Expect a transaction [i.e., profit] that will never perish

That is, it will not be unsold, for the worshipers seek a trade that is the highest and best trade, which is the satisfaction of their Lord.

Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :

{ Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allah and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a transaction [i.e., profit] that will never perish - That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.1 }

Quran ( 29 - 30 : 35 )

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Expect a transaction [i.e., profit] that will never perish