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Show compassion and mercy to the weakPublish Date: Sunday,15 August, 2010, at
12:33 PM Doha Time
Iftar at the Al Yusr tent
"In this great month of Ramadan, Allah The Almighty opens the gates of
goodness, wherein the reward for good deeds and mercy are doubled, the gates of
Paradise are open, and the gates of Hell are closed. It is worth making extra
efforts to excel in this month because it passes by in the flicker of an eye.
Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {[Fasting is for] a limited number of
days.} [Qur'an 2:184]
Thus, we should invest our best efforts in these limited days by approaching
the gateways of goodness. For instance:
1- Reciting Thikr (remembrance of Allah) after Fajr prayer until
sunrise. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "Whoever performs
Fajr prayer in congregation, then stays remembering Allah till the sun rises,
then performs two Rak'ahs, will have the reward of Haj and 'Umrah in full."
[At-Tirmithi: Hasan]
2- Performing Friday prayers regularly. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "The five daily prayers, and from one Friday prayer to
the (next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadan to Ramadan are expiations for the
sins committed in between (their intervals), provided major sins are not
committed." [Muslim]
3- Seeking the hour in which supplications are answered on Friday. The
Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "There is a time on Friday during
which a Muslim, while he (or she) is performing prayer and is supplicating,
will be granted whatever he (or she) is supplicating for.'' [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim]
4- Reading Surat Al-Kahf. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam,
said: "A Muslim who reads Surat Al-Kahf on Friday, a light will shine for him
between this Friday and the next one." [An-Nasaa'i and Al-Haakim]
5- Giving charity frequently. "Charity extinguishes sin as water
extinguishes fire." [At-Tirmithi]
6- The best charity is that of the poor. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, was asked: "What is the best charity?" and he said: "The
best charity is that which is given by a poor man, and start giving charity to
those under your care." [Abu Daawood, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Al-Haakim]
7- Giving charity in secret. "Doing favours helps in saving from evil
deaths, secret charity puts out the anger of the Lord, and maintaining kinship
ties increases one's lifespan." [At-Tabaraani]
8- Obeying and being dutiful to parents. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "He is a loser, he is a loser, he is a loser." It was
said, "O Messenger of Allah, who is he?" He replied: "He who lives until his
parents reach old age, either one or both of them, and misses the chance to
enter Paradise (because of being dutiful to them)." [Muslim]
9- Supplicating for parents. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam, said: "Allah The Almighty raises the degree of the righteous slave in
Paradise, and as a result he asks, 'O my Lord, where did I get this from?'
Allah will Say, 'This is because of your son's asking forgiveness for you.'"
[Ahmad]
10- Dutifulness to one's maternal uncles and aunts. The Prophet,
sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "The maternal aunt is like the mother in
position." [Al-Bukhari]
11- Saying kind words. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said:
"Save yourself from Hell even by giving half a date in charity, and if you do
not find that, then by saying a kind word." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
12- Fulfilling people's needs. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam,
said: "A man who goes to fulfil [the Muslim's] need, (then he pointed with his
finger), it will be better for him than making I'tikaaf (staying in seclusion)
in this Masjid of mine for two months." [Al-Haakim]
13- Visiting the sick. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "A
man who visits an ailing person will attain the fruits of Paradise." [Muslim]
14- Maintaining kinship ties. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam,
said: "Kinship ties are hanging on the Throne, saying, 'whoever keeps ties with
me, Allah will keep good connection with him; and whoever severs ties with me,
Allah will sever connection with him.'" [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
15- Making Muslims happy. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said:
"Whoever meets his Muslim brother with what he likes seeking to make him happy
with it, Allah will make him happy on the Day of Resurrection." [At-Tabaraani]
16- Making life easy for people in straitened circumstances. The Prophet,
sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "A person who makes things easy for an
insolvent person, Allah will make things easy for him in this life and in the
Hereafter." [Muslim]
17- Showing compassion and mercy to the weak. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "Allah will be Merciful with those who show mercy to
others. Show mercy to those on earth, and The One in Heaven will show mercy to
you." [Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
18- Reconciling people. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said:
"Shall I not inform you of something more excellent in degree than fasting,
prayer and almsgiving?" The people replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." The
Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "It is reconciling people." [Abu
Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
19- Forbearance, forgiveness, and suppressing anger. Allah The Almighty
Says (what means): {And who restrain anger and who pardon the people - and
Allah loves the doers of good.}[Qur'an 3:134] The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi
wa sallam, said to Al-Ashajj ibn 'Abd Al-Qays: "You have two qualities that
Allah The Almighty loves: forbearance and patience." [Muslim]
20- Shaking hands with love and a pure soul. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "No two Muslims meet and shake hands with one another
but Allah will forgive them before they leave." [Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi:
Hasan]
21- A smiling face. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said:
"Smiling at your brother is charity."
22- Lowering one's gaze from what Allah The Almighty forbade. The Prophet,
sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, said: "The unlawful look is one of the poisonous
arrows of Satan, and whoever abstains from it out of fear from Allah will find
its sweetness in his heart." [At-Tabaraani]
23- Enjoining good and forbidding evil. The Prophet, sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam, said: "Whoever sees evil let him change it by his hand; if he is
unable, let him change it by his tongue; and if he is unable, let him abhor it
in his heart and this is the weakest level of faith." [Muslim]
24- Sitting with righteous and good people. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "No people sit to mention Allah The Almighty but the
angels will circle them, mercy will shower them, tranquility will descend upon
them, and Allah will mention them among those with Him." [Muslim]
25- Preserving one's tongue and private parts. The Prophet, sallallaahu
'alaihi wa sallam, said: "Whoever gives me a guarantee to safeguard what is
between his jaws and what is between his legs (his tongue and private parts), I
shall guarantee him Paradise." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
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