Chapter 33: Kindness & Compassion
Towards Allah’s Creation
Allah عزوجل says
(وَتَعَاوَنُوۡا عَلَی الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوٰی
۪ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوۡا عَلَی الۡاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ۪)
‘Assist one another on
righteousness and piety, and assist not (one another) on sin and aggression.’ [Surah 5 Verse 2]
Hadith 1: It is
reported in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Jareer bin Abdullah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said,
‘Allah ta’aala does not bestow His Mercy upon a person who is not merciful upon
the people’.
Hadith 2: Imam Ahmed
and Tirmizi reported from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ who says that he heard Abul Qaasim, The Truthful and the Deliverer
of the Truth صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم saying, ‘Mercy is not removed, but from a wretched
person’.
Hadith 3: Abu Dawud
and Tirmizi reported from Abdullah ibn Amr رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Rahmaan has Mercy on those who have
mercy. Be compassionate to those on the earth and He, Whose Divine Authority is
over the skies, will be Merciful towards you’.
Hadith 4: Tirmizi
reported from Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘He who shows no mercy upon our
children and shows no respect to our elders, and he who does not command righteous
deeds and he who does not forbid evil, is not from amongst us’.
Hadith 5: Tirmizi
reported from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that if a
young person respects an elderly person due to his old-age, then Allah will appoint
for him, one who will respect him in his old-age.
Hadith 6: Abu Dawud
reported from Abu Musa رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘It is from the signs of Respect for
Allah, to be respectful to an elderly Muslim, and to respect one who bears the
Qur’an (i.e. a Hafiz), who is neither Ghaali or Jaafi[1],
and to be respectful to a Just Ruler’.
Hadith 7: Imam Ahmed
and Baihaqi have reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘A
Momin is a sanctuary of affection, and there is no good in that person who neither
shows any affection nor receives any affection’.
Hadith 8: Baihaqi reported
on the authority of Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Whosoever fulfils the need of someone
in my Ummah with the aim of making him happy, he has pleased me and whosoever
pleases me has pleased Allah, and whosoever pleases Allah, Allah will enter him
into Jannat’.
Hadith 9: Baihaqi
reported on the authority of Anas رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘whosoever redresses the grievances of
an aggrieved person, Allah will have seventy three blessings and absolutions
recorded for him. Through one of them, all of his issues will be set aright and
with the remaining seventy two, his status will be elevated on the Day of
Qiyaamat’.
Hadith 10: It is in
Sahih Muslim on the authority of Nu’man bin Basheer رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The
entire Momineen are like one person (i.e. one body). If his eye is inflicted
(by illness), then his entire body is ill and if there is an illness in his
head, then his entire body is ill’.
Hadith 11: In Sahih
Bukhari and Muslim it is reported on the authority of Abu Musa رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A
believer unto another believer is the example of a solid structure, that part
of it gives strength to other parts of it. Huzoor صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم then intertwined
the fingers of his one hand to the fingers of the other hand. In other words,
Muslims too, should be united in the same manner as the fingers are entwined’.
Hadith 12: It is in
Sahih Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Anas رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Assist your brother, be he the oppressor
or the oppressed!’ Someone asked, ‘Ya Rasool’Allah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم! If he is oppressed then I will (surely) assist him, but if he is
the oppressor, how should I assist him?’ He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Stop him from committing oppression.
In this way you will be helping him’.
Hadith 13: It is in
Sahih Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of Ibn Umar رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہما
that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A
Muslim is a brother unto another Muslim. Neither should he oppress him, nor
should he quit assisting him and one who is there for his brother in a time of need,
Allah is there in his time of need. Whosoever removes a single difficulty of a
Muslim, Allah will eliminate for him one difficulty from the difficulties of
Qiyaamat, and that person who veils the secrets of another Muslim; Allah ta’aala
will veil his secrets on the day of Qiyaamat’.
Hadith 14: In Sahih
Bukhari and Muslim it is reported from Anas رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullahصلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘I swear an oath by Him, in Whose Hand (Divine
Control) is my life, a servant is not a true believer unless he loves for his
Muslim brother that which he loves for himself’.
Hadith 15: It is in
Sahih Muslim from Tameem Daari رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Deen is to wish-well (i.e. to be
supportive and loyal)’. He صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said
this thrice. We asked, ‘Who should we be loyal to?’ He said,
‘Allah and His Rasoolصلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم, and His Divine Book, and the Learned Leaders of the Believers,
and to the Muslims in general’.
Hadith 16: It is in
Sahih Bukhari and Muslim from Jareer bin Abdullah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ. He says, ‘We pledged the oath of allegiance
at the hands of Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم to
establish Namaaz, give Zakaat, and to be supportive (i.e. caring) to every
Muslim’.
Hadith 17: Abu Dawud
reported from Hazrat A’isha رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہا that Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said ‘Treat each person according to his
status’. In other words, approach each person as it is befitting his status. Do
not deal with everyone in the same manner, but in doing so, one must take heed
not to belittle or embarrass anyone else.
Hadith 18: Tirmizi
and Baihaqi reported on the authority of Abu Hurairah رضی
اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘A good person amongst you is one from
whom there is expectation of good and from whose mischief others are spared. A
bad person amongst you is one from whom there is no expectation of any good and
from whose mischief others are not spared’.
Hadith 19: It is
reported in Baihaqi from Anas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ
تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘The entire creation is dependant on
Allah and the dearest to Allah is the one who is kind towards all those who are
dependant upon Him’.
Hadith 20: Tirmizi
reported on the authority of Abu Zirr رضی اللہ
تعالٰی عنہ that Rasoolullah صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said,
‘Always remain in the Fear of Allah where ever you may be, and if you commit
any wrong, then thereafter do that which is right. This righteous deed will
cleanse it, and approach people with good manners’.
[1]
One who is neither Ghaali nor Jaafi here refers to those who
overstate to the extent of exaggeration, that even in recitation, they give no
consideration to the accuracy of the words, or either they give the wrong
interpretations, or that they recite merely for the sake of show. The injustice
is such, that neither do they decline from doing this, nor do they really
recite the Qur’an, nor act according to its commands.
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