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Muslims believe that Islam is the ultimate and complete way of life for mankind. This belief is based on the Divine Book of Allah, the Qur’an and the Sunnah/Ahadith (tradition and sayings or teachings of Prophet Muhammad r (Salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ¾ May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Islamic teachings are full of truth, wisdom and virtues; and taken altogether they are a perfect guide to mankind of all ages, generations, races and social strata. They are simple, yet very practical. If implemented as a way of life, Islam will be the ultimate solution to all sorts of perplexing problems affecting mankind.
It is worth recalling that towards the middle of the sixth century AD, mankind had lived in pain, oppression, cruelty and chaos. Before this, messengers had come in regular succession, but for 600 years no message had come from Allah. The absence of divine guidance for so long a time was itself a manifestation of Allah’s chastisement to mankind for doing all kinds of evil deeds on earth. Allah I (Subhanahu wa ta’ala, meaning: the Exalted, Most Glorious) sent Muhammad r and chose him as a universal Messenger to all mankind (Qur’an 34:28), as a Mercy for all creatures (Qur’an 21: 107) and as the Seal of the Prophets (Qur’an 33:40).
Allah I sent down the Qur’an to His Messenger r as a guide to mankind (Qur’an 2:185). It is a complete divine guidance, with nothing omitted from it (Qur’an 6:38). It is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book ¾ wherein there is no doubt ¾ from the Creator of the Worlds (Qur’an 10:37). Allah I assuredly guards it (from corruption). (Qur’an 15:9) It is verily a Message for the God-fearing, a Truth of assured certainty (Qur’an 69:43-52).
Islam as the revealed Religion from Allah (I) is comprehensive and perfect. Its Divine Book, the Qur’an is the only most comprehensive book available to mankind for guidance ¾ nothing has been omitted from it. It is further explained in detail. Allah (I) the Most High says:
[...Nothing have We omitted from the Book and they [all] shall be gathered to their Rabb in the end.] (Qur’an 6: 38)
[…He it is Who has sent unto you the Book, explained in detail. They know full well, to whom We have given the Book, that it has been sent down from your Rabb in Truth. Never be then of those who doubt.] (Qur’an 6: 114)
[For We had certainly sent unto them a Book based on knowledge, which We explained in detail - a Guide and a Mercy to all who believe.] (Qur’an 7: 52)
[…[This Qur’an is] a Book with Verses basic or fundamental [of established meaning] ¾ further explained in detail ¾ from One Who is All-Wise and Well-Acquainted [with all things].] (Qur’an 11: 1)
As the complete Book of Guidance, the Qur’an guides us to believe and obey Prophet Muhammad (r). The Messenger (r) possesses an exalted standard of character (i.e., sublime morals) and is an excellent example for us to follow. Our Creator emphasizes:
[Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah [Muhammad] you have an excellent example to follow for him who hopes in [meeting with] Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah much.] (Qur’an 33: 21)
It is imperative, therefore, that we must strictly adhere to the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It is a divine commandment that guides us to the Straight Path. Both the Qur’an and the Sunnah constitute the best guidance for the whole mankind. We have to believe and follow the following teachings from the Qur’an and the Ahâdîth:
“And if you have a dispute
concerning any matter, refer it to Allah and His Messenger.’”
(Qur’an 3:31)
“And verily, this is my
Straight Path so follow it, and follow not other paths, for they will separate
you away from His Path. This He has
ordained for you that you may become pious.” (Qur’an 6:153)
Jabir Bin ‘Abdullah (t) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (r) said, “The best speech is that embodied in the Book of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad. The most evil affairs are their innovations; and every innovation is an error.” (Muslim1885 and Ibn Majah 1/45)
Jabir Bin ‘Abdullah (t)
narrated that Allah’s Messenger (r)
used to say in his prayer after
tashahhud, “The most excellent words are the words of Allah and the
most excellent guidance is the guidance given by Muhammad.”
(Tirmidhi 956 and Nasa'i)
Hudhaifah (t) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (r) said to us, “Honesty descended from the Heavens and settled in the roots of the hearts of men (faithful believers), and then the Qur’an was revealed and the people read the Qur’an, (and learned from it) and also learned it from the Sunnah. Both Qur’an and the Sunnah strengthened their (the faithful believers’) honesty.” (Bukhari 9/381)
In order to guide mankind to the Right Religion, Allah (I) has completed His Divine Favor upon us by making Islam the Perfect Religion. The last message that Allah (I) has sent to His Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (r) for our Divine Guidance is the perfection of Islam. Allah (I), the All-Mighty, says:
[...This day I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion…] (Qur’an 5: 3)
The following are some Qur’anic verses and Ahadith (Prophet’s teachings) which reflect the comprehensiveness of Islamic economic, social, religious and cultural values. These are compiled mostly from Alim for Windows Version 4.5.
