Refer to last week posts on Brotherhood in Islam:


https://www.nairaland.com/4411881/brotherhood-islam

As continuation

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him): There are different ways of supporting a fellow believer:

* With one’s wealth,

* With one’s position of authority or power,
by means of physical service,

* By offering sincere advice and guidance,

* By making supplication (du’aa’) and asking for forgiveness for them, and

* By feeling their pain.

The level of one’s support will be affected by the level of one’s faith. The weaker a person’s faith, the weaker his support will be; the stronger the faith, the stronger the support. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the greatest of all people in his support for his companions, so the more closely his followers follow him, the greater will be their support for their fellow-believers. al-Fawaa’id, 1/171

Sampling

* Your family members are Muslims and neighbors, you could imagine how good and happy your family will be if truly they are believers?! And if they are neither Muslims nor your neighbors, then, kindness to them continues…bonds of kinship should not cut.

* Husband and wife that are Muslims; husband treat wife as a sister and wife treat husband as a brother in terms of wealth, power, physical services, advice and guidance, prayer, feeling pain of one another…treatment of family, treatment of neighbor… please who will separate them?! You could imagine how beautiful, peaceful and happy family will that be? But we fail to understand who we are living with and what rights they deserve.

* Tenants and landlords that are Muslims; rights of religion brother and rights of neighbor…you will hardly know who actually owns the property in respect of caring and leniency in terms of payments. In fact, many will doubt the fact that they are not from the same family.

* Employers and employees that are Muslims, what will be the problem in terms of management?

* Leaders and followers that are Muslims, please how will our society look like? But we fail to see ourselves as brothers ….it is always politics that we are always politicizing religion aspect of our life. We risk many things; lives and properties … risking the whole family or community or a state for politics! Had it been we know? Also, followers and leaders see each other as brothers, then, our society will be like society nurtured by Prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him.

*If truly we all understand the bonds of brotherhood, kind treatment of family and neighbors in Islam please…*

Who will be killing innocents and call it Jihaad?! Who will be slaughtering another just because the victim is not his/her tribe? Who will be raping another? Who will be kidnaping another? Who will be using other for rituals? Who will not feel sad by the killing of his/her innocent brothers in the crisis areas (Maiduguri-Nigeria, Palestine, Burma, Indian etc.)? Who will deliberately silent in an unjust society? Who will be clapping for lies or hailing looters? Who will be blocking roads where there is possibility of another being on emergency call or visit? Who will not be giving sincere advice? Who will be maltreating his/her spouse? Some have masticated their spouse spiritually…It is not late to repent now, since death has not come, and treat him or her as your brother/sister.

Muslim 1412, al-Bukhārī 5718, al-Bukhārī 5665, Muslim 2586, Shu’ab al-Imān 10379, Muslim 2699, Muslim 2732, Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2736, al-Bukhārī 5719, al-Tamhīd 18/20, al-Bukhārī 6552. al-Tirmidhī 2612, al-Kafi, Volume 2, Page 173, Ghurur al-Hikm, Page 559, Bulooghul-Marām 1539) al-Bukhaari (13) and Muslim (45). Imām Ahmad (12734) Muslim (1844), Haashiyah (2/259) al-Insaaf (11/256), al-Mardaawi, al-Mughni (6/233), Fath al-Baari (10/447), Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth ad-Da‘eefah (1/446), Al-Ijaabaat ‘ala As’ilat al-Jaaliyaat (1/15, 16) Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb, 1/289-291. Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 12/255, 256, Al-Muntaqa min Fataawa al-Fawzaan (2/257, question no. 226).

http://fiqhclass.org/index.php/2017/10/15/fiqh-of-brotherhood-as-a-means-of-peaceful-coexistence-conclusion/

May Allaah grant us understanding of His religion