Adorning goods for sale

Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a man may adorn his merchandise with whatever he wishes.

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said that there is no harm in adorning, but deception and adulteration have been disliked.

People passed by Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) with a young girl (a slave girl) who had been adorned. He called her, looked at her affectionately, seated her in his lap, passed his hand over her head with kindness and prayed for blessing for her.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When one of you wishes to make his slave girl look beautiful, let him adorn her and go out with her, seeking the provision of Allah through her.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) adorned her slave girl, went out with her and said: Perhaps through her we may strike a deal with some of the young men of Quraysh. (That is, that one of them may buy her.)

It is narrated from Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man dyed a garment the Harawi colour. A man came to him and asked: "For how much are you selling this Harawi garment?" He remained silent for a while, then its price was bargained over, and the man bought it from him. When he took the garment away, it turned out not to be Harawi. The man took his dispute to Shurayh, and Shurayh said: "If he had been able to adorn his garment better than that, he would have adorned it." And he upheld the sale against him.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to a slave of his who was selling fresh dates, and he said: "Decorate and arrange them (adorn and set them out), for that is better." And a slave of his who was selling garments came to him, and he said: "If the garment is narrow, spread it out while sitting, and if the garment is wide, spread it out while standing."