The following is an extract from
the treatise of Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (RA) titled 'Huqooqul-Islam'
(Rights of Islam):
In the book At-targheeb
wat-Tarheeb of Imam Asfahaani, a hadith of Hazrat Ali radhiyallahu anhu is
narrated wherein the following general rights to be observe mutually among
all Muslims are enlisted:
- Forgive the mistakes of
another Muslim.
- Show sympathy over his
grief. Hide his faults.
- Accept his excuse.
- Remove his difficulty.
- Always wish for his
well-being.
- Safeguard his love.
- Have respect for his pacts.
- Visit him when he is ill.
- Attend his funeral.
- Accept his invitation.
- Accept his gifts.
- Repay his kindness.
- Thank him for his favours.
- Help him at the time of need.
- Protect his wife and
children.
- Fulfill his needs.
- Listen to his requests.
- Accept his intercession.
- Do not make him despondent in
his ambitions.
- Say Yarhamukallah upon
hearing him say Al-Hamdu-lillah after sneezing.
- Return his lost property.
- Reply his greeting (Salaam).
- Speak to him kindly and
courteously.
- Treat him kindly.
- If one Muslim takes an oath
on the strength of the other, it should be honoured by the other.
- Help him when he is
oppressed, and stop him when he oppresses others.
- Be his friend, not his enemy.
- Do not disgrace him.
- Love for him what you love
for yourself.
- Greet him (with salaam) when
meeting, and, better still, shake his hands.
- Never break off ties for more
than three days if an argument arises.
- Do not be suspicious of him.
- Do not be jealous of him nor
bear enmity towards him.
- Where possible observe amar
bil ma'roof and nahi anil munkar (to command good and prohibit evil)
towards the next Muslim.
- Have mercy on the little ones
and respect the elders.
- Create peace between two
Muslims whom have had an argument.
- Do not backbite another
Muslim.
- Do not cause harm to his
body, wealth or honour.
- Help him mount his animal or
load his goods on to it when he is unable to do so.
- Do not ask him to leave and
then take his place.
- Two people should not speak
in whispers while a third is in their presence.
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