Strengtheners of community welfare, compassion, order, and responsibility without self-interest or bias

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

From Abū Ruqayyah Tamīm bin Aws al-Dārī, may Allah be pleased with him, who said that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “The religion is sincerity of purpose.” We said, “To whom?” He said, “To Allāh, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and their general folk.” [1]

Sincere advice to the Muslims: It is to guide them towards the beneficial things related to their afterlife and the worldly life, and to aid them in that; guide them towards rectification in matters related to their worldly life and afterlife; love them for the sake of Allah, aid them in truth, co-operate with them in good and guidance, and not in sin and transgression; clarify the truth for them and advise them with it, and disapprove evil if they violate Allah’s right [2]

Teach them what they are ignorant of in their religion and aid them upon that through speech and action; repel harm from them and seek what is beneficial for them; command them with good and forbid them from evil with softness and sincerity, and be compassionate towards them; respect their elder ones and have mercy on their young ones; speak to them with beautiful admonition and abandon deceiving and envying them; love for them what you love for yourself and hate for them what you hate for yourself; defend their wealth, honour and other than that through speech and action [3]

Ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said: “A man does not cease to increase in soundness of judgment as long as he sincerely advises the one who seeks his counsel. But if he deceives him, Allah takes away his sincerity and his sound judgment.” [4]

Khalid Bin Hayyan narrated from Jafar Bin Burqaan, may Allah have mercy upon them, who said: Maymun Bin Mihran, may Allah have mercy upon him said to me, “O Jafar! Say what I detest (i.e. the bitter truth) in my face since a man will not have (fulfilled) advice to his brother until he says in his face what he detests”. [5]

Umar Ibn Abdul Azeez, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: Whoever advises his brother to rectify affairs related to his religion and gives him insight into a worldly affair has perfected their relationship and fulfilled his obligation of (brotherhood) to him”. [6]

Imam Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʿIyāḍ, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

“Love is better than fear. Do you not see that if you have two slaves—one loves you and the other fears you—the one who loves you will be sincere to you whether you are present or absent, because of his love for you. As for the one who fears you, he may be sincere when you are present out of fear, but when you are absent he will deceive you and not be sincere.” [7]

Imam Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

The believer is a part of the believer, and he is his brother’s mirror. If he sees from him what he dislikes, he rectifies and corrects him, and he advises him both in private and in public. [8]

We ask Allah:

اللهم كما حَسَّنْت خَلْقِي فَحَسِّنْ خُلُقِي

O Allah! Just as You made my external form beautiful, make my character beautiful as well]. [9]

[1]https://www.nawawis40hadith.com/nw/hadith/7/sincerity-of-purpose

[2] An excerpt from Sharh Arba’een An-Nawawi by Shaikh Salih Aala Ash-Shaikh page: 81

[3] An excerpt from Sharh Saheeh Muslim: 2/39

[4] Adh-Dharīʿah ilā Makārim al-Sharīʿah by al-Rāghib al-Aṣfahānī (p. 211).

[5] Siyar A’lam An-Nubulaa. 5/75

[6] Tarikh at-Tabari 6/572

[7] Jāmiʿ al-ʿUlūm wal-Ḥikam by Imam Ibn Rajab, 1/219)

[8] Rawdat al-ʿUqalāʾ by Ibn Imam Ḥibbān, p. 195

[9]https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2021/07/31/o-allah-just-as-you-made-my-external-form-beautiful-make-my-character-beautiful-as-well/