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BSBS Foad,Foad, MDMD 20132013 ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) statedstated sixsix rightsrights forfor MuslimsMuslims 11--WhenWhen youyou seesee him,him, greetgreet himhim 22--IfIf hehe invitesinvites you,you, acceptaccept hishis invitationinvitation 33--IfIf hehe seeksseeks youryour adviceadvice andand counselcounsel givegive himhim sincersinceree adviceadvice 44--IfIf hehe sneezessneezes andand praisespraises ,Allah, say:say: ““MayMay AllahAllah havehave mercymercy onon youyou ”” 55--IfIf hehe getsgets sick,sick, visitvisit himhim inin hishis sicknesssickness 66--IfIf hehe dies,dies, witnesswitness hishis funeralfuneral (narrated(narrated byby Muslim;Muslim; SimilarSimilar HadeethHadeeth inin Bokhari)Bokhari) OtherOther rightsrights ofof MuslimsMuslims

11--ToTo lovelove oneone anotheranother 22--ToTo honorhonor andand respectrespect andand safeguardsafeguard hishis life,life, familyfamily andand possessionspossessions 33--NotNot toto talktalk illill behindbehind hishis backback 44--ToTo respectrespect hishis privacyprivacy andand notnot spyspy onon him,him, oror trytry ttoo learnlearn hishis secretssecrets 55--NotNot toto separateseparate oror staystay awayaway fromfrom himhim 66--NotNot toto holdhold aa grudge,grudge, hatehate oror envyenvy himhim 77--ToTo bebe goodgood toto ourour neighborsneighbors 88--ToTo developdevelop friendshipfriendship TheThe greetingsgreetings

““WhenWhen youyou areare greeted,greeted, returnreturn thethe greetingsgreetings withwith somethingsomething better,better, oror atat leastleast somethingsomething similar;similar; forfor AllahAllah takestakes accountaccount ofof allall thingsthings ”” AnAn --NesaNesa ’’aa (The(The Women)Women) 4:4: 8686 TheThe greetingsgreetings

OneOne startsstarts sayingsaying :: ““AsAs --SalamoSalamo AlaykumAlaykum WaWa RahmatuRahmatu AllahAllah ”” ((God ’’ss peacepeace andand greetingsgreetings onon you,you, andand HisHis mercy)mercy) TheThe otherother repliesreplies :: ““WaWa AlaykumAlaykum AsAs --SalamSalam WaWa RahmatuRahmatu AllahAllah WaWa BarakatuhBarakatuh ”” (And(And toto youyou GodGod ’’ss peace,peace, greetingsgreetings andand mercymercy andand GodGod ’’ss blessings)blessings) GreetingsGreetings isis aa charactercharacter ofof GodGod ’’ss prophetsprophets ““OurOur MessengersMessengers camecame toto AbrahamAbraham withwith thethe goodgood news,news, theythey said:said: ““PeacePeace ””.. HeHe said:said: ““PeacePeace ””.. ShortlyShortly thereafterthereafter hehe broughtbrought aa roastedroasted calfcalf ”” HudHud ((Prophet )Hud) 11:11: 6969 ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (When(When AdamAdam waswas created,created, hehe waswas told:told: ““GoGo andand greetgreet thosethose AngelsAngels sittingsitting ””.. HeHe said:said: ““PeacePeace toto youyou ””.. TheyThey said:said: ““PeacePeace onon toto youyou andand thethe mercymercy ofof AllahAllah ”” (Narrated(Narrated byby BokhariBokhari && Muslim)Muslim) GreetGreet MuslimsMuslims andand nonnon --MuslimsMuslims alikealike TheThe QurQur ’’anicanic verseverse appliesapplies toto all:all: MuslimsMuslims andand nonnon -- MuslimsMuslims alike.alike. ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) waswas asked:asked: WhatWhat isis goodgood inin ?Islam? HeHe said:said: (To(To feedfeed thethe food,food, andand toto greetgreet thosethose whomwhom youyou know,know, andand thosethose thatthat youyou dodo notnot know)know) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (O(O people,people, spreadspread thethe greetings,greetings, andand feedfeed (the(the hungry),hungry), andand staystay closclosee toto youryour relationsrelations andand bebe goodgood toto them,them, andand praypray atat nignight,ht, whenwhen othersothers areare asleep:asleep: thenthen youyou willwill enterenter paradisparadisee inin peace)peace) TermedhiTermedhi GreetGreet thosethose inin youryour homehome

If you enter your home greet your household. Prophet (PBUH) said : (When you enter greet your family, for it is a blessing for you and a blessing for them) Termedhi. (When you enter your home say: “We enter in the name of Allah, and we go out in the name of Allah, then greet your family) Abou Dawood Mujahed said: When you enter the Masjid say: “As -Salamu Alayka Ya Rasoul Allah(Peace on you O messenger of Allah) ”; and when you enter your home, greet your family; if you enter a home with no one in it say: “As -Salamu Alyna Wa Ala Ebada Allah As -Saliheen (Peace on us and on Allah ’s righteous servants) ShouldShould wewe shakeshake handshands oror KissKiss eacheach otherother oror embraceembrace them?them? WeWe areare allowedallowed toto dodo that,that, becausebecause ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) diddid thatthat whenwhen JaJa ’’afarafar BinBin AbiAbi Talib,Talib, camecame toto Madina,Madina, andand diddid thatthat whenwhen ZaidZaid BinBin HarethaHaretha camecame toto MadinaMadina (Termedhi).(Termedhi). WhoWho shouldshould startstart thethe greetings?greetings?