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.” (Qur’an 5:8)
Hakim bin Hizamt (Radhiallahu anhu, meaning: May Allah
be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods
as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke
the truth and betrayed in purchasing.” The Prophetr
told him to say at the time of buying, “No cheating.” (i.e., he has the
right to return it if found undesirable). (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 328)
Abu Hurairah t narrated that Allah’s Messengerr said: “If one gives in charity what equals one date-fruit from the honestly earned money and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money ¾ Allah takes it in His Right (hand); and then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much so that it becomes as big as a mountain described the defects and qualities (of the goods), then they would be blessed in their transaction. And if they told lies or hid something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 293)
Hakim ibn Hizamt
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said: “The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or
return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the
parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the goods),
then they would be blessed in their transaction, and if they told lies or hid
something, then the blessings of their transaction would be lost.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 293)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verse and Hadith see: Qur’an 3:161 and Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 491 Vol. 3 Hadith 293 Vol. 3 Hadith 597, Abu Dawud Hadith 3527, Tirmidhi Hadith 2799, Ibn Majah and Darimi)
“Give full measure when you
measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight.
That is better and fairer in the final determination.”
(Qur’an 17:35)
“So establish weight with
justice and fall not short in the balance.”
(Qur’an 55:9)
Al-Miqdam bin Ma’dikaribt
narrated that the Prophet r
said: “Measure your foodstuff and you will be blessed.”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 338)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verse and Ahadith see: Qur’an 83:1-3, Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 334 Vol. 3 Hadith 341 Vol. 3 Hadith 345, Vol. 3 Hadith 345 and Vol. 3 Hadith 385.)
“... Fulfill
the contracts which
you have made;
and to
be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic.
Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.”
(Qur’an 2:177)
“O you who believe!
When you deal with each other, in transactions involving future
obligations in a fixed period of
time reduce them to writing. Let a
scribe write down faithfully as between the parties.
Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allah has taught him.
So let him write. Let him who incurs the liability dictate, but let him fear
Allah His Rabb (Sustainer) and not diminish aught of what he owes.
If the party liable is mentally deficient, or weak or unable himself to
dictate; let his guardian dictate faithfully.
And get two witnesses, out of your own men.
And if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as you
choose, for witnesses, So that if one of them errs the other can remind her.
The witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (for evidence). Disdain not to reduce to writing (your
contract) for a future period, whether it be small or big; it is more just in
the sight of Allah, more suitable as evidence, and more convenient to prevent
doubts among yourselves. But if it
be a transaction which you carry out on the spot among yourselves, there is no
blame on you if you reduce it not to writing.
But take witnesses whenever you make a commercial contract; and let
neither scribe nor witness suffer harm. If you do (such harm), it would be
wickedness in you. So fear Allah; for it is Allah that teaches you.
And Allah is well acquainted with all things. If you are on a journey and
cannot find a scribe a pledge with possession (may serve the purpose). And if
one of you deposits a thing on trust with another, let the trustee (faithfully)
discharge His trust, and let him Fear
Allah his Rabb (Sustainer). Conceal
not evidence; for whoever conceals it- His heart is tainted with sin. And Allah
knows all that you do. (Qur’an
2:282-283)
“O you who believe! Fulfil
(all) obligations...” (Qur’an
5:1)
“And take not your oaths, to practice deception between yourselves with the result that someone’s foot may slip after it was firmly planted, and you may have to taste the evil (consequences) of having hindered (men) from the Path of Allah, and a mighty Wrath descend on you.” (Qur’an 16:94)
It is narrated on the authority
of Abu Umamat
that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “He who appropriated the
right oft a Muslim by (swearing a false) oath, Allah would make Hell-fire
necessary for him and would declare Paradise forbidden for him.”
(Muslim Vol. 1 Hadith 252)
(For other relevant verses and Ahadith see: Qur’an 5:89; 16:92; 16:94; Muslim Vol. 1 Hadith 252; Hadith 4056; Al-Bukhari Vol.8 Hadith 668 and Abu Dawud Hadith 3237; Al-Bukhari Vol.6 Hadith 138; Abu Dawud, Hadith 3316; Al-Bukhari Vol.8 Hadith 622 and Vol.9 Hadith 538.)
