In the Glorious Qur’an,
Surah al-Hujaraat Ayah10: “Believers are each other’s brothers. Restore peace
among your brothers. Have fear of Allah so that perhaps you will receive mercy.”
Surah al-Imran Ayah
103: “All of you must hold fast to the rope of Allah (the Qur’an and His
Messenger), and recall how He favored you when your hostility toward each other
had torn you apart. He united your hearts in one faith and through His Grace
you became brothers….)
Surah al-Anfal Ayah
46: “Obey Allah and His Messenger. Do not quarrel with each other lest you fail
or lose honor. Exercise patience; Allah is with those who have patience.”
Surah al-Tawbah Ayah
71: “The believers, both male and female, are each other’s protectors. They try
to make others do virtues, prevent them from committing sins, perform their
prayers, pay the religious tax, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will
have mercy on them. Allah is Majestic and All-Wise.”
In the above Ayah,
the phrase “Believers are each other’s brothers” is the basic element of Muslim
culture and faith. Irrespective of the geographical or linguistic
or national affiliation, every Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. The
annual congregation of Hajj is practical demonstration of the Muslim
brotherhood. Muslims from every part of the world, of any color or creed, black
or white, speaking different languages converges on the holy land of Makkah and
Madinah to perform Hajj and visit the Grand Mosque of the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.). Islam treats every Muslim as a part of one family.
There are many
Traditions of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.), e.g. “Muslims are brothers of
each other, and they never oppress each other, always help each other and do
not leave them alone in any catastrophe. They are like hands; washing the other
hands, protect their shortcomings.”
Similarly, the
Infallible Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “Muslims are brothers of each
other. They are like different parts of a body; if one part gets hurt, the
other parts also feel the pinch. They are like guides, they never breach their
trust, and neither oppresses nor breaks their promises.”
According to an
authentic tradition, the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) recounted thirty rights of
a Muslim over other Muslims:
“He forgives the
mistakes, be kind when he is upset or disturbed, protects his secrets,
compensates his errors, accepts his apologies, defends him when someone
back-bites him, well wisher for him, values his friendship, is lenient with his
promises, visits when he is sick, attends his funeral, accepts his invitations,
accepts his gifts, and returns his favors, is thankful for his beneficence,
makes efforts to help him, protects his respect and family, fulfills his needs,
recommends his request to others, says “YarhamakAllah” when he sneezes, guides
for recovery of his lost possessions, returns his salutation (Salaam), respects
his talks, ratifies his vows, treats his friends as friend, does not cultivate
enmity with him, prevents him from oppressing others, helps him regain his
rights, does not leave him alone to face difficulties and calamities, wants the
same thing in goodness and virtues for him as he would like for himself, does
not want evil for him which he does not want for himself.
Source used:
Tafseer-e-Namoona Ayatollah
Nasir Makarem Shirazi
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