hadith 662
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘O merchants! Knowledge [of trading laws and ethics] first, then the trade itself! Knowledge first, then trade! Knowledge first, then trade!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يا مَعشَر التُّجّارِ، الفِقْهَ ثُمّ المَتْجَرَ، الفِقْهَ ثُمّ المَتْجَرَ، الفِقْهَ ثُمّ المَتْجَرَ.

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