HER ENGAGEMENT IN TRADE
HER ENGAGEMENT IN TRADE
After the death of her second husband, Atiq, she inherited a huge property. Influenced by her people, Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) engaged herself in trade. Allah, Most High, blessed her wealth and so it increased. She supervised and administered her trade herself to the extent that she became well-reputed for her good morals. However, she never practiced trade herself; rather she used to hire men to run her trade in return for some money.
Being informed of the Prophet Muhammad t s truthfulness, trustworthiness, and good morals, she offered him to run her trade in Syria accompanied by her slave-boy, Maysarah, and promised to pay him more than what she used to pay others. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) agreed and traveled to Syria with her slave-boy. The Prophet (peace be upon him) had a good experience in trade by virtue of his uncle who trained him in the arts of commerce and traveled with him to Syria. Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him) had had former acquaintance with the traders of Syria. Accordingly, the Prophet (peace be upon him) gathered all factors of success in trade: experience, skill, truthfulness, and trustworthiness.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) came back to Makkah with a profit that Khadijah had never achieved before. Trustworthiness and truthfulness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were the reasons that Khadijah chose him to run her trade, and this choice proved success.
On his return, Maysarah spoke to his lady, Khadijah, about the good character of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and what he had seen of marvelous scenes during their journey to Syria. He told her that in their journey Muhammad dismounted to sit under the shade of a tree adjacent to a cell of a Rabbi who saw him and asked about his affair. On knowing that he is one of the nobles of Quraysh, the Rabbi thought good of him and noticed the tokens of prophethood that he had. Then, the Rabbi disclosed, “This man is one of the Prophets. “
Furthermore, Maysarah told his lady, Khadijah, that during their journey there was a cloud moved with Muhammad’s movement so that it would protect him from the blaze of the sun in the noontime.
Khadijah got pleased with what her slave-boy had said. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to her to inform her of what he had profited, which was as double as what she used to profit before, she became glad and paid him double of what she had offered him.
(SOURCE: Wives of Prophet Muhammad, Their Strives and Their Lives by Muhammad Fathi Mus’ ad)
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