Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 277
7 May 1907 277 merciful on the earth so that we are shown mercy in the heav- ens. ُ وَالس َّاَلَم ُ وَالس َّاَلَم [ Was-sal a m— And peace be with you]. Humbly, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, may Allah protect and support him Dated 7 May 1907 1 The Pricing of Merchandise A question was presented that some traders who sell in the streets and alleys or in marketplaces, charge some customers more and some less for the same item. Is this permitted? The Promised Messiah as said: The owner of the item has the right to fix and ask a price for his item as he pleases, but both parties must agree at the time of sale, and the seller must not deceive in any way. For exam- ple, it should not be the case that an item does not have the stated properties, or that the buyer is deceived in any other way, or a lie is spoken. It is also not permitted to cheat a child or a stranger by deception which is described as اّگلدا —[ lagg a d a ] in this land. This is not allowed. 2 1. Badr, vol. 6, no. 19, p. 6, dated 9 May 1907 2. Badr, vol. 6, no. 20, p. 10, dated 16 May 1907