Janten sing atos atos we ayeuna mah. Da sadayana oge tos dibarungkus ku
ekonomi kapitalis. heuheu. tv oge garaduh acara husus bulan puasa, jadi
saroleh. Hehe. Beres lebaran, biasa deui we.
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Subject: Re: [Urang Sunda] Sawangan Awal Ramadhan
> muhun biasana teh kanggo ngambil kauntungan..
>
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<mailto:urangsunda%40yahoogroups.com>, "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.
>
