Syu'aib was a prophet sent to the people of Madyan who had become extremely corrupt, engaging in usury, cheating, and unjust business practices. When Syu'aib urged them to worship God alone and engage justly, they refused. As punishment, God sent darkness, earthquakes, and a terrible sound that killed the people of Madyan. The story highlights the importance of honesty in business, avoiding usury, and allowing prayer to guide one's dealings in life.

1. Prophet Syu’aib
Lessons from the people of Madyan
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2. Who is Syu’aib a.s?
• One of the four prophets from the Arab descendants;
Hud, Soleh, Syu’aib, & Muhammad s.a.w
• Named “khateeb al-anbiya’” for his eloquence speech &
ability to speak fluently
• Lived in similar time with Musa A.S (one of the narrations
from historians)

3. Where is Madyan?
Madyan, near people of Lut, Valley of Sadum

4. People of Madyan
• Also known as Ashab Al-Aikah (type of wood from a tree).
They used to worship the tree
• Madyan is an area in modern-day Jordan or Saudi, nearby
Sodom
• Extremely rich, but through corruption: cheating,
corruption, usury, taxes, bribes & all that is haram
• Arrogant, they get away with everything (corporate world)
• Blocking & threatening; asking for taxes & bribes

5. modern day injustice
•Child & cheap labour wages (in
bangladesh,pakistan, china etc. )
•pharmaceutical products 100/1000x than its
actual cost; people are dying because they are
unable to afford
•Usury (interests in loans from banks etc.)

6. Blessings in transactions
“…And if both of them (buyer & seller) are honest & makes
everything clear to each other, the transaction will be blessed.
And if they were to lie and hide defects, the blessing is taken away
from the transaction.”
(Narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari & Muslim, from the book Riyadhus Solihin)
,‫بيعهما‬ ‫ف‬ ‫لهما‬ ‫بورك‬ ‫وبينا‬ ‫صدقا‬ ‫”…فإن‬
“‫بيعهما‬ ‫بركة‬ ‫محقت‬ ‫وكتما‬ ‫كذبا‬ ‫وإن‬
The prophet s.a.w once said:

7. Divorcing Prayers & The Business world
(secularism)
‫َا‬‫ن‬ُ‫ؤ‬‫َا‬‫ب‬‫آ‬ ُ‫د‬ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ ‫َا‬‫م‬ َ‫ك‬ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ت‬‫ﱠ‬‫ن‬ ‫َن‬‫أ‬ َ‫ك‬ُ‫ر‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫أ‬َ‫ت‬ َ‫ك‬ُ‫ت‬َ‫ال‬َ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬ ُ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ع‬ُ‫ش‬ ‫َا‬‫ي‬ ‫ُوا‬‫ل‬‫َا‬‫ق‬
ُ‫ء‬‫َا‬‫ش‬َ‫ن‬ ‫َا‬‫م‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ِ‫ل‬‫َا‬‫و‬ْ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ ِ‫ف‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ف‬‫ﱠ‬‫ن‬ ‫َن‬‫أ‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫أ‬ ۖ
They said, "O Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we
should leave what our fathers’ worship, or not do with our wealth
what we please?”
They do not want religion to interfere with the world, with their
business

8. Our Prayers & daily life
•At times we are two different people
before & after coming out of the masjid.
why?
•Don’t treat religion as a short getaway
•Prayers keep our stand firm from injustice

9. Punishment upon the
Madyan
•Darkness; large thick clouds covering the sun
•Stopped the wind from moving; humid
•Tremor/earthquake
• Awful sound wave overtook them, “..as though they
didn’t live in there before..” (they died on the spot)

10. What is taufiiq?
•When Allah accepts something,
•When He grants something through his mercy
•When He has chosen someone for something
•He facilitates how you are going to get to something/somewhere
•Allah decides how much wealth you have, how much success
َِّ‫ل‬‫ِا‬‫ب‬ َّ‫ال‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ِي‬‫ق‬‫ِي‬‫ف‬ْ‫و‬َ‫ت‬ ‫َا‬‫م‬َ‫و‬ ۚ
And my success is not but through Allah

11. What is taufiiq?
Example:
you know what guidance is,
you know how you’re supposed to seek guidance
But are you walking on the path of guidance
right now?

12. Let’s discuss!
A. Is it permissible to take loans?
B. How can a transaction that is not
blessed affect our daily lives? Give
examples
C. How can prayers change our lives?

13. Lessons to take-away:
•Amanah (honest); good character attracts people
•Blessings in transactions affect our wellness
•Prayers should keep us from being astray
•Taufiiq is being given success; Allah facilitates us
to seek guidance