Foreword

It is not just for a man to sell his merchandise without disclosing its defects. It is proper for the vendor to tell the buyer of any defects of which he is aware. HADITH OF AHMAD IBN HANBAL ON THE AUTHORITY OF WATHILAH. 121 The trader who does not hoard essential supplies receives His sustenance, while the hoarder of essential supplies is cursed. HADITH OF IBN MAJAH AND AD-DARIMI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB.