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ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ ! Open the door of knowledge and wisdom for us,
O Allah Ȑ
and have mercy on us! O the One Who is the Most Honourable
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ﺣﱰ ِام ُﻣﺴﻠِﻢ
Ihtiram-e-Muslim
THE RESPECT
OF A MUSLIM
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Forgive wife.......................................................................................... 16
Excessive salt in food .......................................................................... 16
Rights of the husband ......................................................................... 17
Do not leave the home of husband ................................................... 18
The cause of most women’s being in Hell ....................................... 18
The rights of neighbours .................................................................... 19
Certificate of good character ............................................................. 19
Which qualities should the Ameer-e-Qafilah possess? ................. 20
Anything spare should be given to someone else ........................... 20
You will be questioned about your subordinates ........................... 21
Delegation of tasks .............................................................................. 22
Offer your seat to somebody else ...................................................... 23
Travel with a Madani Qafilah ........................................................... 24
Do not occupy too much space ......................................................... 24
It is Sunnah to make space for the newcomer ................................ 25
Whispering .......................................................................................... 26
Jumping over necks ............................................................................ 26
Barging in on two people ................................................................... 27
Occupying space by placing a shawl ................................................ 28
Don’t hurt anyone’s feelings .............................................................. 29
Uswa-e-Hasanah ............................................................................. 30
Some of the blessed manners of the Holy Prophet ȯ .............. 30
Breaking off relations is Haraam: 13 Madani pearls ................... 36
Seven sayings of the Holy Prophet ȯ ....................................... 37
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Excellence of Salat-‘Alan-Nabi ȯ
The Prophet of Rahmah ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
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me on the Day of Judgement will be the one who will have recited
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Fake coin
A fire worshiper used to get his clothes sewn by Sayyiduna
Shaykh Abu ‘Abdullah Khayyaat ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀ Æ Ȼ džÅ ÄƅÈ § and would give a
ü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣ Ä
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This speech was delivered by Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat ȜøÄ Ȧ øÆ ȑǀ øÄǾ ÈøȑȻ ȔÅ øȞÅ øljÅ ǀøȍÄ ǠÄ øÄǃȻ LjÈ øȕÄ ¥Ä during the
3-day International Ijtima’ of Dawat-e-Islami held on (11th, 12th, 13th Sha’ban-ul-
Mu’azzam, 1423 AH) in Madina-tul-Awliya, Multan. It is being presented with
necessary amendments. [Majlis Maktaba-tul-Madinah]
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fake coin each time which he ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀ Æ Ȼ džÅ ƅ
ü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣ Ä È §Ä accepted knowingly.
Once, in his absence, the apprentice did not accept the fake
coin from the fire worshiper. When Sayyiduna Shaykh Abu
‘Abdullah Khayyaat ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü Ä ǾÄljȻ ƣ Æ Ȼ džÅ ƅ
Ä È §Ä returned and learnt about the
Æ Ȼ džÅ ƅ
situation, he ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü Ä ǾÄljȻƣ Ä È §Ä asked the apprentice, ‘Why didn’t you
take the coin? For many years, he has been giving me a fake coin
which I always accepted so that he will not give it to any other
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and evergreen garden of Madinah laden with multi-coloured
flowers, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾Ä ǢÄÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ¼È Æ.
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Definition of Dayyoos
The foregoing Hadees states that a Dayyoos as well as the one
who distresses his parents will not enter the Heaven.
Dayyoos is the person who does not care about his wife or any
other Mahram woman’s (indecent) behaviour with other men.
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to prevent their mother, wife, sisters and young daughters etc.
but still do not prevent them from wandering without veil in
streets, marketplaces, shopping malls, and mixed picnic spots;
as well as those who do not prevent them from talking freely to
non-Mahram neighbours, relatives, employees, gatekeepers and
drivers are Dayyoos and deprived of Heaven, deserving Hell.
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Æ Ȼ džÅ ƅ
lowered in shyness, A’la Hadrat ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣ Ä È §Ä has made a plea in
the Divine court:
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Do not dress your children in clothes which have pictures of
living things on them. Do not apply nail polish to children’s
nails. The mother of children should never also apply nail
polish to her own nails because water does not reach the nails
to which nail polish has been applied and thus Wudu & Ghusl
remain invalid.
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These days, parents perhaps consider it the most important
right of their children to provide them with proper education
along with any skill and expertise whereby they could earn a
living. Alas! The body and the clothes of the child are saved
from dirt but no effort is made for the purification of his heart
and deeds. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ÅƣȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ
said, ‘It is better for a person to teach his children manners than
to give one Saa’ (i.e. approx. 4 kilogram of grain) in charity.’