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (Those(Those ridingriding greetgreet thosethose walking;walking; andand thosethose walkingwalking greetgreet thosethose sitting;sitting; andand thethe fewfew greetgreet thosethose whowho areare numerous;numerous; andand thethe youngyoung greetsgreets thethe elder)elder) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim (When(When oneone comescomes toto aa groupgroup ofof peoplepeople sitting,sitting, hehe shouldshould greetgreet them;them; ifif hehe wantswants toto getget upup andand leave,leave, hehe shouldshould alsoalso greetgreet them)them) AbouAbou Dawood,Dawood, TermedhiTermedhi && NesaNesa ’’eeee KissingKissing thethe handhand

WhatWhat countscounts isis thethe motive:motive: IfIf wewe kisskiss thethe handhand ofof aa parent,parent, outout ofof respectrespect andand love,love, thenthen itit isis allowedallowed IfIf wewe kisskiss thethe handhand ofof aa scholarscholar outout ofof respect,respect, ththenen itit isis allowedallowed IfIf wewe kisskiss thethe handhand ofof aa rulerruler oror aa powerfulpowerful oror ricrichh person,person, hopinghoping toto gaingain advantageadvantage oror toto showshow humility,humility, thenthen itit isis hatedhated oror unlawfulunlawful WeWe cancan kisskiss thethe foreheadforehead oror thethe cheekcheek ofof aa brotherbrother oror aa friendfriend VisitingVisiting thethe sicksick

ToTo visitvisit aa sicksick personperson duringduring hishis sicknesssickness isis recommendedrecommended becausebecause ofof thethe ProphetProphet ’’ss sayings:sayings: (Feed(Feed thethe hungry,hungry, andand visitvisit thethe sicksick andand releaserelease ththee prisoner)prisoner) ,Ahmad, BokhariBokhari && AbouAbou DawoodDawood (Five(Five thingsthings areare obligationsobligations forfor aa MuslimMuslim towardstowards hhisis brother:brother: ReturningReturning thethe greetings;greetings; saying:saying: AllahAllah ’’ss mercymercy onon youyou ”” whenwhen hehe sneezessneezes andand praisespraises Allah;Allah; AcceptingAccepting thethe invitation;invitation; VisitingVisiting thethe sick;sick; andand witnessingwitnessing ththee funeral)funeral) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim AllahAllah isis presentpresent whenwhen wewe visitvisit thethe sicksick InIn HadeethHadeeth Qudsi,Qudsi, ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Allah(Allah willwill saysay onon thethe DayDay ofof Judgment:Judgment: ““ OO sonson ofof ,Adam, II waswas sicksick butbut youyou diddid notnot visitvisit meme ””.. HeHe willwill say:say: ““ HowHow cancan II visitvisit you,you, andand YouYou areare thethe LordLord ofof thethe worldsworlds?? ””.. AllahAllah willwill say:say: ““DidDid youyou notnot knowknow thatthat mymy servantservant waswas sick,sick, butbut youyou diddid notnot visitvisit himhim duringduring hishis sicknesssickness.. DidDid youyou notnot knowknow thatthat ifif youyou visitedvisited him,him, youyou wouldwould havhavee foundfound meme withwith him?him? ”” MuslimMuslim TheThe rewardsrewards ofof VisitingVisiting thethe sicksick

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (When(When aa MuslimMuslim visitsvisits hishis sicksick MuslimMuslim brotherbrother hehe wiwillll bebe inin paradiseparadise untiluntil hehe returns)returns) MuslimMuslim (When(When aa MuslimMuslim visitsvisits hishis MuslimMuslim brotherbrother duringduring hishis sicknesssickness duringduring thethe day,day, seventyseventy thousandthousand AngelAngel praprayy onon hishis behalfbehalf tilltill evening;evening; andand ifif hehe visitsvisits himhim inin thethe evening,evening, seventyseventy thousandthousand angelsangels praypray onon hishis behalfbehalf tilltill morning,morning, andand hehe hashas fruitsfruits inin )paradise) TermedhiTermedhi MannersManners toto bebe observedobserved whenwhen visitingvisiting aa sicksick personperson 11--SayingSaying DuaDua ’’aa (prayer)(prayer) forfor himhim thatthat hehe maymay recoverrecover 22--UrgingUrging himhim toto bebe patientpatient andand perseverepersevere andand notnot givegive upup hopehope 33--GivingGiving himhim hopehope ofof curecure andand ofof GodGod ’’ss mercymercy 44--NotNot stayingstaying longlong 55--ItIt isis allowedallowed toto askask thethe sicksick personperson toto saysay aa prayerprayer onon behalfbehalf thosethose visitingvisiting PrayingPraying forfor recoveryrecovery forfor thethe sicksick personperson ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) visitedvisited SaSa ’’adad BinBin AbiAbi WaqasWaqas andand prayedprayed forfor himhim toto recoverrecover saying:saying: (O(O AllaAllahh curecure SaSa ’’ad,ad, andand completecomplete forfor himhim hishis Hijra)Hijra) AbouAbou Dawood,Dawood, BaihaqiBaihaqi && BokhariBokhari ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) visitedvisited hishis relationsrelations andand putput hishis rightright handhand andand said:said: (O(O AllahAllah thethe LordLord ofof mankindmankind removeremove thisthis sicknesssickness andand curecure it,it, forfor YouYou aarere thethe cure,cure, therethere isis nono curecure exceptexcept YourYour cure,cure, aa curecure thatthat leavesleaves nono sickness)sickness) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim TeachingTeaching thethe sicksick personperson DuaDua ’’aa toto saysay duringduring hishis sicknesssickness ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) taughttaught oneone ofof hishis companionscompanions toto putput hishis handhand onon thethe areaarea inin hishis bodybody thatthat hurts,hurts, andand toto say:say: ““InIn thethe namename ofof AllahAllah ”” threethree times,times, thenthen saysay sevenseven times:times: ““II seekseek protectionprotection inin thethe gracegrace ofof AllahAllah andand HisHis mightmight fromfrom thethe evilevil ofof whatwhat II findfind andand whatwhat II fearfear ”” BokhariBokhari UrgingUrging thethe sicksick personperson toto bebe patientpatient andand notnot givegive upup hopehope ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid whenwhen hehe visitedvisited aa sicksick person:person: (My(My brotherbrother seekseek patience;patience; mymy brotherbrother seekseek patience:patience: youryour sinssins willwill comecome outout fromfrom you)you) AbouAbou AdAd --DunyaDunya (May(May youryour sicknesssickness bebe cured,cured, youryour sicknesssickness removeremove youryour sinssins andand purifypurify you)you) BokhariBokhari GivingGiving thethe sicksick personperson hopehope

