> muhun biasana teh kanggo ngambil kauntungan..
>
--- In [email protected], "Waluya" <waluya2...@...> wrote:
>
> > Ki Leuksa Sunda <ki_leuksa@> wrote:
> > Saena mah sami-sami nalungtik diri, naha bet kajongjonan dina
> > kabiasaan pesta?
>
> Leres Ki, kuring jadi emut kasauran guru kuring baheula keur di SMAN
> Sumedang, Pa Yusuf almarhum (Guru basa Jerman), cenah bulan Puasa jeung
> Lebaran teh kuduna teu riweuh paciweuh, biasa we siga poe biasa. Ngan sigana
> hese ngaleupaskan "sikep" kitu teh, bulan puasa tetep bulan "istimewa", geus
> tradisi harga-harga nerekel naek. Ieu teh sanes di urang wae, di Arab Saudi
> oge ayeuna hahargaan nerekel naek, pangpangna hahargaan dahareun (9-30%).
> Tepika aya ulama Arab Saudi nu nyebutkeun naekkeun harga di bulan puasa teh
> "haram", sapertos diwartoskeun ku koran "Arabnews" dihandap ieu:
>
>
> http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article97289.ece
>
> Inflating prices of essential goods 'haram,' scholars say
>
> By GALAL FAKKAR | ARAB NEWS
>
> Published: Aug 7, 2010 23:48 Updated: Aug 7, 2010 23:48
>
> JEDDAH: Most supermarkets and shops in the Kingdom increase prices of
> foodstuffs and other consumer goods before the holy month of Ramadan to make
> huge profits by exploiting the needs of people.
>
> "This is prohibited in Islam," said Aabid Al-Sufyani, principal of the
> Shariah College in Najran, adding that traders should not exploit occasions
> such as Ramadan, Eid Al-Fitr or any other seasons to raise prices.
>
> "Rising prices without any reason is an injustice and those who are guilty of
> that deserve tough punishment," the Islamic scholar said.
>
> Al-Sufyani's opinion has been widely acclaimed by scholars as well as the
> general public inside and outside the Kingdom. He urged traders to fear God.
> "Traders should consider the interest of the public, inspired by the meaning
> of Islamic unity and solidarity."
>
> He said traders who inflate prices of goods at certain times should be given
> deterrent punishment as their activities harm the general public, especially
> people on limited incomes.
>
> A number of Al-Azhar scholars said they were in full agreement with
> Al-Sufyani and called for imposing stiff punishments on such traders.
>
> Dr. Jouda Abdul Ghani Basyuni, principal of the Shariah College at Al-Azhar
> University, said raising prices of essential commodities during Ramadan and
> other seasons, without any valid reason, is prohibited in Islam and it
> contradicts Islamic teachings.
>
> "It comes in the category of taking people's money through falsification," he
> said, adding that the Qur'an prohibits that.
>
> "It has become a common practice that traders reach an agreement to increase
> prices during peak seasons to make profits. This is not allowed in Islam."
>
> Muhammad Rafaat Othman, a member of the US-based Islamic Research Academy and
> Muslim Jurists' Council, said hoarding goods with the intention of increasing
> their prices in the market is "haram" or prohibited. "This is exploitation of
> people's need."
>
> In his statement, Al-Sufyani urged traders to fear God and not cause any harm
> to the public by raising prices. He also advised the public to use the holy
> month to engage in worship instead of wasting their precious time in
> unnecessary shopping, giving traders an opportunity to exploit them.
>
> Meanwhile, sources at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said its
> inspectors had observed considerable increases in prices of several products
> just before Ramadan, including prices of food products.
>
> Inspectors also noticed that a single product is sold for different prices at
> different sales outlets because of the Kingdom's free economic policy.
>
> Arab News toured a number of shops and supermarkets in Jeddah and found 8 to
> 30 percent increases in prices of foodstuffs.
>
> Shoppers said any increase in prices would aggravate their problems,
> especially during Ramadan when expenses peak, as they are already bearing the
> brunt due to inflation and the recent hike in rent prices.
>
