Do Good To Other People

Do Good To Other People

It is not enough for a Muslim that he cause no hardship to another Muslim and oppress him not and preserve him from trouble, but he must go further and help him and be of service to him. He must do what he can, within his means, to satisfy his needs. He must try to remove an anxiety a Muslim brother might be facing. This is among the duties of a Muslim. Allah has, said in the verse quoted above. "Do good deeds that you may be successful." To do good encompasses a wide range of goodness, for instance, it calls upon one to do good to another person, to give him good treatment, to be compassionate to him and to fulfil his needs.

A comprehensive Hadith

The Hadith that we have read above is narrated by Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنها It tells us that a Muslim does not oppress another and does not desert him. It tells us that as long as he is engaged in fulfilling his brother's needs, Allah will fulfil all his needs and settle his affairs. It tells us further that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will remove one of the hardships of the man who solves a Muslim's difficulty and removes his anxiety. The Hadith states further that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah will conceal the sins of the man who conceals the faults of a Muslim in this world, for instance, he does not publicize a major defect of a Muslim that he comes to know whether that is a major sin or shortcoming. This is a very comprehensive Hadith and it comprises of several sentences. Each sentence calls for our careful attention. We must not only ponder over it but also put it into practice.

Muslims Are Brothers One Of The Other

In this Hadith, the first sentence that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said is that a Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. Thus, each of them will deal with every other Muslim in the same way as he deals with his brother, even if the other Muslim is a stranger, and the two are not friends yet they are to treat each other as brothers. By speaking this one sentence, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cut at the roots of discrimination that is common in our society. There is no discrimination between residents of different nations, people of different tribes and speakers of different languages. A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim no matter what he speaks, what country he comes from, what his occupation is, to what tribe he belongs. In every condition, the two are brothers.