Source: Hikayat Putera Kemuning
It is a norm for petty food traders and hawkers in this predominantly Muslim nation of mine to regard Ramadhan as a month to scour for extra revenue by opening stalls and selling a variety of foodstuff for Muslims to feast upon during breaking of fast.
It would seem illogical as Ramadhan is a month where our food intake is lessened, however what 'should be' is always different that what 'it actually is'.
During a month where lies and deceit should be subservient to fear of Allah, I find that Muslims have no such fear ESPECIALLY when serving and selling food to customers in these Ramadhan bazaars.
The quality of food is depressing, what nick-nacks that should taste sweet tastes bland; what should be round is instead oblong, and what should taste like rice instead tastes like paddy.
The objective of Ramadhan is never to hoard more money, au contraire - it is to resist temptations; to resist the temptation of unfair profit, of selling substandard products and most of all to evade cheating your kin.
I have assisted some families to setup stalls during Ramadhan in order to alleviate their suffering, with all the price hikes I think they need all the help they can get. Anyway these same people were caught up with the race to hoard money and were themselves guilty of doing the above antics.
Money will never be enough, but they should never compensate quality for mere fast cash. Lest people will not only decide to boycott their sales, but to also deny them assistance in the future.
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