The Meaning of Intercepting Caravans
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Question:
The second paragraph asks: What is the meaning of intercepting caravans?
Answer:
It means intercepting caravans; it is not following them. The intercepting of caravans is what the prohibition was mentioned regarding, and in one wording it is called intercepting the goods. The caravans are the merchants who bring goods to the markets of the Muslims. So, one should not go out to them and buy from them before they reach the market, because this is a harm to the merchants, as it deceives them since they do not know the price. And there is harm to the people of the market who benefit from the imported goods by buying from them, and they benefit by Allah providing for some of them from others, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The second paragraph asks: What is the meaning of intercepting caravans?
Answer:
It means intercepting caravans; it is not following them. The intercepting of caravans is what the prohibition was mentioned regarding, and in one wording it is called intercepting the goods. The caravans are the merchants who bring goods to the markets of the Muslims. So, one should not go out to them and buy from them before they reach the market, because this is a harm to the merchants, as it deceives them since they do not know the price. And there is harm to the people of the market who benefit from the imported goods by buying from them, and they benefit by Allah providing for some of them from others, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/027 — archive.org (14:13)
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