“If
the debtor is in a difficulty, grant him time till it is easy for him to
repay. But if you remit it by way
of charity, that is best for you, if you only knew.
And fear the Day when you shall be brought back to Allah. Then shall every soul be paid what it earned, and none shall
be dealt with unjustly.” (Qur’an
22:280-281)
Abu Hurairah t
narrated that a dead man in debt to others used to be brought to
Allah’s Messenger r
who would ask, “Has he left anything to repay his debts?”
If he was informed that he had left something to cover his debts, the
Prophet would offer the funeral prayer for him; otherwise he would say to the
Muslims (present there), “Perform the funeral for your friend,”
But when Allah helped the Prophet to gain victory (o his expeditious) he
said: “I am closer to the Believers than themselves, so, if one of the
Believers dies in debt, I will repay it, but if he leaves wealth, it will be for
his heirs. (Al-Bukhari Vol. 7 Hadith 284)
Abu Hurairah t narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said: “If I had a gold equal to the mountain of Uhud, it would not please me that anything of it should remain with me after three nights (i.e., I would spend all of it in Allah’s Cause) except what I would keep for repaying debts.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 8 Hadith 452)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verses and Ahadith, see: Qur’an 4:12, 24:11, Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 502 Vol. 8 Hadith 452, Muslim Hadith 3896, Tirmidhi Hadith 2926, Nasa'I and Abu Dawud Hadith 3558.)
Discouragement of Being in Debt
‘Aishah (Radhiallahu anha) narrated that Allah’s Messenger r used to invoke Allah in the prayer saying, “O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all sins, and from being in debt.” Someone said: “O Allah’s Messenger, (see you) very often you seek refuge with Allah from being in debt. He replied, “If a person is in debt, he tells lies when he speaks, and breaks his promises when he promises.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 582 and Abu Dawud Hadith 879)
Amr bin Al-As t
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said: “All the sins of a Shahid (martyr) are forgiven except
debt.” (Muslim
Vol. 3 Hadith 4649)
(For other relevant Ahadith, see Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 487 and Abu Dawud Hadith 3336.)
"Allah
will deprive usury of all blessing, but will give increase for deeds of
charity: for He loves not creatures ungrateful and sinner.”
(Qur’an 2: 276)
"O you who believe! Fear
God, and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if you are indeed
believers.” (Qur’an
2: 278)
"O you who believe! Devour
not usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear God that you may (really)
prosper.” (Qur’an 3:130)
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud t
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to
it, and the one who recorded it.” (Abu Dawud Hadith 3327)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verses and Ahadith see: Qur’an 2:275, 4:161 and 30:39; Al-Bukhari Vo.l. 3 Hadith 379, Vo.l. 7 Hadith 829, Muslim Hadith 3854, Tirmidhi Hadith 2829 and Nasa'i, Hadith 2827, Ibn Majah, Bayhaqi and Ahmad.)
"And do not eat up your
property among yourselves for vanities, nor use it as a bait (bribe) for the
judges, with intent that you may eat up a little of (other) people's
property.” (Qur’an 2:188)
‘Abdullah
ibn Amr ibn al-‘As t
narrated that he heard Allah’s Messenger r
saying, "Fornication will not appear among any people without their
being punished by famine, and bribery will not appear among any people without
their being punished by terror.” (Tirmidhi
Hadith 3582 and Ahmad)
‘Abdullah
ibn Amr ibn al-‘Ast
narrated
that Allah’s
Messenger r
cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribe.
(Abu Dawud Hadith
3573)
"On the Day when heat will
be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be
branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs.
‘This is the (treasure) which you buried for yourselves: Taste you,
then the (treasures) you buried.’” (Qur’an 9:35)
Abda t.
narrated that the Prophetr
said: "Do not withhold your money by counting it (i.e. hoarding it), (for
if you did so), Allah would also withhold His blessings from you.”
(Al-Bukhari Vo.l. 2 Hadith 514)
Ya’la
ibn Umayyaht
narrated that the Prophet r said: “Hoarding up food (to
sell it at a high price) in the sacred territory is a deviation (from right to
wrong).” (Abu Daud
Hadith 2015)
Ma1mar bin Abdullah t,
the son of Nadla t
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said, “None but a sinful person hoards (goods).”
(Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2154)
Umar bin
Al-Khattab t
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “He who imports
(goods is granted provision and he who hoards (goods) is a cursed one.”
(Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2153)
Ibn Umart
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “Anyone of you should not enter into transaction when another is already
making the transaction.” (Ibn
Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2171)
Abu Hurairaht
reported that Allah’s Messenger r said: “A man should not enter into transaction
against the transaction of his brother (while he is making a transaction)
to his brother’s purchase.” (Ibn
Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2172)
“O you who believe! Eat not up
your property among yourselves in vanities: but let there be amongst you traffic
and trade by mutual goodwill: nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah
hats been to you Most Merciful.” (Qur’an
4:29)
Abu
Sa’id Khudri t
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said “A transaction
is valid as a result of mutual consent.”
(Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2185)
Uthman bin Affan t
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “Allah will admit to the Paradise a man who is lenient as a
seller and a buyer.” (Ibn
Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2202)
Jabir bin Abdullah t
reported that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “May Allah have mercy on the bondsman who is kind when he sells,
kind when he buys and lenient when he demands (his debt)..”
(Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2202)
Abu Qatada t
reported that Allah’s Messengerr
said: “Beware of taking oaths in a business transaction because it (first)
promotes the business and then ultimately obliterates (the blessings of the
business).” (Ibn
Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2209)
(For other relevant Hadith see: Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2208.)
Uqba bin ‘Amir t
is reported to have said: I heard Allah’s Messenger as saying: “A Muslim is
the brother of a Muslim. It is not
permissible for a Muslim to sell a commodity that contains some defect in it
except that he describes that (defect) to him (the buyer).”
(Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2246)
(For other relevant Hadith see: Ibn Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2247)
Salih bin Suhaib t
reported on his father’s authority that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “There are three things which contain a blessing in them: buying and
selling for a prescribed period, profit sharing (mudaraba) and mixing of wheat
with barley for domestic consumption but not for sale.” (Ibn Majah Vol. 3
Hadith 2289)
“As to the thief, male or female, cut off his hand or her hands: a punishment by way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and God is exalted in power.” (Qur’an 5:38)
‘Aishah
narrated that the Prophet r said: "The hand should be cut off for stealing something that is
worth a quarter of a Dinar or more.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol.8 Hadith 780 and 782)
‘Abdullah ibn Yazid al Ansaryt
narrated that the Prophet r
forbade robbery (taking away what belongs to others without their permission),
and also forbade mutilation (or maiming) of bodies. (Al-Bukhari
Vol.3 Hadith 654)
(For other relevant verse and Ahadith see: Qur’an 5:39; Al-Bukhari Vol. 5 Hadith79; Abu Dawud Hadith 4367 and Hadith 4396.)
Sa’id bin Zaid t
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “Whoever usurps the land of somebody unjustly, his neck will be
encircled with seven earths (on the Day of Resurrection).” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 632; Vol. 4 Hadith
419)
Ibn ‘Umart
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will sink down
the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 634; Vol. 4 Hadith 418)
"O you who believe!
Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication) of stones, and (divination by) arrows are
an abomination of Satan's handiwork: Eschew such abomination, that you may
prosper. Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred among you, with
intoxicants and gambling, and to turn you away from the remembrance of God and
from Prayer: Will you not then abstain?" (Qur’an
5:90-91)
‘Aishah
narrated that Allah’s
Messengerr
was asked about Al-Bit, a liquor prepared from honey which the Yemenites used to
drink. Allah’s Messenger said: “All drinks that intoxicate are unlawful (to
drink).” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 7 Hadith 492, Muslim
Vol. 3 Hadith 4956)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verse and Hadith, see: Qur’an 2:219 and Al-Bukhari Vol. 7 Hadith 438.)
“Forbidden to you (for food)
are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which has been invoked
the name of other than Allah...”
(Qur’an 5:3)
“Say: ‘I find not in the
Message received by me by inspiration any (meat) forbidden to be eaten by one
who wishes to eat it, unless it be dead meat, or blood poured forth, or the
flesh of swine; for it is an
abomination or what is impious, (meat) on which a name has been invoked other
than Allah’s. But (even so), if a
person is forced by necessity, without lawful disobedience, nor transgressing
due limits, your Rabb (Sustainer) is Most
Forging, Most Merciful.’” (Qur’an 6:145 also see 16:115)
Narrated Ibn Abbas t:
... “I heard him (Muhammadr)
saying, ‘Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts soul
(life) in it, and he will never be able to put soul (life) in it ..’.”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 428)
Abu Talhat reported Allah’s Messenger r having said: “Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture.” (Muslim Vol. 3 Hadith 5249)
“And spend of your substance
in the cause of Allah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your)
destruction.” (Qur’an
2:195)
“O you who believe!
Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but
let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill
(or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah has been to you Most Merciful!
