All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds; The Beneficent; the most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgement. And I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. For Him is the Kingdom. The Clear Truth. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, the guide, the trustworthy. May Allah send salutations on him and on all his family and companions. Thereafter: And this noble prophetic directive continues in this great comprehensive hadeeth forbidding evil character, which causes disunity between the Muslims and refutes the meaning of brotherhood, so the prophet ﷺ forbade oppression, lying and humiliating others, for oppression is darkness on the day of Judgement. Allah – the Exalted – prohibited oppression on Himself and made it prohibited between his servants. He promised response to the supplication of the oppressed and threatened the oppressor with punishment. And how much of amazement people see in the death of the oppressors! And in the consequence of their affairs, a lesson! And whether the oppression is from countries, governments, leaders or between the masses, let every one who Allah has made responsible for an affair of the weak fear Allah, whether of a servant, worker, orphan or he has a ruling, for verily the Mighty – Glorified is He – grants respite to the oppressor until when He seizes him; he cannot escape Him. Verily injustice, oppression, stealing rights and ruining honors is a cause of misery and a stimulant of seditions, and when oppressing and mutual oppression spreads in the society, it is the beginning of falling and disappearing, or that the tyrants of the nations rule over them, making them taste the bitterness of servitude and humiliation which is more severe than the bitterness of extinction and disappearance. Servants of Allah, and in the great hadeeth of the prophet, there is a prohibition of lying, by which whoever is described with is vile, and to Allah and people he is low and small; a quality hated by the Beneficent and rejected by faith. “ They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allah ” [Surah Nahl: 105] As for the true believer, he is noble of nature, protected in being, noted for love and respect. “ O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are true. ” [Surah Tawbah: 119], and honesty guides to righteousness and Paradise, and raises its companion to the status of the truthful with the prophets and pious. As for humiliating the Muslims, it is inferiority of the self and pride in the heart, and in Saheeh Muslim: “ Pride means rejecting the truth and looking down on other people ” i.e humiliating them, and it is a quality of shaytan and a prevention of guidance. “ I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right; and if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it.” [Surah A’raaf: 146], and there is no dispraised trait except that pride advances it. So fear Allah, servants of Allah, and be humble to the creation of Allah, for Allah knows best who fears Him, and perhaps a weak; oppressed; dishevelled; dusty (person); with rags; pushed away from doors, if he were to supplicate to Allah, Allah would accept (his supplication), so do not belittle a Muslim even if he is deficient (in fulfilling Islamic laws). And in Saheeh Muslim: “ It is a serious evil for a Muslim that he should look down upon his brother Muslim. ” “ O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. ” [Surah Hujuraat: 11], so the measurement is by Allah, and honor is with piety and religiousness. “Indeed, the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah is the most pious of you. ” [Surah Hujuraat: 13], and piety is not a claim or a production and boasting. And the prophet ﷺ pointed to his chest three times, saying: “ Piety is here ,” and when piety is found in the heart, its effect is apparent in deeds and limbs. Then the hadeeth is concluded with a great law of the laws of Islam: “All things of a Muslim are inviolable for his brother in faith: his blood, his wealth and his honour. ” And this expression is sufficient conveyance. Verily the honour of a Muslim by Allah is great, and the punishment for violation against it is dangerous, so no matter whether he errs or is deficient intentionally or openly, his blood, honour and wealth is not permissible (to violate), for all that is innocent except according to the Book of Allah, and neglect in that or individual judgement in it with no knowledge is a door of evil, sedition, hardship and calamity. May Allah save us and you. Servants of Allah, Verily the best of your days is the day of Friday, so send abundant salutations and peace in it on the best of creation and purest of humans, Muhammad bin Abdullah. O Allah send salutations, peace, blessings and increase on Your servant and messenger Muhammad and on all his family and companions and be pleased, O Allah, with all the four successors: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali and with all the rest of the companions of Your prophet and with those who follow them in goodness until the Day of Judgement. O Allah grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and save us from the punishment of the Hellfire…
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:49:13 +0000
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