In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The hallmark of a Muslim is to be truthful and honest. It does not behove a Muslim to lie and deceive even in business and trade. Consider the following Ahādīth,
Rasūlullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) said,
البَيِّعَانِ بِالخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا، فَإِنْ صَدَقَا وَبَيَّنَا بُورِكَ لَهُمَا فِي بَيْعِهِمَا، وَإِنْ كَتَمَا وَكَذَبَا مُحِقَتْ بَرَكَةُ بَيْعِهِمَا
Both the buyer and the seller have the choice of refund as long as they do not separate. If they speak the truth and do not hide anything, then there will be blessing (Barkah) in their transaction. If
they lie and conceal anything, the blessing of their transaction will be erased.[1]
Rasūlullah (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) also said,
مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا
“The one who deceives is not on our path.”[2]
As an employee, you may promote the paper by stating the positive aspects of the paper. If you come to know of any defect in any paper, do not speak lies to convince the costumer that the paper is good. Moreover, bring it to the attention of your employer. Nevertheless, your income as an employee is Halāl.[3]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muntasir Zaman
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] سنن الترمذي ط الرسالة العالمية (100/3)
[2] سنن الترمذي ط الرسالة العالمية (157/3)
[3] درر الحكام شرح مجلة الأحكام-ن1 (2/ 268)
إذَا غَرَّ أَحَدُ الْمُتَبَايِعَيْنِ الْآخَرَ وَتَحَقَّقَ أَنَّ فِي الْبَيْعِ غَبَنًا فَاحِشًا فَلِلْمَغْبُونِ أَنْ يَفْسَخَ الْبَيْعَ حِينَئِذٍ كَمَا أَنَّ خِيَارَ الْغَبَنِ وَالتَّغْرِيرِ يَثْبُتُ لِلْبَائِعِ فَقَطْ وَيَثْبُتُ كَذَلِكَ لِلْمُشْتَرِي وَيَثْبُتُ أَيْضًا لِلِاثْنَيْنِ مَعًا
إذَا هَلَكَ ، أَوْ اُسْتُهْلِكَ الْمَبِيعُ الَّذِي صَارَ فِي بَيْعِهِ غَبَنٌ فَاحِشٌ وَغَرَرٌ ، أَوْ حَدَثَ فِيهِ عَيْبٌ ، أَوْ بَنَى مُشْتَرِي الْعَرْصَةَ عَلَيْهَا بِنَاءً لَا يَكُونُ لِلْمَغْبُونِ حَقٌّ أَنْ يَفْسَخَ الْبَيْعَ . (2/ 273)