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (When(When youyou enterenter onon aa sicksick person,person, givegive himhim hopehope forfor life,life, forfor itit doesdoes notnot changechange hishis fate,fate, butbut itit makesmakes himhim ffeeleel better)better) IbnIbn MajjaMajja && TermedhiTermedhi (Whomever(Whomever AllahAllah wantswants somethingsomething goodgood forfor him,him, HeHe afflictsafflicts himhim withwith teststests andand trials)trials) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim ProphetProphet IbrahimIbrahim said:said: ““AndAnd whenwhen II amam sick,sick, HeHe curescures meme ”” AshAsh --ShuraShura ’’aa (The(The Poets)Poets) 26:26: 8080 GivingGiving thethe sicksick personperson hopehope

““AndAnd givegive gladglad tidingstidings forfor thosethose whowho patientlypatiently persevere:persevere: thosethose whenwhen afflictedafflicted withwith aa calamitycalamity say:say: ““ WeWe belongbelong toto Allah,Allah, andand toto HimHim isis ourour return.return. OnOn thesethese willwill descenddescend AllahAllah ’’ss blessings,blessings, mercymercy andand theythey willwill bebe guidedguided ”” AlAl --BaqaraBaqara (The(The Cow)Cow) 2:2: 155155 --157157 ItIt isis allowedallowed toto visitvisit nonnon --MuslimsMuslims whowho areare sicksick ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) visitedvisited aa sicksick JewishJewish boy,boy, andand invitedinvited himhim toto Islam.Islam. HeHe accepted.accepted. TheThe ProphetProphet (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: ““PraisePraise bebe toto AllahAllah whowho savedsaved himhim fromfrom HellHell firefire throughthrough meme ”” Bokhari,Bokhari, AbouAbou DawoodDawood && NesaNesa ’’eeee AA sicksick personperson cancan complaincomplain butbut shouldshould praisepraise AllahAllah ProphetProphet JacobJacob (Israel)(Israel) said:said: ““II onlyonly complaincomplain mymy difficultydifficulty andand mymy sorrowsorrow toto AllahAllah ”” YusufYusuf ()(Joseph) 12:12: 8686 ProphetProphet AyyoubAyyoub ()(Job) said:said: ““II havehave beenbeen afflictedafflicted withwith difficultydifficulty andand YouYou areare thethe MostMost mercifulmerciful ”” AlAl --AnbiaAnbia ’’aa (The(The )Prophets) 21:21: 8383 SeekSeek helphelp inin thethe QurQur ’’anan

TheThe QurQur ’’anan isis aa cure:cure: ““WeWe sendsend downdown ofof thethe QurQur ’’anan thatthat whichwhich isis aa curecure andand aa mercymercy forfor thosethose whowho believebelieve ”” AlAl --IsraIsra ’’aa (The(The NightNight Journey)Journey) 17:17: 8282 ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (The(The openingopening chapterchapter ofof thethe QurQur ’’anan isis aa curecure ofof everyevery illness)illness) DaremyDaremy && BaihaqiBaihaqi ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) usedused toto reciterecite AlAl -- MuaMua ’’wedhat,wedhat, andand blowblow onon hishis handshands andand bodybody duringduring hishis sicknesssickness (Bokhari)(Bokhari) AA sicksick personperson shouldshould notnot wishwish forfor deathdeath becausebecause ofof hishis sufferingsuffering ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (No(No oneone shouldshould wishwish forfor deathdeath becausebecause ofof thethe sufferingsuffering hehe isis experiencing;experiencing; IfIf hehe hashas toto wishwish forfor somethingsomething letlet himhim say:say: ““ OO AllahAllah letlet meme livelive asas longlong asas lifelife isis betterbetter forfor me,me, andand letlet meme diedie ifif deathdeath isis betterbetter forfor meme ””)) Ahmad,Ahmad, BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim WeWe shouldshould seekseek medicalmedical helphelp whenwhen wewe areare sicksick ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) waswas asked:asked: ShouldShould wewe seekseek helphelp whenwhen wewe getget sick?sick? HeHe said:said: (Yes,(Yes, seekseek medicalmedical help,help, becausebecause therethere isis nono illnessillness thatthat existsexists thatthat AllahAllah diddid notnot createcreate itsits cure,cure, exceptexcept oneone illness:illness: oldold age)age) Ahmad,Ahmad, AbouAbou Dawood,Dawood, TermedhiTermedhi NesaNesa ’’eeee && IbnIbn MajjaMajja SeekSeek helphelp whenwhen youyou getget sicksick