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ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ says in the Holy Quran, part 28, Surah At-Tahrim,
Allah Ȑ
ÁÄ Â Á
verse 6:
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O believers, save yourselves and your family from the fire whose
fuel are men and stones.
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Respect of relatives
All relatives should be treated nicely. Sayyiduna ‘Aasim ȜÅ È ȚøǽȻÄ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Æ
Å ʝ Ä §Ä
narrated that the Prophet of Rahmah ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said,
‘Whoever wants a long life, increase in his sustenance and
protection from bad death, should continue to fear Allah Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ
and treat his relatives with kindness.’
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The Beloved and Blessed Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said, ‘The
one who breaks off relations will not enter Heaven.’
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relatives). However, as there are different levels of relations,
there are also different levels of treating relatives with kindness.
Parents have the greatest status. After them is the status of ‘Zu-
Rihm Mahram’ (i.e. the relatives with whom marriage is Haraam
forever due to Nasabi [i.e. genealogical] relation with them).
After them is the status of the rest of relatives, depending upon
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And be kind to parents and relatives.
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iû
ŋû ŪůA djJơ [Zil-Qurba] are those relatives
First piece of advice: Ơȗ
whose relationship is created by means of parental relationship
and they are also called Ơűńû jK dj
û Jơ [Zi-Rihm]. There are three
categories of them: First, relatives of the father such as paternal
grandfather and grandmother, the brother and sister of the
father etc. Second, relatives of the mother like the maternal
grandfather and grandmother, the brother and sister of the
mother and Akhyaafi brothers (and sisters, i.e. the stepbrothers
and the stepsisters whose mother is the same but father is
different). Third, relatives of both of the parents such as a real
brother and sister. Whoever of them has a closer relationship
has a greater right.
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[i.e. strongly advised Sunnah] and a rich reward-earning act to
treat them with kindness and with good manners. Also
remember that treating all relatives and even all Muslims with
good manners is essential and hurting their feelings is Haraam.
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If possible, one can contact his relatives by e-mail or phone.
These are also the means of enhancing love.
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you should refrain from doing so. For the sake of the Beloved
Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä and by the blessings of travelling with
Madani Qafilahs every month, filling in the Madani In’amaat
booklet and handing it in to the relevant responsible Islamic
brother on the first date of every Islamic month, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ ¼È Æ,
you will gain so deep sense of respect for Muslims that all of
your differences and quarrels with your family and relatives
will be settled and they will also join the Madani environment
of Dawat-e-Islami, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾Ä ǢÄÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ¼È Æ.
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the one who does any orphan boy or girl a favour, I and he will be
together in Heaven like this (i.e. these two fingers are meeting
each other.)’ 0XVQDG,PDP$KPDGYROSS+DGHHV
The Greatest and Holiest Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä has stated:
‘If a boy is orphan, stroke his head, bringing the hand to the
front; and if the father of the child is alive, stroke his head
bringing the hand towards his neck’.
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The excellence of gentleness towards wife
It became obvious that she will always have some annoying habits.
What the husband should do is to always remain patient and
tolerant. The Noblest Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ
Å ʄ ÄÇ ǭ
Ä said, ‘Amongst
the true believers is also the one who has a nice character and
is the most gentle with his wife.’
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Forgive wife
Dear Islamic brothers! Those rebuking and even beating their
wives on minor issues should ponder over this blessed Hadees.
To use brute force and threatening behaviour against the one
who is naturally weak is not manliness. If the woman forgetfully
makes a mistake, the husband should forgive her. As he gets
many benefits from her, he should also tolerate her foibles. The
Prophet of Rahmah ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said, ‘A Muslim male can
never have enmity for a Muslim female. If he dislikes any of
her habits, he may find any other habit to be pleasing.’
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mistake of his wife inwardly. After his demise, someone saw
him in dream and asked, ‘How did Allah Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ treat you?’ He
replied, ‘Torment was going to be inflicted on me due to the
abundance of sins when Allah Ȑ ÄÇ Ǒ
Ä ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ said, ‘My bondwoman had
mixed excessive salt in food and you had forgiven her mistake,
I also forgive you today in reward for that.’
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Translation: O Beloved Prophet ȔÄÇȒøǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ øÆ ȑü ¾ȻÄ ȜÆ øÈ Ȧ Ä ȒøǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ ! Make me
behold sweet Madinah! May my fortune smile on me!
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under Whose Omnipotence my life is! If there are wounds in
the entire body of the husband from foot to head, which pus and
pus-mixed blood ooze out from, and the woman licks them,
still she has not fulfilled the right of the husband.’
