Hadith on Animals: Fear Allah regarding the rights of animals and be kind to them

Sahl ibn Al-Hanzala reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed by a camel whose back had fallen to its stomach. He said, “Fear Allah concerning your animals. Ride them while they are in good condition and eat them while they are in good condition.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Jihad, Number 2548, Sahih]

عَنْ سَهْلِ ابْنِ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِبَعِيرٍ قَدْ لَحِقَ ظَهْرُهُ بِبَطْنِهِ فَقَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ فَارْكَبُوهَا صَالِحَةً وَكُلُوهَا صَالِحَةً

سنن أبي داود كِتَاب الْجِهَادِ مر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ببعير قد لحق ظهره ببطنه فقال اتقوا الله في هذه البهائم المعجمة فاركبوها صالحة وكلوها صالحة

How Should I Deal with my Non-Muslim Neighbors?

Answered by Idris Tawfiq at OnIslam

Question:


I’m new to Islam, and I was told that being good neighbors is very important in Islam. How should I deal with my non Muslim neighbors? How friendly should I be with them? Could you kindly elaborate on the importance of neighborhood in Islam? Thank you.

Hadith on Mothers: Be good to your mother because Paradise is under her feet

Mu’awiyah ibn Jahima reported: Jahima came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and he said, “O Messenger of Allah, I intend to join the expedition and I seek your advice.” The Prophet said, “Do you have a mother?” He said, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “Stay with her, for verily Paradise is beneath her feet.”

[Sunan An-Nasa’i, Book of Jihad, Number 3104, Sahih]

عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ جَاهِمَةَ السَّلَمِيِّ  أَنَّ جَاهِمَةَ جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَغْزُوَ وَقَدْ جِئْتُ أَسْتَشِيرُكَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ أُمٍّ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَالْزَمْهَا فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ تَحْتَ رِجْلَيْهَا

سنن النسائي  كِتَاب الْجِهَادِ  فالزمها فإن الجنة تحت رجليها

Ibn Al-Qayyim: Good manners is to behave in a beautiful way with creation

Ibn Al-Qayyim (d.751H/1350CE) said, “The reality of good manners is to behave with the creation in a beautiful way.”

[Madarij As-Salikin 361]

ابن القيم قال وحقيقة الأدب استعمال الخلق الجميل

مدارج السالكين بين منازل إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين  ابن قيم الجوزية

Ibn Taymiyyah: Enjoining good and forbidding evil requires knowledge, mercy, and wisdom

Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728AH/1328CE) said, “Three qualities are essential for enjoining good: knowledge, gentleness, and patience. Knowledge is required before enjoining and forbidding, gentleness is required during it, and patience is required after it. This separation does not negate the fact that these three qualities should be present at all times. This is similar to a statement narrated from the righteous predecessors, some of whom attributed it to the Prophet. Abu Ya’la mentioned this in his book entitled Al-Ma’tamad as follows: No one should enjoin good or forbid evil unless he understands what he enjoins, understands what he forbids, show gentleness in what he enjoins, shows gentleness in what he forbids, show forbearance in what he enjoins, and show forbearance in what he forbids.”

[Ibn Taymiyyah, Amr bil-Ma’ruf wa Nahi ‘an al-Munkar]

قال ابن تيمية فلا بد من هذه الثلاثة‏:‏ العلم، والرفق، والصبر، العلم قبل الأمر والنهي، والرفق معه والصبر بعده وإن كان كل من الثلاثة مستصحبا في هذه الأحوال، وهذا كما جاء في الأثر عن بعض السلف ورووه مرفوعا، ذكره القاضي أبو يعلى في المعتمد‏:‏ ‏لا يأمر بالمعروف وينهى عن المنكر إلا من كان فقيهًا فيما يأمر به، فقيها فيما ينهى عنه، رفيقًا فيما يأمر به، رفيقًا فيما ينهى عنه، حليمًا فيما يأمر به حليمًا فيما ينهى عنه

الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر عند ابن تيمية

Hadith on Women: Allah created women different from men, so respect these differences and be kind to them

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, “Treat women with kindness, for woman is created from a rib, and the most curved portion of the rib is its upper portion. So if you try to straighten it, it will break, but if you leave it as it is, it will remain curved. So treat women with kindness.”


[Sahih Bukhari, Book 55, Number 548]

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ، فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ، وَإِنَّ أَعْوَجَ شَىْءٍ فِي الضِّلَعِ أَعْلاَهُ، فَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهُ كَسَرْتَهُ، وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ أَعْوَجَ، فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ

Hadith on Sickness: When a Muslim is sick, the sins falls away just as fire purifies gold

Umm Al-Ala reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, visited me when I was sick, and he said, “Be cheerful, O mother of Al-Ala, for when a Muslim becomes sick, Allah takes away his sins just as fire takes away impurities in gold and silver.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 20, Number 3092, Hasan]

عَنْ أُمِّ الْعَلَاءِ قَالَتْ  عَادَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا مَرِيضَةٌ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرِي يَا أُمَّ الْعَلَاءِ فَإِنَّ مَرَضَ الْمُسْلِمِ يُذْهِبُ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَطَايَاهُ كَمَا تُذْهِبُ النَّارُ خَبَثَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ

سنن أبي داود كتاب الجنائز باب عيادة النساء

Hadith on Kindness: Acts of Kindness are the best way to Call to Islam

Anas رضى الله عنه reported: A young Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet and he became sick, so the Prophet went to visit him. He sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy looked at his father, who was sitting next to him. The father said, “Obey Abu Al-Qasim,” and so the boy embraced Islam. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came out saying: “All praise is due to Allah who saved the boy from the Hell-fire.”

[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 438]

عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ غُلاَمٌ يَهُودِيٌّ يَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَرِضَ، فَأَتَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُهُ، فَقَعَدَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ ‏”‏ أَسْلِمْ ‏”‏‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَبِيهِ وَهْوَ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَطِعْ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ فَأَسْلَمَ، فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏‏‏