The Excellence of Doing Business and Giving It Proper Attention

12. A number of our companions have narrated from Ahmad b. Muhammad from ‘Abd Allah al-Hajjal from Ali b. ‘Uqbah from Muhammad b. Muslim who said the following: “Burayd al-Ajliy wanted to get married. Burayd said, to Muhammad, ‘Ask abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, about what I plan to do. I want to return people’s properties left with me for safe-keeping and it keeps me involved. Thereafter I like to stay away from worldly things and return everyone’s things that belong to them. He (the narrator) has said, ‘Muhammad asked Abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, about it, informed him of the story, and asked about his decision.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Does he want to start a fight against his own soul? He must not do so. Instead, he must give and take for the sake of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’”