on honesty, fair dealing and conduct is universal. Noting that IIMs use the Gita for leadership, it proposes one rule: exclude controversy, welcome authentic, relevant wisdom from any tradition.
Writing · Business, Wealth & Ethics
Conflict of interest in our families, businesses and institutions, and the pretence that protects it
Argues that conflict of interest in family firms, trusts and committees becomes khiyanah when concealed, and that feigned ignorance of it is a second betrayal. Drawing on Surah Sad, al-Mutaffifin and the Sunnah, it answers common excuses, exposes private use of jointly earned goodwill, and prescribes disclosure, written records, recusal, audits and mediation.
Writing · Da'wah, Community & Institutions
Why we must distinguish religious rulings from Qur’anic and Prophetic guidance for life
Argues that WhatsApp groups are right to bar fiqh disputes, fatwas and sectarian argument but wrong to exclude Qur’anic, Prophetic and Seerah guidance on honesty, trade and conduct, when the Gita is openly studied in management schools. Proposes a sharper rule, five questions for administrators, and sharing that is authentic and never imposed.
Writing · Understanding the Deen
When Muslims Are Taught How to Worship but Not How to Deal
Argues that much wrongdoing in Muslim homes and businesses reflects a Deen taught by halves: ʿIbādāt in detail, Muʿāmalāt, Muʿāsharat and Ḥuqūq al-ʿIbād rarely with equal seriousness. Invoking Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi, it faults curriculum and pulpit, and offers sourced rulings on in-laws, inheritance and speech as a model for teaching.
Book · Business, Wealth & Ethics
The Complete Edition
Ninety-five lessons for Muslim entrepreneurs, moving from a Financial Times podcast on the Prophet ﷺ as trader to the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Argues that commerce under Tawhid keeps profit lawful but answerable to Allah, and that truthfulness, amanah and disclosure are the highest-return strategy, not a tax on profit.
Writing · Understanding the Deen
A Need of the Hour — A Comprehensive Analytical Guidance for Students, Educators, Institutions & Community Leaders
Argues that the Ummah needs scholars who super-specialise in one sub-domain of Islamic knowledge, combining classical depth, a contemporary professional qualification and supervised practice, and uses India’s halaal investment collapses (IMA, Heera Gold) to show the cost of generalist Shariah certification. Proposes seminary reform, dual qualifications, centres of excellence and licensing.