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (For(For everyevery illnessillness therethere isis aa cure,cure, andand thethe illnessillness cancan bebe curedcured withwith AllahAllah ’’ss leave)leave) MuslimMuslim AccordingAccording toto AeshaAesha ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) usedused toto seekseek medicalmedical helphelp whenwhen hehe gotgot sicksick (Ahmad)(Ahmad) DoDo notnot useuse alcoholalcohol asas aa medicationmedication

OneOne ofof thethe companionscompanions askedasked thethe ProphetProphet (PBUH)(PBUH) aboutabout Alcohol,Alcohol, andand hehe toldtold himhim :No.:No. HeHe askedasked himhim againagain andand hehe toldtold him:him: No.No. ThenThen hehe said:said: OO ProphetProphet ofof Allah,Allah, itit isis aa remedy.remedy. TheThe ProphetProphet (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: ““ItIt isis notnot aa remedy,remedy, itit isis anan illnessillness ”” Muslim,Muslim, AbouAbou DawoodDawood && TermedhiTermedhi ** WhatWhat isis forbiddenforbidden underunder ordinaryordinary circumstancescircumstances isis allowedallowed whenwhen necessary.necessary. HoneyHoney cancan bebe usefuluseful asas aa remedyremedy

““YourYour LordLord taughttaught thethe beesbees toto makemake dwellingsdwellings inin hills,hills, onon treestrees andand inin peoplepeople ’’ss habitations.habitations. ThenThen toto eateat ofof allall typestypes ofof fruits,fruits, thenthen followfollow thethe waysways ofof youryour LordLord smooth;smooth; outout ofof itsits belliesbellies comecome outout aa drink,drink, ofof variousvarious colors,colors, inin itit isis aa curecure forfor mankindmankind ”” AnAn --NahlNahl (The(The Bees)Bees) 16:16: 6868 && 6969 TheThe sicksick personperson shouldshould safeguardsafeguard hishis prayerprayer Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said : (Pray standing up; if you are unable to stand, then pray sitting ; if you are unable to sit, then pray lying on your side) Bokhari, Termedhi, Abou Dawood, Nesa ’ee & Ibn Majja “When you pray in fear, remember Allah, standing, sitting down or lying on your sides; but when you are free from danger, set up regular prayers, for such prayers are enjoined on the believers at stated times ” An -Nesa ’a (The Women) 4: 103 WitnessingWitnessing thethe funeralsfunerals

ThisThis isis aa collectivecollective obligationobligation (Fard(Fard Kefaya)Kefaya) onon ththee MuslimsMuslims inin anyany community.community. WheneverWhenever aa MuslimMuslim diesdies itit isis necessarynecessary forfor aa groupgroup ofof MuslimsMuslims toto witnesswitness hishis funeral.funeral. IfIf thisthis obligationobligation isis done,done, itit removesremoves thethe burdenburden onon allall MuslimsMuslims inin thatthat Community.Community. IfIf thisthis obligationobligation isis notnot donedone thenthen everyoneeveryone inin thatthat communitycommunity carriescarries thethe sinsin ofof notnot doingdoing thisthis obligationobligation GreatGreat rewardreward forfor witnessingwitnessing thethe funeralsfunerals ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (If(If aa MuslimMuslim witnesseswitnesses thethe burialburial andand witnesseswitnesses thethe prayerprayer hehe getsgets twotwo rewards,rewards, thethe leastleast ofof itit isis likelike thethe mountainmountain ofof Ohod)Ohod) Ahmad,Ahmad, BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim DoDo notnot delaydelay buryingburying thethe deaddead

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Hasten(Hasten withwith buryingburying thethe dead,dead, becausebecause ifif hehe waswas good,good, thenthen youyou areare doingdoing somethingsomething goodgood forfor thethe deceased;deceased; ifif itit isis otherwise,otherwise, thenthen itit isis anan evievill thatthat youyou removeremove fromfrom yourselves)yourselves) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim WalkingWalking inin frontfront oror behindbehind AlAl --JanazaJanaza (The(The funeralfuneral procession)procession) SomeSome scholarsscholars said:said: ItIt isis betterbetter toto walkwalk inin frontfront ooff thethe funeralfuneral procession,procession, likelike ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) andand AbouAbou BakrBakr && OmarOmar OtherOther scholarsscholars said:said: ItIt isis betterbetter toto walkwalk behindbehind ththee funeralfuneral procession,procession, likelike Ali.Ali. AliAli said:said: TheThe frontfront iiss forfor thethe .Angels. AbouAbou BakrBakr && OmarOmar walkedwalked inin frontfront toto makemake itit easyeasy forfor others.others. WeWe cancan walkwalk infront,infront, behindbehind oror alongalong eithereither sideside ofof thethe funeralfuneral processionprocession SayingSaying DuaDua ’’aa forfor thethe deceaseddeceased

