Nearly 50 reform and guidance meetings were held with shopkeepers and traders in seven provinces to ensure the implementation of Sharia rulings in commercial activities

The officials (Muhtasibs) of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice, and Hearing of Complaints of IEA, in Paktia, Takhar, Uruzgan, Nimroz, Kunar, Balkh, and Nuristan provinces inspected markets within the framework of their Sharia-based responsibilities, collected hundreds of items of substandard and expired food and non-food products, and held nearly 50 reform and awareness-raising meetings with traders, shopkeepers, and economic stakeholders.
During these meetings, the rulings and principles of Islamic Sharia governing commercial transactions, fairness in buying and selling, and the prevention of price gouging, hoarding, usury, fraud, and deception were discussed. 
The traders and shopkeepers were also provided with necessary guidance regarding the harmful consequences and Sharia-based prohibition of such practices.
The Ministry’s Muhtasibs emphasized during these meetings that halal trade, honesty in transactions, trustworthiness, and respect for buyers’ rights are fundamental principles of the Islamic economic system. 
They stressed that traders are obligated to act fairly in their transactions and refrain from all forms of deception, hoarding, and unlawful profiteering.
Furthermore, during market inspections, the Muhtasibs collected hundreds of items of substandard and expired food and non-food products and examined commercial activities to assess compliance with Islamic Sharia principles and rulings. 
In this process, emphasis was placed on traders’ responsibility to provide quality goods, meet the needs of the public, observe fairness, and prevent transactions that violate Islamic Sharia.