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seen most of you in Hell.’ The women asked, ‘Ya Rasoolallah
ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä ! What is the reason for it?’ The Beloved Prophet
ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä replied, ‘You often curse and are ungrateful to
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responsible Islamic brother every Islamic month, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ ¼È Æ,
the importance of the status of neighbours will develop in your
hearts. You will have the mindset of respecting them and your
area will turn into a garden of Madinah, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ¼È Æ.
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spare food should give it to the one without food’ and like this,
he ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä spoke of other things as well. Sayyiduna
Abu Sa’eed Khudri ȜÅ øÈ Ț øǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʝ Æ
Ä §Ä said, ‘In the same way, he
ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣ Äǭ
Å Ȼ ʄÇ Ä mentioned different kinds of goods until we
felt that nobody has the right of keeping anything which is
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enthusiasm for respecting your subordinates and everyone will
be happy with you and will shower you with prayer of Madinah,
Ä Ȼ¼È Æ.
ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩ
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Delegation of tasks
During the journey, different tasks should be delegated to
travellers instead of placing the entire burden on the shoulders
of one person only. The blessed companions ȔȞÅ È ȚøǽȻÄ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻʝ Æ
Ä §Ä were
once on a journey. They intended to slaughter a goat and
assigned duties to each other. Someone took on the responsibility
of slaughtering it whilst another took on the responsibility of
skinning it. Someone else took on the responsibility of cooking
it. The Noble Prophet ȔÄÇȒøǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ øÆȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ øÈ Ȧ Ä ȒøǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ said, ‘It is my
responsibility to collect wood.’ The blessed companions
ȔȞÅ È ȚøǽȻ Æ
Ä Ţǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻʝ
Ä §Ä said, ‘Ya Rasoolallah! We will also do it.’ The Holy
Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said, ‘I also know that you will
(happily) do it but I do not like to be prominent amongst you.
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Allah ȐÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ does not like it either.’ .KXODVDK6L\DU6D\\LGXO%DVKDU
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Travel with a Madani Qafilah
Dear Islamic brothers! For the sake of the Beloved Prophet
ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻ ÅƣȻ ʄÄÇ ǭ
Ä and by the blessings of constantly travelling
with the Madani Qafilahs every month, filling in the Madani
In’amaat booklet and handing it to the relevant responsible
Islamic brother every Islamic month, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ¼È Æ, one will have
enthusiasm for self-sacrifice by offering one’s seat to others.
By its blessing, one will be blessed with Hajj pilgrimage and the
beholding of Madinah. Moreover, during these blessed journeys,
one will continue to get the privilege of happily offering seats to
travellers in Mina, Muzdalifah, ‘Arafat, Makkah and Madinah.
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make the announcement, ‘Certainly, one who blocks the path,
there is no Jihad for him’.
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Dear Islamic brothers! For the sake of the Beloved and Blessed
Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ÅƣȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ and by the blessings of constantly
travelling with the Madani Qafilahs every month, filling in the
Madani In’amaat booklet and handing it to the relevant
responsible Islamic brother every Islamic month, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ ¼È Æ,
there will be blessings even in a little space. One will develop
the mindset of practicing the Sunnah of making space for
others by moving up and will be blessed with vast space in
Jannat-ul-Baqi’, Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ÄǽȜøȹȒøȑÄƴˠǩÄ Ȼ¼È Æ.
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Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood ȜÅ È ȚøǽȻÄ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Æ
Å ʝÄ §Ä narrated that the
Beloved Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ÅƣȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ said, ‘If there are three
persons, two of them should not talk secretly, leaving the third
one, until lots of people arrive in the gathering as it will cause
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(He might think that they are talking about him or they did not
consider him worthy of joining the discussion etc.)
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One of its meanings is that people will enter Hell by trampling
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Dear Islamic brothers! One should reach the Masjid early for
Salat-ul-Jumu’ah. If he got late and the sermon started, he
should stop where he got space and should not even move a
step forward. A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Maulana
Ä È §ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒøǽÄ has stated: It is
Shah Imam Ahmad Raza Khan ȘüƅÈ ǠÄÇ øȑȻ džÅ ƅ
Haraam to walk during the sermon. Scholars Ţǀü ÄǾøÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ȔÅ ȞÅ ƅ Æ
Ä §Ä even
said, ‘If one reached Masjid when the sermon had started, he
should stop where he reached. He should not move forward as
it would be an act and no act is permissible during the sermon.’
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He ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣ Ä È §Ä has further stated, ‘Even seeing somewhere by
turning the face is Haraam during sermon.,ELGSS
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Sayyiduna Huzayfah ȜÅ øÈ Ț øǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʝ Æ
Ä §Ä has narrated that the Holy
Æ Æ
Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Ä ǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said that the person who [undesirably]
sits in the middle of a group is cursed.1
The Beloved Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä has also said, ‘A person
should not ask a sitting person to stand up so that he will sit in
his place. But those sitting should make space.’