(O(O AllahAllah thisthis isis YourYour servant,servant, YouYou knowknow himhim betterbetter thanthan wewe know,know, wewe onlyonly knowknow himhim toto bebe good.good. YouYou havehave satsat himhim downdown toto bebe questioned.questioned. OO AllahAllah strengthenstrengthen himhim withwith thethe rightright wordswords inin thethe Hereafter,Hereafter, asas YouYou strengthenedstrengthened himhim inin thethe lifelife ofof thisthis world.world. OO AllahAllah havehave mercymercy onon him,him, andand letlet himhim joinjoin hishis prophetprophet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH);(PBUH); letlet usus notnot straystray afterafter hehe isis gone,gone, andand dodo notnot deprivedeprive usus fromfrom hishis reward,reward, trytry usus notnot afterafter him;him; andand forgiveforgive usus andand forgiveforgive allall )Muslims) SeekingSeeking forgivenessforgiveness forfor thethe deceaseddeceased

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Seek(Seek forgivenessforgiveness forfor youryour brotherbrother andand askask AllahAllah toto strengthenstrengthen himhim becausebecause nownow hehe isis beingbeing questioned)questioned) AbouAbou Dawood,Dawood, HakimHakim WhatWhat isis forbiddenforbidden inin thethe funeralfuneral

11--ToTo raiseraise thethe voicevoice oror objectobject toto GodGod ’’ss will,will, oror crycry excessivelyexcessively 22--ToTo eat,eat, oror laugh,laugh, oror discussdiscuss businessbusiness 33--ToTo sitsit atat thethe gravegrave sitesite 44--ToTo seekseek blessingsblessings fromfrom thethe deaddead personperson AcceptingAccepting thethe invitationinvitation

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Six(Six rightsrights forfor aa MuslimMuslim overover hishis MuslimMuslim brother,brother, iiff hehe doesdoes notnot dodo anyany oneone ofof them,them, thenthen hehe leftleft outout anan obligation:obligation: ToTo acceptaccept hishis invitation;invitation; andand toto greetgreet himhim whenwhen youyou meetmeet him;him; andand toto seekseek GodGod ’’ss forgivenessforgiveness forfor himhim whenwhen hehe sneezes;sneezes; andand toto visitvisit himhim duringduring hishis sickness;sickness; andand toto givegive himhim adviceadvice ifif hehe seeksseeks youryour aadvice;dvice; andand toto witnesswitness hishis funeralfuneral whenwhen hehe dies)dies) IbnIbn HibbanHibban AcceptingAccepting thethe invitationinvitation

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (If(If oneone ofof youyou isis invitedinvited toto aa meal,meal, hehe shouldshould accept.accept. HeHe maymay eateat ifif hehe wishes,wishes, oror hehe maymay notnot eateat ifif hehe doesdoes notnot wantwant toto eat)eat) MuslimMuslim (If(If youyou refuserefuse thethe invitationinvitation thenthen youyou havehave disobeyeddisobeyed AllahAllah andand HisHis messenger)messenger) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim AcceptingAccepting thethe invitationinvitation ofof nonnon -- MuslimsMuslims WeWe shouldshould acceptaccept thethe invitationinvitation ofof nonnon --MuslimsMuslims becausebecause itit showsshows goodgood manners,manners, andand aa wayway ofof knowingknowing ourour neighborsneighbors andand havinghaving openopen lineslines ofof communication.communication. WWee areare allowedallowed toto eateat thethe foodfood ofof JewsJews && ChristiansChristians ThereThere isis moremore harmharm inin notnot acceptingaccepting thethe invitationinvitation becausebecause wewe isolateisolate ourselvesourselves andand theythey becomebecome suspicioussuspicious andand formform wrongwrong impressionsimpressions aboutabout usus asas MuslimsMuslims IfIf therethere isis liquorliquor beingbeing servedserved wewe dodo notnot drinkdrink MannersManners toto bebe observedobserved whenwhen invitedinvited toto aa homehome 11--DoDo notnot refuserefuse thethe invitationinvitation ofof aa poorpoor personperson andand acceptaccept thatthat ofof aa richrich personperson 22--ItIt isis goodgood mannersmanners toto eateat somethingsomething 33-- ToTo sitsit wherewhere youyou areare toldtold 44--ToTo saysay aa DuaDua ’’aa (Prayer)(Prayer) onon behalfbehalf thethe personperson whowho invitedinvited you.you. ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (May(May thosethose fastingfasting breakbreak theirtheir fastfast inin youryour home,home, aandnd maymay thethe AngelsAngels praypray forfor you;you; andand maymay thethe righteousrighteous eateat youryour food)food) IbnIbn MajjaMajja && IbnIbn HibbanHibban HowHow toto behavebehave whenwhen invitedinvited

