It is now more important than ever to keep ties with one\nanother. Doctors are advising us that it is damaging for our mental health to\nbe isolated from the world and so we should make an effort, within the\npermitted boundaries, to keep relations with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, even in these times relations can get a bit\nstrained. Undue pressure and stress of the world today takes its toll on even\nour relationships with one another and sometimes we can fall out with our\nfriends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Islam has prescribed advice for this exact point and that is\nthe reminder for today. The imam reminded us that the Prophet SAWS advised us\nby saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Beware of suspicion, for\nsuspicion is the worst of false tales. Do not look for other’s faults. Do not\nspy one another, and do not practise Najsh (means to offer a high price for\nsomething in order to allure another customer who is interested in the thing).\nDo not be jealous of one another and do not nurse enmity against one another.\nDo not sever ties with one another. Become the slaves of Allah, and be brothers\nto one another as He commanded. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He should\nneither oppress him nor humiliate him. The piety is here! The piety is\nhere!” While saying so he pointed towards his chest. “It is enough\nevil for a Muslim to look down upon his Muslim brother. All things of a Muslim\nare inviolable for his brother in Faith: his blood, his wealth and his honour.\nVerily, Allah does not look to your bodies nor to your faces but He looks to\nyour hearts and your deeds.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, this is a key piece of advice from the best\nof teachers. We need to take stock of this advice now more than ever. However,\nas mentioned earlier, we are only human and can fall out with one another. But\neven this situation has advice and the imam relayed another hadith in relation\nto it. That\u2019s translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said,\n“It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (stop talking to) his brother\nbeyond three nights, the one turning one way and the other turning to the other\nway when they meet, the better of the two is one who is the first to greet the\nother.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers we can see that even when we fall out with\neach other, we are to reconcile within 3 days. Anything beyond that is going\nbeyond our boundaries as Muslims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This point is made even more critical through the hadith\nrelaying the gates of Jannah. It\u2019s translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa) said,\n“The gates of Jannah are opened on Mondays and Thursdays, and then every\nslave (of Allah) is granted forgiveness if he does not associate anything with\nAllah in worship. But the person in whose heart there is hatred against his\n(Muslim) brother, they will not be pardoned and with regard to them it will be\nsaid twice: ‘Hold both of them until they are reconciled with each other.”‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers we should aim to avoid confrontation with each\nother. In fact, we should aim for the opposite and be a source of positivity\nfor one another. Today\u2019s reminder ends with the following advice from the\nProphet SAWS who said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Do not belittle any good\ndeed, even meeting your brother (Muslim) with a cheerful face”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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