If any do that in rancour and injustice, soon We shall cast him into the
Fire: and easy it is for Allah. If
you (but) eschew the most heinous
of the things which you are forbidden to do, We shall remit your evil deeds, and
admit you to a Gate of great honour.” (Qur’an 4:29-31)
Abu Maslud Al Ansarit narrated that Allah’s Messengerr forbade taking the price of a dog, money earned by prostitution and the earnings of a soothsayer.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 439)
O you people!
Eat of what is on earth,
lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of Satan for he is to you an
avowed enemy... O you people! Eat
of the good things that We have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah,
if it is Him you worship. He
has only forbidden you
dead meat, and blood, and
the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name has been invoked
besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful
disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-Forging Most Merciful. (Qur’an 2:168-173)
Shaddad bin Aust
said: “Two are the things which I remember Allah’s Messengerr
having said: ‘Verily Allah has
enjoined goodness to everything; so when you kill, kill in a good way and when
you slaughter, slaughter in a good way. So
every one of you should sharpen his knife, and let the slaughtered animal die
comfortably.’” (Muslim Vol. 3 Hadith 4810)
(For other relevant verses, see: Qur’an 5:3 and 5:4.)
Narrated Anas bin Malik t Allah’s Messengerr said: “There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift from him.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3: Hadith 513; Vol. 8 Hadith 41)
“It is He Who produces
gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all
kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in
variety). Eat of their fruits in
their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is
gathered. But waste not by excess:
for Allah loves not the wasters.” (Qur’an 6:141)
“There is a type of man whose
speech about this world’s life may dazzle you.
And he calls Allah to witness about what is in his heart; yet he is the
most contentious of enemies. When
he turns his back, his aim everywhere is to spread mischief through the earth
and destroy crops and progeny but Allah loves not mischief.
When it is said to him, Fear Allah,” he is led by arrogance to (more)
crime. Enough for him is Hell; an
evil bed indeed (to lie on)!” (Qur’an
2:204-206)
‘Abdullah bin ‘Amrt
narrated: “I heard the Prophetr
saying, ‘Whoever is killed while protecting his property then he is a
martyr.’” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 660)
Sa’id
ibn Sayedt
narrated
that the Prophet r
said: “He who is killed while protecting his property is a martyr, and he who
is killed while defending his family, or his blood, or his religion is a
martyr.” (Abu
Dawud 4754)
"O you who believe! Make
not unlawful the good things which God has made lawful for you, but commit no
excess: for God loves not those given to excess.” (Qur’an
5:87)
“O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every time and place of prayer: eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not the wasters.” (Qur’an 7:31)
"Verily spendthrifts are
brothers of the Evil Ones; and the Evil One is to his Rabb (Sustainer) (Himself)
ungrateful.” (Qur’an 17:27)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verses, see: 17:26; 17:29 and 25:63-67)
So he who gives (in charity) and
fears (Allah), and (in all sincerity) testifies to the Best, We will indeed make
smooth for him the path to Ease. But
he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, and gives the lie
to the Best, ¾
We will indeed make smooth for him the Path of Misery; nor will his wealth
profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Verily We take upon Us to guide, and verily unto Us (belong) the End and
the Beginning. Therefore do I warn
you of a Fire blazing fiercely; none shall burn therein but those most
unfortunate ones who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs. But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it.
Those who spend their wealth for
increase in self-purification, and have in their minds no favour from
anyone for which a reward is expected in return, but only the desire to seek for
the Countenance of their Creator Most High; and soon will they attain (complete)
satisfaction.
(Qur’an 92:4-21)
Abu
Hurairah t
narrated that the Prophet r said: "Every day two
angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every
person who spends in Your cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy
every miser.’” (Al-Bukhari,Vol.
2 Hadith 522)
(For other relevant Ahadith, see: Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith 166; Vol. 2 Hadith 523 and Tirmidhi,1873.)
Abu Said Al-Khudrit narrated that some Ansari persons asked for (something) from Allah’s Messengerr and he gave them. They again asked him for (something) and he again gave them. And then again they asked him and he gave them till all that was with him finished. And then he said: “If I had anything, I would not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 548)
Abu Hurairah t
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is better for anyone of you to take
a rope and cut the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his back and sell it
(as a means of earning his living); rather
than to ask a person for something and that person may give him or not.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 2 Hadith 549)
Hakim bin Hizamt
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “The upper hand is better than the lower hand, (I.e., he who gives
charity is better than him who takes it). One
should start giving first to his dependents.
And the best object of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person
(from the money which is left after his expenses.)