““OO youyou whowho believebelieve enterenter notnot thethe ProphetProphet ’’ss houseshouses untiluntil leaveleave isis givengiven youyou forfor aa meal,meal, andand thenthen notnot ssoo earlyearly asas toto waitwait forfor itsits preparation.preparation. ButBut whenwhen youyou areare invitedinvited enter;enter; andand whenwhen youyou havehave takentaken youryour meal,meal, disperse,disperse, withoutwithout seekingseeking familiarfamiliar talk.talk. SuchSuch behaviorbehavior annoysannoys thethe ProphetProphet andand hehe isis shyshy toto dismissdismiss you,you, butbut AllahAllah isis notnot shyshy toto telltell thethe truthtruth”” AlAl --AhzabAhzab (The(The Confederates)Confederates) 33:33: 5353 DoDo notnot enterenter untiluntil permissionpermission isis givengiven forfor youyou toto enterenter ““OO youyou whowho believebelieve enterenter notnot houseshouses otherother thanthan youryour own,own, untiluntil youyou havehave askedasked permissionpermission andand salutedsaluted thosethose inin them.them. ThatThat isis bestbest forfor youyou inin orderorder thatthat youyou maymay heed.heed. IfIf youyou findfind nono oneone inin thethe house,house, enterenter notnot untiluntil permissionpermission isis givengiven toto you;you; ifif youyou areare askedasked toto gogo back,back, gogo back,back, thatthat makesmakes forfor greatergreater puritypurity forfor yourselves,yourselves, andand AllahAllah knowsknows wellwell allall thatthat youyou dodo ”” AnAn --NurNur (The(The Light)Light) 24:24: 2727 && 2828 DoDo notnot gossipgossip oror talktalk aboutabout othersothers behindbehind theirtheir backback “O you who believe avoid suspicion as much as possible, for suspicion in some cases is a sin; do not spy on each other, nor speak ill of each other behind their backs ” Al -Jujerat (The Apartments) 49: 12 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said : (Avoid talking about others behind their backs). He was asked: Suppose what I say is correct? He said: (If what you say is correct then you committed the sin of talking about others behind their backs; If what you say is incorrect, then you lied) Bokhari TashmeetTashmeet AlAl --AtisAtis (To(To say:say: MayMay AllahAllah havehave mercymercy onon you)you) whenwhen hehe sneezessneezes ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (When(When oneone ofof youyou sneezessneezes letlet himhim say:say: AlAl --HamduHamdu LellahLellah (Praise(Praise bebe toto Allah).Allah). IfIf hehe praisespraises AllahAllah thenthen say:say: ““MayMay AllahAllah havehave mercymercy onon youyou ””.. IfIf hehe doesdoes notnot praisepraise Allah,Allah, dodo notnot seekseek mercymercy forfor him)him) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim TheThe properproper wordswords are:are: ForFor thethe personperson whowho sneezed:sneezed: AAll -- HamduHamdu LellahLellah (All(All praisepraise isis toto Allah).Allah). TheThe otherother perpersonson says:says: YarhamukumYarhamukum AllahAllah (May(May AllahAllah havehave mercymercy onon you).you). TheThe personperson whowho sneezedsneezed say:say: YahdeekumYahdeekum AllahAllah wawa YuslihYuslih BalakumBalakum (May(May AllahAllah guideguide youyou andand improveimprove youryour affair)affair) Bokhari,Bokhari, MuslimMuslim && AbouAbou DawoodDawood GivingGiving adviceadvice (An(An --Nush)Nush)

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (..and(..and whenwhen hehe seeksseeks youryour advice,advice, givegive himhim sinceresincere advice)advice) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim (Religion(Religion isis toto givegive sinceresincere advice).advice). HeHe waswas asked:asked: ToTo whomwhom shouldshould thisthis adviceadvice bebe given?given? HeHe said:said: (To(To AllaAllah,h, andand toto HisHis book,book, andand toto HisHis messenger,messenger, andand toto MusliMuslimm leaders,leaders, andand toto everyevery commoncommon Muslim)Muslim) MuslimMuslim GivingGiving sinceresincere adviceadvice

JareerJareer BinBin AbdullahAbdullah said:said: (I(I gavegave mymy pledgepledge toto thethe MessengerMessenger ofof AllahAllah toto establishestablish regularregular prayers,prayers, andand toto givegive charity,charity, andand toto givegive sinceresincere adviceadvice toto everyevery Muslim)Muslim) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim MannersManners ofof givinggiving adviceadvice

11--AdviceAdvice shouldshould bebe givengiven outout ofof lovelove andand caringcaring 22--KindKind words,words, notnot severesevere oror harshharsh 33--TheThe motivationmotivation isis toto helphelp andand toto seekseek AllahAllah ’’ss pleasure,pleasure, notnot toto criticize,criticize, belittlebelittle oror ridiculeridicule 44--ToTo guideguide toto whatwhat isis right,right, properproper andand useful;useful; ratherrather thanthan misguidemisguide oror harm.harm. 55--WeWe tootoo shouldshould bebe willingwilling toto listenlisten toto adviceadvice ourselvesourselves ToTo helphelp thosethose whowho areare wrongedwronged

““WhyWhy dodo youyou notnot fightfight inin thethe wayway ofof Allah,Allah, whenwhen thethe weakweak andand oppressedoppressed amongamong men,men, womenwomen andand childrenchildren areare saying:saying: ““ OurOur LordLord getget usus outout ofof thisthis village,village, whosewhose peoplepeople areare wrongwrong --doers,doers, andand grantgrant usus fromfrom YouYou aa guardianguardian andand aa helperhelper ”” AnAn --NesaNesa ’’aa (The(The Women)Women) 4:4: 7575 HelpingHelping thosethose whowho areare wrongedwronged

