Sayings (Hadiths) of Prophet Muhammad
About Satisfying Muslims’ Needs
- Narrated Ibn Omar: ‘The Messenger of Allah Said: “The Muslims are brothers. A Muslim should not treat his Muslim brother unjustly or forsake him. He that helps his brother achieve his end, Allah will be in support of him. He that alleviates a distress from a believer, Allah will alleviate a distress from him on the Day of Judgment. And he that veils a Muslim, Allah would veil his misdeeds in the Hereafter." (At- Termizi).
Narrated Abu-Huraira: ‘The Messenger of Allah said: “He that relieved his brother from a wordly distress, Allah will relieve him from distress in the Hereafter, he that veiled a defect of a Muslim, Allah will veil him in life and in the Hereafter, and he that eased (the state of) an insolvent (brother), Allah would ease (his state) in life and in the Hereafter. Allah will support him that he supports his brother. He that took a way searching for knowledge, Allah will facilitate a way to Paradise for him. There is no group of people who sit in a mosque reciting Allah’s Book and studying it among themselves except that tranquility will descend on them, mercy will overshadow them, and the angels will encircle them. And he whose deed caused him to lag behind his affinity will not bring him forward." (At- Termizi).
Defects as ordered in this Hadith is confined to defects of those who are not known to be committing major and harmful acts of disobedience or sins. As to those known to be committing such acts of disobedience, it is recommended to report this to the ruler, as long as this would not lead to an even more dangerous problem.
He that gives a period of grace for prepayment or exempted a debtor from his debt, regardless of whether the debtor is a believer or an unbeliever, Allah will ease each difficult matter for him.
As to the role of one’s affinity, this is confined to the life in this world only, where authority and social status have very important roles. As to Allah, no one can draw near to Him, except through righteous deeds and piety.