And whoever abstains from asking others for some financial help, Allah
will give him and save him from asking others, Allah will make him
self-sufficient.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 2
Hadith 508)
(For other relevant Hadith, see: Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 509.)
“That man can have nothing but
what he strives for.” (Qur’an
53:39)
“And if any strive (with might
and main), they do so for their own souls: for Allah is free of all needs from
all creation. Those who believe and work righteous deed, from them shall We blot
out all misdeed that they have committed, and We shall reward them according to
the best of their deeds.” (Qur’an 29:6-7)
Al-Miqdamt
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has
earned by working with one’s own hands. The Prophet of Allah, Daud (David),
used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 286)
Abu Hurairaht
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “Allah says, ‘I
will be against three persons of the Day of Resurrection:
1. One who makes a covenant in My Name, but he proves treacherous; 2. One
who sells a free person (as a slave) and eats the price; and
3. One who employs a laborer and gets the full work done by him but does
not pay him his wages.’” (Al-Bukhari
3:430)
Anast
narrated
that the Prophet r
used to get cupped and would never withhold the wages of any person. (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 3 Hadith 480)
Abdullah
ibn Umart
narrated
that Allah’s Messenger r
said: "Give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.”
(Tirmidhi Hadith 2987
and Ibn Majah)
“By the time, verily man is in
loss, except such as have Faith,
and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual enjoining of Truth,
and of patience and constancy.” (Qur’an 103:1-3)
Ibn ‘Abbas t
narrated that Allah’s Messenger said: “There are two blessings which many
people lose: (They are) health and free time for doing good..”
(Al-Bukhari Vol.
8 Hadith 421)
Abu Hurairaht
narrated that the Prophet r
said: "Allah said: 'The
son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time, for I am Time; in My Hands are all things
and I cause the revolution of night and day.' " (Al-Bukhari 6/351; 8/200; 9/583
and Muslim 4/5581)
“For We assuredly sent amongst
every People a Messenger, (with the Command), ‘Serve Allah, and eschew
Evil.’ Of the people were some whom Allah guided, and some on whom
Error became inevitably (established). So
travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who denied (the
Truth).” (Qur’an
16:36)
Abu Hurairaht narrated that the Prophet r said: “Traveling is a kind of torture as it prevents one from eating, drinking and sleeping (properly). So when one’s needs are fulfilled, one should return quickly to one’s family.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 3 Hadith 31)
Sah bib Sa’d As-Sa’idit
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “To guard Muslims from infidels in Allah’s Cause for one day is
better than the world and whatever is on its surface, and a place in Paradise as
small as that occupied by the whip of one of you
is better than the world and whatever is on its surface; and a
morning’s or an evening’s journey which a slave (person) travels in
Allah’s Cause is better than the world and whatever is on its surface.”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith 142)
Abu Hurairaht
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the
Last Day to travel for one day and night except with a mahram (her husband or a
male close relative with whom she can not marry at all
examples: her brother, father, grandfather, etc.).”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 194)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verse and Ahadith, see: Qur’an 30:9-10, Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith 242 and Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith 239.)
Abu Hurairaht
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “Riches does not mean having a great amount of property, but
riches is self-contentment.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 8 Hadith 453)
“Because Allah will never change the Grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their (own) souls. And verily Allah is He Who hears and knows (all things).” (Qur’an 8:53)
“To Allah belongs all that is
in the heavens and on earth. Whether
you show what is in your minds or conceal it, Allah calls you to account for it.
He forgives whom He pleases and punishes whom He pleases, for Allah has
power over all things.” (Qur’an
2:285)
“Say: “O Allah!
Rabb (Sustainer) of Power (and Rule), You give Power to whom You please,
and You stripes off Power from whom You pleases. You endow with honour whom You please and You bring low whom
You please. In Your hand is all
Good. Verily, over all things you
have power.” (Qur’an
3:24; also 3:29)
“To Allah belongs the dominion
of the heavens and the earth; and Allah has power over all things.”
(Qur’an 3:189; 11:4)
“Do you not know that to Allah
(Alone) belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth?
He punishes whom He pleases, and He forgives whom He pleases.
And Allah has power over all things.”
(Qur’an 5:40; also 5:120)
“If Allah touches you with affliction, none can remove it but if He touches you with happiness, He has power over all things. He is Irresistibly Supreme over His servants. And He is the Wise, acquainted with all things.” (Qur’an 6:17-18)
“It is He (Allah) Who has made
you the inheritors of the earth. He
has raised you in ranks, some above others; that He may try you in the gifts He
has given you: for your Rabb (Sustainer) is quick in punishment.