AlAl --BaraBara ’’aa BinBin AzibAzib said:said: (Allah(Allah ’’ss messengermessenger (PBUH)(PBUH) orderedordered usus toto visitvisit thethe sick;sick; andand witnesswitness thethe funerals;funerals; andand sendsend mercymercy onon thosethose whowho sneeze;sneeze; andand toto fulfillfulfill thethe oath;oath; andand toto helphelp thosethose wronged;wronged; andand toto acceptaccept thethe invitation;invitation; andand toto spreadspread thethe greetings)greetings) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim HelpHelp youryour brotherbrother

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Help(Help youryour brother,brother, whetherwhether hehe isis beingbeing wronged,wronged, oror hehe isis aa wrongwrong --doer).doer). HeHe waswas asked:asked: WeWe helphelp himhim ifif hehe waswas wronged,wronged, butbut howhow cancan wewe helphelp himhim ifif hehe isis thethe wrongwrong --doer?doer? HeHe said:said: (You(You preventprevent himhim fromfrom doingdoing wrong)wrong) BokhariBokhari HelpHelp youryour brotherbrother

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (The(The MuslimMuslim isis thethe brotherbrother ofof anotheranother Muslim:Muslim: HeHe doesdoes notnot wrongwrong him,him, nornor doesdoes hehe leavesleaves himhim alonealone unsupported.unsupported. WhoeverWhoever waswas helpinghelping hishis brother,brother, AllahAllah willwill continuecontinue toto helphelp him)him) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim ForgiveForgive andand overlookoverlook thethe mistakesmistakes ofof othersothers ““LetLet themthem overlookoverlook thethe mistakesmistakes andand forgiveforgive others;others; DoDo youyou notnot wishwish thatthat AllahAllah forgiveforgive you?you? ForFor AllahAllah isis oftenoften --forgiving,forgiving, mostmost mercifulmerciful ”” AnAn --NurNur (The(The Light)Light) 24:24: 2222 ForgiveForgive othersothers andand bebe patientpatient andand toleranttolerant ““AndAnd HastenHasten toto aa paradiseparadise asas widewide asas thethe heavensheavens andand earth,earth, preparedprepared forfor thethe righteous.righteous. ThoseThose whowho spendspend whenwhen timestimes areare difficultdifficult andand whenwhen itit isis easy;easy; andand whowho controlcontrol theirtheir anger;anger; andand whowho forgiveforgive others;others; ForFor AllahAllah lovesloves thosethose whowho dodo goodgood ”” AlAl --ImranImran (The(The FamilyFamily ofof Imran)Imran) 3:3: 133133 && 134134 LoveLove youryour brotherbrother

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (You(You willwill notnot enterenter paradiseparadise tilltill youyou believe;believe; andand youyou willwill notnot believebelieve untiluntil youyou lovelove oneone another.another. ShallShall II telltell somethingsomething thatthat willwill help!help! SpreadSpread thethe greetinggreeting amongamong yourselves)yourselves) MuslimMuslim (None(None ofof youyou willwill believebelieve untiluntil hehe lovesloves forfor hishis brotherbrother whatwhat hehe lovesloves forfor himself)himself) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim DoDo notnot havehave badbad feelingsfeelings inin youryour heartheart towardstowards youryour brotherbrother ““AndAnd WeWe willwill removeremove fromfrom theirtheir heartshearts anyany lurkinglurking sensesense ofof injury;injury; theythey willwill bebe brothersbrothers facingfacing eacheach otherother onon raisedraised couchescouches ”” AlAl --HijrHijr (Rocky(Rocky tracts)tracts) 15:15: 4747 BeBe goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor

““ServeServe Allah,Allah, andand joinjoin notnot anyany partnerpartner withwith Him;Him; andand dodo goodgood toto parents;parents; kinsfolk;kinsfolk; orphans;orphans; thosethose inin need;need; neighborsneighbors whowho areare ofof kin;kin; neighborsneighbors whowho areare strangers;strangers; thethe companioncompanion byby youryour side;side; thethe wayway farer;farer; andand whatwhat youryour rightright handhand possess;possess; forfor AllahAllah lovesloves notnot thethe arrogant,arrogant, thethe vainvain gloriousglorious ”” AnAn --NesaNesa ’’aa (The(The Women)Women) 4:4: 3636 BeBe goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) saidsaid :: (Jebreel(Jebreel (The(The AngelAngel )Gabriel) keptkept onon tellingtelling meme toto bebe goodgood toto mymy neighborneighbor tilltill II thoughtthought thatthat hehe willwill makemake himhim oneone ofof mymy heirs)heirs) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim BeBe goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (By(By AllahAllah hehe hashas nono faith;faith; ByBy AllahAllah hehe hashas nono faithfaith,, byby AllahAllah hehe hashas nono faith).faith). HeHe waswas asked:asked: WhoWho OO messengermessenger ofof Allah?Allah? HeHe said:said: (The(The personperson whomwhom hishis neighborneighbor doesdoes notnot feelfeel safesafe fromfrom hishis harm)harm) BokhariBokhari BeBe goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (Whoever(Whoever believesbelieves inin AllahAllah andand thethe LastLast DayDay letlet himhim bebe goodgood toto hishis neighborneighbor (and(and notnot harmharm him);him); andand whoeverwhoever believesbelieves inin AllahAllah andand thethe LastLast DayDay letlet himhim honorhonor hishis guest;guest; andand whoeverwhoever believesbelieves inin AllahAllah andand thethe LastLast DayDay letlet himhim saysay somethingsomething good,good, oror hehe shouldshould keepkeep quiet)quiet) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim BeingBeing goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor isis aa signsign ofof faithfaith ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (Avoid(Avoid whatwhat isis forbidden,forbidden, youyou becomebecome thethe bestbest ofof worshippers;worshippers; andand bebe contentcontent withwith whatwhat AllahAllah providedprovided forfor you,you, youyou becomebecome thethe mostmost richrich amongamong mankind;mankind; andand bebe goodgood toto youryour neighbor,neighbor, youyou becomebecome aa believerbeliever;; andand lovelove forfor othersothers whatwhat youyou lovelove forfor yourself,yourself, youyou becomebecome aa Muslim;Muslim; andand avoidavoid excessiveexcessive laughter,laughter, forfor itit makesmakes youryour heartheart dead)dead) Ahmad,Ahmad, TermedhiTermedhi && BaihaqiBaihaqi BeBe goodgood toto youryour neighborneighbor

