Stories from the Qur’an • Series 9

Measure and Weight

The Story of Prophet Shu‘aib and the People of Madyan According to the Qur’an and Authentic Hadith

The people of Madyan lived in prosperity on a trade route, yet greed overcame them: they gave short measure, deprived people of their due and blocked the roads. When their brother Shu‘aib called them to honesty, they mocked: “Does your prayer command you…?” A story very close to our own markets — from the Qur’an and authentic Hadith only, without Israiliyyat. “What remains [lawful] from Allah is best for you.”

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What You Will Learn

A brother to the people of Madyan — the call that covers the whole of life: tawhid, full measure, people’s rights and the earth (7:85), with a chart of the story’s episodes in five surahs.
Cheating in the market — two forms of dishonesty (11:84–86), the heap of food and “whoever cheats is not of me” (Sahih Muslim 102), and blessing in honest trade (Sahih al-Bukhari 2079).
Does your prayer command you? — separating religion from wealth (11:87), the answer of a caller to Allah (11:88) and false oaths in trade (Sahih Muslim 106).
The day of the black cloud — the earthquake, the shriek and the cloud: three descriptions of one punishment, with Ibn Kathir’s explanation and a chart.
The balance established by Allah — Al-Mutaffifin (83:1–6), Ar-Rahman (55:7–9) and the trader who receives mercy (Sahih al-Bukhari 2076).
What the Qur’an does not tell — the old man of Madyan, popular stories without authentic basis, and honest archaeological notes on al-Bad‘ and Qurayyah.

وَيَٰقَوۡمِ أَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡمِكۡيَالَ وَٱلۡمِيزَانَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ وَلَا تَبۡخَسُواْ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشۡيَآءَهُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ

“And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.”

Surah Hud (11): 85 — Sahih International

🌿 Reflection Today a balance is a meter, a contract, working hours and a promise. Every time we give full measure even when no one is watching, we answer the call of Shu‘aib. What remains lawful from Allah is better than any extra taken dishonestly.

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The story of Prophet Shu‘aib and the people of Madyan — selected verses from five surahs and Al-Mutaffifin with the Sahih International translation, charts of the episodes and the punishment, authentic Hadith with linked chains of narration, commentary of trusted scholars, a table of popular stories without authentic basis and honest archaeological notes.

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