Yet, He is indeed Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”
(Qur’an 6:165)
“To each is a goal to which
Allah turns him; then strive together (as in a race) towards all that is good.
Whosoever you are, Allah will bring you together; for Allah has power
over all things.” (Qur’an 2:148)
“Say: ‘Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds.’” (Qur’an 6:162)
“...And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to all that is between. And to Him is the final goal (of all).” (Qur’an 5:18)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verses see: 5:105 and 40:2-3)
"O you who believe! Obey
God, and obey the Messenger, and those charged with authority among you.
If you differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to God and His
Messenger, if you do believe in God and the Last Day: that is best and most
suitable for final determination.” (Qur’an
4:59)
Ibn Abbast
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he
should be patient, for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (a span) will
die as those who died in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance (i.e., rebellious
sinners).” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 9Hadith. 176)
Anas bin Malikt
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said: “You should listen to and obey your ruler even if he was
an Ethiopian (black) slave whose head looks like a raisin.”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 9 Hadith No.256)
‘Abdullah t
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “A Muslim has to listen to and obey (the order of his ruler)
whether he likes it or not as long as his orders involve not one in disobedience
(to Allah), but if an act of disobedience (to Allah) is imposed one should not
listen to it or obey it.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 9 Hadith No.258)
‘Auf bin Malikt
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said: “The best of your rulers are those whom you love and who
love you, who invoke God’s blessings upon you and you invoke His blessings
upon them. And the worst of your
rulers are those whom you hate and who hate you and whom you curse and who curse
you.” It was asked (by those
present): “Should we not overthrow them with the help of the sword?
He said: “No, as long as they establish prayer among you.
If you then find anything detestable in them, you should hate their
administration, but do not withdraw yourselves from their obedience.”
(Muslim Vol. 3 Hadith 4573)
‘Abdur Rahman bin Samuraht
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r
said: “O ‘ Abdur Rahman bin Samurah! Do not seek to be a ruler, for
if you are given authority on your demand, you will be held responsible for it,
but if you are given it without asking for it, then you will be helped (by
Allah) in it. If you ever take an
oath to do something and later on you find that something else is better, then
do what is better and make expiation for your oath..”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 9 Hadith 260)
Abdullah bin Umar t narrated that he heard the Prophet r saying: “Every one of you is a guardian, and
responsible for what is in his custody. The
ruler is a guardian of his subjects and responsible for them; a husband is a
guardian of his
family and
is responsible for it; a
lady is a guardian of her husband’s house and is responsible for it, and a
servant is a guardian of his master’s property and is responsible for it.
A man is a guardian of his father’s property and is responsible for it
so all of you are guardians and responsible
for your
wards and
things under your care).”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 592; also
Vol. 3 Hadith 73)
It is narrated on the authority
of Abu Maliht
that Ubaidullah bin Ziyad t
visited Ma’qil bin Yasar t
in his illness. Ma’qil said to
him: I am narrating to you a Hadith
which I would have never narrated to
you had I not been in death-bed. I
heard Allah’s Messengerr
said: “A ruler who has been
entrusted with the affairs of the Muslims, but he if makes no endeavours (for
the material and moral uplift) and does not sincerely mean (their welfare) would
not enter Paradise along with them.” (Muslim
Vol. 1 Hadith 264)
“In the Law of Equality there
is (saving of) life to you, O you men of understanding that you may restrain
yourselves.” (Qur’an 2:179)
“Allah does command you to render back your Trusts to those to whom they are due; and when you judge between people that you judge with justice. Verily how excellent is the teaching, which He gives you! For Allah is He Who hears and sees all things.” (Qur’an 4:58)
“O you who believe!
Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against
yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or
poor: for Allah can best protect both. For not the lusts (of your departure),
lest you swerve, and if you distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily
Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.” (Qur’an 4:135)
“O you who believe!
Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not
the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice.
Be just: that is next to piety. And
fear Allah for Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.”
(Qur’an 5:8)
“Allah commands justice, the
doing of good, and giving to kith and kin, and He forbids all indecent deed, and
evil and rebellion, He instructs
you that you may receive admonition.” (Qur’an 16:90)
Anas Bin Malikt
narrated that the Prophet r
said: “The prescribed Law of Allah is the equality in punishment (i.e. Qisas).” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 6 Hadith 26)
(For other relevant Qur’anic verses see: 2:178 and 6:164.)
