A trader may legitimately seek income, but honesty and respect for others' needs remain important. Treating public hardship as a source of personal triumph allows greed to displace goodwill.
Example: During a crisis, spreading false stock information, deliberately manufacturing shortages, or withholding urgently needed goods for exploitative gain harms consumers.
The narration begins بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ الْمُحْتَكِرُ. بِئْسَ is a special verb of blame; it identifies the blameworthy hoarder rather than condemning all business activity.