The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Engage in business, for 9/10th of blessings is found in it.’
Support Muslim Business Forum is an exclusive membership network for Muslim professionals and businesses that was established by the world-renowned Islamic Research scholar and businessman, Mufti Qazi Hassan Razza.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ organised a network of highly skilled and professional businessmen and women. This would go on to form the foundation for the economic empowerment and growth of Islam. At SMBF, we aim to revive this Sunnah and see Muslims working with each other as our Prophet ﷺ did before us.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Engage in business, for 9/10th of blessings is found in it.’
Support Muslim Business Forum is an exclusive membership network for Muslim professionals and businesses that was established by the world-renowned Islamic Research scholar and businessman, Mufti Qazi Hassan Razza.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ organised a network of highly skilled and professional businessmen and women. This would go on to form the foundation for the economic empowerment and growth of Islam. At SMBF, we aim to revive this Sunnah and see Muslims working with each other as our Prophet ﷺ did before us.
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Madinah, he paired his migrant companions who were merchants by profession, with the helpers of Madinah who were farmers. He then established a separate Muslim market which was the world’s first tax-free zone. This was the basis for the expansion of the fastest-growing empire to ever exist, where the Messenger of Allahﷺ honed the skill sets of different individuals, teaching them to work together to benefit themselves and humankind.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The honest and trustworthy businessperson will be with the Prophets, the truthful and the martyrs.’
When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Madinah, he paired his migrant companions who were merchants by profession, with the helpers of Madinah who were farmers. He then established a separate Muslim market which was the world’s first tax-free zone. This was the basis for the expansion of the fastest-growing empire to ever exist, where the Messenger of Allahﷺ honed the skill sets of different individuals, teaching them to work together to benefit themselves and humankind.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The honest and trustworthy businessperson will be with the Prophets, the truthful and the martyrs.’
From this Hadith, we understand that while the Martyrs protect the borders of Islam, the business and professional community strengthens it from within. The first 300 years of Islam’s growth were through business activities and many of the early male and female companions were successful businesspeople, including
Khadija Bint Khuwaylid, whose wealth was greater than all of the Quraysh combined. Uthmaan Ibn Affan, who was a wholesale textile dealer Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, had a wholesale food business. Asma Bint Abu Bakr, owned a farm and fed the companions from her produce on Jummah.
There are also many other companions who were highly skilled in various fields; may Allah be pleased with them all. SMBF operates by this principle from early Islam, that worldly success and finance are a means for success in the hereafter, if we work together for Islam, as opposed to worldly success being a barrier to our spiritual growth, which is a common misconception.
From this Hadith, we understand that while the Martyrs protect the borders of Islam, the business and professional community strengthens it from within. The first 300 years of Islam’s growth were through business activities and many of the early male and female companions were successful businesspeople, including
Khadija Bint Khuwaylid, whose wealth was greater than all of the Quraysh combined. Uthmaan Ibn Affan, who was a wholesale textile dealer Abdur Rahman ibn Auf, had a wholesale food business. Asma Bint Abu Bakr, owned a farm and fed the companions from her produce on Jummah.
There are also many other companions who were highly skilled in various fields; may Allah be pleased with them all. SMBF operates by this principle from early Islam, that worldly success and finance are a means for success in the hereafter, if we work together for Islam, as opposed to worldly success being a barrier to our spiritual growth, which is a common misconception.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said : ‘There are three (things) by which a believer will not be deceived; sincerity in deeds for Allah, good will to the Muslims and keeping to their community.’
SMBF fosters mutually beneficial relationships between Muslim professionals, businesses and corporate organisations, encouraging trade based on Islamic & ethical principles.
We support
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said : ‘There are three (things) by which a believer will not be deceived; sincerity in deeds for Allah, good will to the Muslims and keeping to their community.’
SMBF fosters mutually beneficial relationships between Muslim professionals, businesses and corporate organisations, encouraging trade based on Islamic & ethical principles.
We support
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said : ‘There are three (things) by which a believer will not be deceived; sincerity in deeds for Allah, good will to the Muslims and keeping to their community.’
SMBF fosters mutually beneficial relationships between Muslim professionals, businesses and corporate organisations, encouraging trade based on Islamic & ethical principles.
We support
Our founder Mufti Qazi Hassan Razza is a world-renowned Islamic research scholar, consultant and businessman based in West Yorkshire. The Shaykh is recognised as one of the most senior scholars in Islamic Jurisprudence, Qur’anic exegesis, Hadith, Arabic grammar, and Islamic Spirituality. He has established over one hundred Islamic educational institutes across the world. He is also a published author, with a catalogue of works on various topics in Arabic, English, Persian and Urdu.
The Shaykh has trained hundreds of scholars from across the world, with a particular focus on the education of women. His UK based institutes alone produce over 100 scholars on an annual basis. Alongside this, the Shaykh has established a global charity known as Save the Mother’s Trust (SMT) in 2003, with the purpose of aiding self-sufficiency in the third world, providing aid in areas overlooked by mainstream media coverage. Despite his significant contributions in the fields of education, Islamic literature and Philanthropy, the Shaykh founded SMBF in 2011, with the aim of uniting the Muslim business and professional community on one platform, to make a positive contribution globally, by the will of Allah.
