Hadith 328: Treatment towards parents

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Chapter 40: Kind Treatment Towards Parents And Establishment Of The Ties Of Blood Relationship

Hadîth 328

Abû Dharr (RA) reported: Messenger of Allâh (SAW) said, “You will soon conquer a land where people deal with Qîrât.” 

And according to another version: Messenger of Allâh (SAW) said, “You will soon conquer Eqypt where Al-Qîrât is frequently mentioned. So when you conquer it, treat its inhabitants well. For there lies upon you the responsibility because of blood ties or relationship (with them).” 

[Muslim] 

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

In this Hadîth, the Prophet (SAW) has urged his Companions to treat the Eqyptians nicely for the reason of maintaining the ties of kinship and for the fact that Eqypt was the country of his in-laws (Mâriyah, the mother of Ibrâhim, and one of the Prophet’s wives was from that place). This is why this Hadîth has been included in the present chapter which deals with the subject of maintaining the ties of kinship. This Hadîth is also a Prophecy of the Prophet (SAW) due to the fact that the prophecy he had made came true. A short time after his death, Eqypt became part of the Muslim empire. 

Hadith 319: Treatment towards parents

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Chapter 40: Kind Treatment Towards Parents And Establishment Of The Ties Of Blood Relationship

Hadîth 319

Anas (RA) reported: Messenger of Allâh (SAW) said, “He who desire ample provisions and his life be prolonged, should maintain good ties with his blood relations.”

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

One who is benevolent and compassionate towards one’s own relatives, stands to gain at least two difinite advantages in this world besides the reward in the next. These two advantages are the increase in his subsistence and longevity of life. 

Increase in subsistence means that Almoghty Allâh will increase the quantity of his worldly goods or his means of subsistence will be blessed by Him. Similar is the case of longevity of life. The life of such person is either actually increased (in terms of years) or his life is graced with the Blessings of Allâh. Both interpretations are correct. 

Hadith 198: Chastisement For One Who Enjoins Good And Forbids Evil But Acts Otherwise

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Chapter 24: Chastisement For One Who Enjoins Good And Forbids Evil But Acts Otherwise

Hadîth 198

Usâmah bin Zaid (RA) reported: Messenger of Allâh (SAW) said, “A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and will be cast into Hell, and his intestines will pour forth and he will go round them as a donkey goes round a milestone. The inmates of Hell will gather round him and say: ‘What has happened to you, O so-and-so? Were you not enjoining us to do good and forbidding us to do evil?’ He will reply: ‘I was enjoining you to do good, but was not doing it myself; and I was forbidding you to do evil, but was doing it myself.’”

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

This Hadîth serves a stern warning for such ‘Ulama’, preachers and reformers of the Ummah whose own conduct is contrary to the sermons they give from the pulpit. 

Hadith 183: Giving Counsel

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Chapter 22: Giving Counsel

Hadîth 183

Anas (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.”

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

We learn from this Hadîth about the importance and virtue of mutual love among the Muslims. If we act upon the injunctions mentioned in this Hadîth, the Muslim societies will be immediately purged of the evils like exploitation, bribery, dishonesty, falsehood, cheating, forgery, etc., which are rampant in them at present. Islâm has taught golden principles to its followers who have unfortunately neglected them and in consequence are leading a life of utter disgrace and moral turpitude. May Allâh guide them to the Straight Path. 

Hadith 182: Giving Counsel

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Chapter 22: Giving Counsel

Hadîth 182

Jarîr bin ‘Abdullah (RA) reported: I made my convenant with Messenger of Allâh (SAW) on the observance of Salât, payment of Zakât, and giving counsel to Muslim.

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

This Hadîth emphasizes the important of goodwill to all the Muslims to the extent that Prophet (SAW) would require his Companions to vow for their goodwill giving counsel to each other in the same way as he did in the case of most important obligations like Salât and Zakât. 

Hadith 181: Giving Counsel

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Chapter 22: Giving Counsel

Hadîth 181

Tamîm bin Aûs Ad-Dârî (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “Ad-Deen is sincerity.” We said: “For whom?” He replied, “For Allah, His Book, His Messenger and for the leaders of the Muslims and their masses.”

[Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

This Hadîth stresses the importance and merits of general sincerity. Sincerity for Allâh here means that one must have true faith in Him and He should be worshipped with full devotion and sincerity. Sincerity for the Qur’ân means that one should confirm its truth with one’s full heart and mind, recite it regularly, act upon the injunctions contained in it with meticulous care and strictly avoid its misinterpretation. Sincerity of the Prophet (SAW) means sincere confirmation of his Prophethood, faithful obedience of his orders and adherence to his Sunnah. The goodwill of the Muslim rulers stands here for co-operating with them in their lawful orders and obedience of their such orders which are free from any trace of sin. If they deviate from the Straight Path they should be persuaded to turn to virtue. One should not revolt against them unless they commit infidelity. The goodwill of the Muslim masses means that one should work for the betterment of their life in this world and the Hereafter. They should be provided the right guidance, induced to perform good deeds and deterred from evils. 

Hadith 180: Assistance Towards Piety

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Chapter 21: Assistance Towards Righteousness and Piety

Hadîth 180

Abû Mûsa (RA) reported: The Prophet (SAW) said, “The honest Muslim trustee who carries out duties assigned to him (in another narration he said, “Who gives”), and he gives that in full, with his heart overflowing with cheerfulness, to whom he is ordered, he is one of the two givers of charity.”

[Al-Bukhârî and Muslim]

Commentary by:

Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf 

This Hadîth also mentions a very important principle to the effect that everyone must wholeheartedly perform the duty assigned to him by the state. If he is appointed custodian of the Bait-ul-Mûl (public exchequer), he must fulfill his duty with utmost honesty. If he is not envious of anyone, nor harms anybody, nor behaves niggardly then he will be entitled to the same reward which will be due to the person who entrusted him the duty. Thus this Hadîth enjoins every Muslim to perform his official duties wholeheartedly and to the best of his ability.