‘Amir bin Al-’As
t
is reported to have said that he heard Allah’s Messenger r
as saying: “When a judge
gives a decision, and he tries his best to decide correctly and is right (in his
decision), there are two rewards for him and if he gave judgement and did his
best (to arrive at a correct decision) but erred, there is one reward for
him.” (Ibn
Majah Vol. 3 Hadith 2314; Muslim Vol. 3 Hadith 4261)
Abdur Rahman bin Bakrat
reported: “My father...heard
Allah’s Messenger r
as saying: ‘One of
you should not judge between two persons when he is angry.” (Muslim
Vol. 3 Hadith 4264)
Narrated
Khaula Al-Ansariyat
: “I heard Allah’s’ Messengerr
said: ‘Some people spend
Allah’s wealth (Muslim’s
wealth) in an unjust manner; such people will be put in the (Hell) Fire on the
Day of Resurrection.’” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 4 Hadith347)
“Those who respond to their
Rabb (Sustainer), and establish regular prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by
mutual consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for sustenance; and
those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but)
help and defend themselves.” (Qur’an 42:38-39)
Never should a Believer kill a
Believer; except by mistake, and whoever
kills a Believer by mistake it is ordained
that he should
free a believing slave. And
pay blood money to the deceased’s
family, unless they remit it freely. If
the deceased belonged to a people at war with you, and he was a Believer, the
freeing of a believing slave (is enough). If
he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance,
blood-money should be paid to his family, and a believing slave be freed.
For those who find this beyond their means, (is prescribed) a fast for
two months running: by way of repentance to Allah: for Allah has all knowledge
and all wisdom. (Qur’an
4:92)
“If a man kills a Believer
intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (forever): and the wrath
and curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful chastisement is prepared for
him.” (Qur’an
4:193)
“Nor take life ¾
which Allah has made sacred ¾
except for just cause. And
if anyone is slain wrongfully, we
have given his
heir authority (to
demand Qisas or to forgive):
but let him not exceed bounds in
the matter of taking life; for he is helped by the (Law).”
(Qur’an 17:33)
Abu Bakraht
narrated: “I heard Allah’s Messengerr saying,
‘When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer
as well as the murdered will go to
Hell-fire.” I said: “O
Allah’s Messenger!. It is all right for the murderer but what about the
murdered one? Allah’s Messenger
replied, “He surely had the intention to kill his companion.’” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 1 Hadith 30)
Ibn Umart
narrated that Allah’s Messenger r said:
“A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding his religion, unless he
kills somebody unlawfully.” (Al-Bukhari Vol.9 Hadith 2)
Abdullah Ibn Umart narrated that the Prophetr said: “Whoever carries arms against us, is not from us.” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 9 Hadith 13)
Ibn Abbast
narrated that the Prophetr
said: “The most hated persons with Allah are three: 1) A person who
deviates from the right conduct (i.e., an evil-doer), in the Haram (sanctuaries
of Makkah and Madinah); 2. A person who seeks that the traditions of the period
of ignorance should remain in Islam; and 3. A person who seeks to shed
somebody’s blood without any right.” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 9 Hadith21)
Abdullah t
narrated that the Prophet r
said: “The blood of a Muslim, who confesses that La ilaha il-Allah
(none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and that I am the Messenger of
Allah, cannot be shed except in three cases:
1. life for life (in cases of intentional murders without right i.e.,
Al-Qisas ¾Law
of equality in punishment); 2. a
married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse; and 3. the one who turns
renegade from Islam (apostate) and leaves the group of Muslims (by innovating
heresy, new ideas and new things etch. in Islamic religion).”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 9 Hadith 17)
“O you who believe!
Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but
let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill
(or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah has been to you Most Merciful.” (Qur’an
4:29)
Abu Hurairah t narrated that the Prophet r said: “He who commits suicide by throttling shall keep on throttling himself in the Hell-fire (forever) and he who commits suicide by stabbing himself shall keep on stabbing himself in the Hell-fire (forever).” (Al-Bukhari Vol. 2 Hadith 446)
Jundab t
narrated that the Prophet r
said: “A man was inflicted with wounds and he committed suicide, and so
Allah said: ‘My slave has caused
death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him.’”
(Al-Bukhari Vol. 4 Hadith 445)
Ibn ‘Umar narrated that the
Prophetr
said: “Every betrayer will have a flag which will be fixed on the Day
of Resurrection, and the flag ‘s prominence will be made in order to show the
betrayal he committed..” (Al-Bukhari
Vol. 4 Hadith 411)
Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress limits; for Allah loves not transgressors. And slay them wherever you catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out; for persecution is worse than slaughter. But fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the punishment of those who reject faith. But if they cease, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them on until there is no more persecution and the religion becomes Allah’s. But if th