Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 112
٢ . A / m ? 23 + $ 435 !" 0 1 " ? * <t3 ¡¤ * # IG v I ?G T ' ( ) * + , " 3p \ . /i F o9 25— A Cheat Cannot be Considered a True Muslim Narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: “Whoso cheats (in business and in transactions and is not at heart what he appears to be), is not of me. ” ( S S S S a hih hih hih hih Muslim, Book of Faith, Chapter: Sayings of the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be on him, “Who deceives us is not one of us”) Explanatory Notes The Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) made this observation when, on inserting his hand into a heap of grain belonging to a grain merchant, he discovered that it was wet inside while, with a thick covering of dry grains on top, an attempt had been made to cover this defect. At that time his face was suffused with