Shu'ayb and the Fair Scales
7 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Shu’ayb
The Prophet Shu'ayb, peace be upon him, is sent to his own people in the busy market town of Madyan, where people give a little less than they should when they sell. He asks them to be fair and honest, and he does what he tells others to do. The story teaches us to keep our own scales fair.
Shu’ayb told the people of Madyan to give full measure and not to cheat. He did what he asked others to do.
Try today: Share fairly and tell the truth today, even when nobody is checking.
How the Story begins
Is it fair, or not fair? This true story asks that question, and it comes from the Qur’an. It is the story of the Prophet Shu’ayb, peace be upon him. It is a story about markets, and scales, and being fair. Have you ever been to a market, full of people buying and selling? Let’s go back, a very long time ago, to a busy town called Madyan.
Allah had given the people of Madyan so much. Once they had been only a few, and Allah made them many. Allah had given them plenty. Shu’ayb told them: “I can see that you are doing well.” Many scholars explain that the Qur’an also calls them the people of the thicket, a place of thick, green trees. They had everything they needed.
In the market of Madyan, people sold grain, and dates, and all sorts of things. To sell them, they used a measure, like a big scoop, and scales, with a pan on each side. Put the dates on one side, and the weights on the other, and when the two sides balance, you know it is fair. A fair scale is a beautiful thing. Everyone gets exactly what is theirs.
The Story has 18 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.
Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.
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Sources
Retold from Surah Al-A'raf 7:85–93, Hud 11:84–95, Ash-Shu'ara 26:176–191, Al-Mutaffifin 83:1–3, Ar-Rahman 55:7–9; Sahih Muslim 102; Sahih al-Bukhari 2079; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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