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (A(A believerbeliever isis notnot thethe personperson whowho cancan eateat andand havehave aa fullfull stomachstomach whilewhile hishis neighborneighbor isis hungry)hungry) TabaraniTabarani && HakimHakim WhoWho areare ourour neighbors?neighbors?

11--ThoseThose livingliving withwith usus areare intimateintimate neighborsneighbors 22--ThoseThose livingliving closeclose toto ourour homes:homes: upup toto 4040 houseshouses onon eithereither sideside 33--ThoseThose wewe seesee andand workwork withwith inin ourour placeplace ofof workwork 44--ThoseThose wewe praypray with,with, socializesocialize andand collaboratecollaborate withwith WhoWho areare thethe bestbest friends?friends?

ThoseThose whowho dodo notnot leaveleave youyou whenwhen youyou becomebecome poor,poor, oror facingfacing difficulty,difficulty, oror whenwhen youyou areare notnot inin aa positiopositionn toto helphelp themthem ThoseThose whowho areare righteousrighteous andand remindremind youyou ofof AllahAllah andand youryour responsibilityresponsibility && accountabilityaccountability ThoseThose whowho givegive youyou sinceresincere adviceadvice notnot expectingexpecting anyanythingthing inin returnreturn ThoseThose whowho areare notnot afraidafraid ofof tellingtelling youyou havehave donedone somethingsomething wrongwrong andand helphelp youyou correctcorrect youryour mistakemistake AA goodgood friendfriend helpshelps andand doesdoes notnot harmharm youyou ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (The(The exampleexample ofof thethe goodgood companioncompanion andand thethe badbad companioncompanion isis thatthat ofof thethe personperson carryingcarrying muskmusk andand tthehe personperson blowingblowing onon fire;fire; AsAs forfor thethe personperson carryingcarrying musk:musk: eithereither hehe willwill givegive youyou aa gift,gift, oror youyou maymay bubuyy fromfrom him,him, oror youyou willwill havehave aa nicenice smell.smell. AsAs forfor thethe personperson blowingblowing onon fire:fire: eithereither hehe willwill burnburn youryour clclothes,othes, oror youyou willwill findfind fromfrom himhim aa badbad smell)smell) BokhariBokhari && MuslimMuslim AA goodgood friendfriend andand aa badbad friendfriend

InIn thethe sayingsaying ofof thethe ProphetProphet (PBUH)(PBUH) aa goodgood friendfriend cancan helphelp inin severalseveral ways:ways: --HeHe willwill help,help, supportsupport andand adviseadvise toto whatwhat isis rightright --YouYou willwill workwork withwith himhim andand getget thingsthings donedone --YouYou willwill followfollow hishis goodgood exampleexample AA badbad friendfriend cancan harmharm inin severalseveral waysways :: --HeHe willwill misguidemisguide andand onlyonly leadlead toto evilevil --HisHis badbad influenceinfluence willwill rubrub onon you,you, asas youyou followfollow yoyourur desiresdesires andand forgetforget youryour accountabilityaccountability toto AllahAllah BeBe carefulcareful whowho youyou associateassociate withwith

ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (A(A personperson traitstraits andand behaviorbehavior areare similarsimilar toto whatwhat hishis intimateintimate friendfriend ’’ss are;are; thereforetherefore bebe carefulcareful whowho isis youryour intimateintimate friend!)friend!) AbouAbou DawoodDawood && TermedhiTermedhi BeBe carefulcareful whomwhom youyou taketake asas anan intimateintimate friendfriend ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (People(People areare differentdifferent likelike differentdifferent gradesgrades ofof goldgold andand silver,silver, thethe bestbest amongamong themthem inin thethe statestate ofof ignoranceignorance areare alsoalso thethe bestbest inin Islam,Islam, ifif theythey properlyproperly understand;understand; andand thethe soulssouls areare likelike enlistedenlisted soldiers:soldiers: ThoseThose thatthat areare similarsimilar becomebecome closer,closer, andand thosethose thatthat areare differentdifferent separate)separate) MuslimMuslim BeBe carefulcareful whomwhom youyou allowallow toto bebe youryour friendfriend ProphetProphet MuhammadMuhammad (PBUH)(PBUH) said:said: (Do(Do notnot accompanyaccompany oror havehave aa friendfriend exceptexcept someonesomeone ofof faith;faith; andand letlet nono oneone eateat youryour foodfood exceptexcept thethe righteous)righteous) AbouAbou DawoodDawood && TermedhiTermedhi