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The Greatest and Holiest Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä said, ‘If someone
leaves his gathering and then returns, he is more entitled to his
place [i.e. where he was sitting].’,ELG+DGHHV
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the Masjid, occupying that space permanently so that he appears
to be superior to others whenever he enters the Masjid. This is
neither permissible nor valid at all.
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Rasool ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä never hurt the feelings of any Muslim.
Æ Æ
He ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÈȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Ä ǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä never taunted anyone, never made a fun of
anybody, never snubbed anybody and never insulted anyone.
Instead, he ȔÄÇȒøǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ øÆ ȑü ¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒøǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ would embrace everybody (i.e.
treat everyone with affection).
Uswa-e-Hasanah
In order to learn how to respect Muslims properly, we must
follow and focus on the ‘Uswa-e-Hasanah’ (best character) of our
Beloved and Blessed Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ says
Å ʄÇ Ä . Allah Ȑ
in the Glorious Quran, part 21, Surah Al-Ahzaab, verse 21:
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1. The Beloved Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä always protected his
blessed tongue and talked only when necessary.
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12. Whoever was privileged to attend the blessed company of
the Holy Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä felt that the Holy
Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä loved him the most.
18. His blessed gathering was very peaceful and nobody was
disgraced.
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22. He ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä was shyer than even a virgin girl.
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28. He ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ÅƣȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ never took revenge against anyone
due to any personal reason.
30. Apart from Jihad, he ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä never hit anybody
with his blessed hands. Not even his wives and slaves.
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worst person amongst people in the court of Allah Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ is
one whom people left because of his bad language.’
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36. He ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻÅƣȻʄÄÇ ǭÄ would never blame people.
38. He ȔÄÇȒøǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ øÆ ȑü ¾ȻÄ ȜÆ øÈ Ȧ Ä ȒøǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ saved himself from three things:
quarrelling, arrogance and involving himself in unnecessary
activities.
39. He ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀü ÄǾÄljȻÅƣȻʄÄÇ ǭÄ would never find faults with people.
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42. He ȔÄÇȒøǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ øÆ ȑü ¾ȻÄ ȜÆ øÈ Ȧ Ä ȒøǽȻÄ Ţǀü øÄǾ øÄlj Ȼ ȜÅ øȹ Ȓ øȑȻ ʄÄÇ ǭÄ would never interrupt anyone’s
conversation. If somebody went beyond the limit, he
ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻŢǀ
ü ÄǾÄljȻƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä would forbid him or leave his place.
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Å ʄÇ Ä had not
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Dear Islamic brothers! Bringing my speech to an end, I take
the honour to mention some Sunnahs, blessings of Sunnah and
some good manners. The Beloved Prophet ȔÄÇȒǥÄ ¾ȻÄ Ȝȳ Æ ȑü¾ȻÄ ȜÆ È ȦÄȒÄʋȻ Ţǀü ÄǾÄljȻ ƣȻ Äǭ
Å ʄÇ Ä
said, ‘The one who loved my Sunnah, loved me and the one
who loved me, would be with me in Heaven.’
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Seven sayings of the Holy Prophet ȯ
1. One believing in Allah Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ and the Judgement Day should
treat relatives with kindness.
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3. The one who breaks off relations will not enter Heaven.
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4. The best among all people is the one who recites the Holy
Quran in abundance, adopts more piety, calls [people]
towards righteousness and prevents [them] from evils the
most and treats his relatives with kindness the most.’
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7. One who likes that a palace for him be built in Heaven
and that his ranks be raised, should forgive the one who
oppresses him, bestow the one who deprives him, and
establishes relation with one who breaks relations with him.
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stated: There are ten virtues of treating relatives with
kindness: It brings about the pleasure of Allah Ȑ ÄÇ ǑÄ ¾ÄÄ ǢÇ ǽÄ . It
pleases people. It delights angels. It earns you praise from
Muslims. It upsets Satan. It increases age. It brings blessings
in sustenance. It pleases the deceased forefathers (i.e. the
Muslim father and grandfather). It fosters harmony. It
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the latter ruling is more accurate. Ahadees contain an
unconditional order of treating relatives with kindness.
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The Holy Quran also unconditionally stated Ơȗ ŋû ŪůA djbJơ
(i.e. the relatives).
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Kind treatment does not only mean treating those relatives
kindly who have treated you kindly. This is actually an
‘exchange of treatment’. For example, sending a gift to the
relative who has sent you a gift or going to the house of one
who comes to yours. In actual fact, kind treatment means
establishing ties with one who cuts off ties with you and
caring about the relative who ignores you and stays away
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