Our honorable sheikhs: Islam is the final religion, suitable for all times and places. While the greatest calamity currently afflicting the Ummah is weakness and subjugation, there are other crises, such as the crisis of high prices. This crisis affects a large segment of Muslims, especially in simple rural communities, leading to the spread of thefts, youth delinquency, difficulty in marriage, and anxiety about the future. The question posed is: How can religious discourse address this crisis in a way that is commensurate with people's reality so that they do not lose faith in religion?
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Islam addressed the problem of high prices with wisdom and good guidance through: granting respite to the one in financial difficulty and encouraging charity towards him, promoting leniency in buying and selling, prohibiting monopolization, especially of foodstuffs, and emphasizing the love of good for Muslims. This was supported by evidence from the Quran and , as it commanded granting respite to the one in financial difficulty, encouraged leniency in dealings, prohibited monopolization, and emphasized the necessity of loving for others what one loves for oneself.
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