Faith is not only worship — it is a web of rights owed: to Allah first, then to parents, kin, spouse, child, neighbour, the weak, and every soul. And these are the rights Allah does not forgive until the wronged one is satisfied.
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'Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him.' The Prophet ﷺ taught Muʿādh that Allah's right upon His servants is that they worship Him alone — this is the root from which every other right grows.
worship allah and associate nothing with him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. indeed, allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.
and i did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship me.
Allah joins His worship to kindness to parents, forbidding even a word of disdain. The Prophet ﷺ said the Lord's pleasure is in the parent's pleasure.
and your lord has decreed that you not worship except him, and to parents, good treatment. whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
and lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "my lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when i was] small."
and we have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. his mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. be grateful to me and to your parents; to me is the [final] destination.
abu huraira reported allah's apostle (ﷺ) as saying:let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. it was said: allah's messenger, who is he? he said: he who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he does not enter paradise
abdullah bin amr narrated that:the prophet said: "the lord's pleasure is in the parent's pleasure, and the lord's anger is in the parent's anger."(hasan)
[بر الوالدين]
: بر الوالدين،
'Fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs.' Whoever wishes his provision widened, let him keep his kin ties — and the truly connecting one gives even when cut off.
o mankind, fear your lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. and fear allah, through whom you ask one another, and the wombs. indeed allah is ever, over you, an observer.
and give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.
'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) as saying: The tie of kinship is suspended to the Throne and says: He who unites me Allah would unite him and he who severed me Allah would sever him.
'They have rights like those upon them, in kindness.' The best of you is the best to his family; and Allah placed between spouses love and mercy.
divorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what allah has created in their wombs if they believe in allah and the last day. and their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. and due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. but the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. and allah is exalted in might and wise.
o you who have believed, it is not lawful for you to inherit women by compulsion. and do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them unless they commit a clear immorality. and live with them in kindness. for if you dislike them - perhaps you dislike a thing and allah makes therein much good.
and of his signs is that he created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and he placed between you affection and mercy. indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
it was narrated from ibn 'abbas that:the prophet said: "the best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and i am the best of you to my wives
abu huraira (allah be pleased with him) reported allah's apostle (ﷺ) as saying:he who believes in allah and the hereafter, if he witnesses any matter he should talk in good terms about it or keep quiet. act kindly towards woman, for woman is created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its top. if you attempt to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it, its crookedness will remain there. so act kindly towards women
narrated 'aishah:that the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said: "the best of you is the best to his wives, and i am the best of you to my wives, and when your companion dies, leave him alone
it was narrated that:sulaiman bin amr bin ahwas said: “my father told me that he was present at the farewell pilgrimage with the messenger of allah. he praised and glorified allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). then he said: 'i enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise, unless they commit clear indecency. if they do that, then forsake them in their beds and hit them, but without causing injury or leaving a mark. if they obey you, then do not seek means of annoyance against them. you have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. and their right over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.' ”
وإن كانا في حانوتين أو تداعيا شيئا في يد ثالث فنقول: الفرق أن الضرورة تدعو للملابسة في حق الزوجين، فنسلك (¬81) بهما أقرب الطرق في إثبات أموالهما، ولا ضرورة تدعو لملابسة العطار والصباغ، فجريا على قاعدة الدعاوى.
'Guard yourselves and your families from a Fire.' Deal justly between your children; no father gives a child a gift better than good character.
say, "come, i will recite what your lord has prohibited to you. [he commands] that you not associate anything with him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; we will provide for you and them. and do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. and do not kill the soul which allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. this has he instructed you that you may use reason."
o you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey allah in what he commands them but do what they are commanded.
narrated an-nu'man ibn bashir: the prophet (ﷺ) said: act equally between your children; act equally between your sons
الستون من شعب الايمان حقوق الاولاد والاهلين
Gabriel kept counselling the Prophet ﷺ about the neighbour until he thought he would make him an heir. He is not a believer whose neighbour is not safe from his harm.
worship allah and associate nothing with him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. indeed, allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.
39- باب حق الجار والوصية به
'As for the orphan, do not oppress him.' In their wealth is a known right for the beggar and the deprived; the guardian of the orphan is with the Prophet ﷺ in Paradise like these two fingers.
so as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].
and he it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. and be not excessive. indeed, he does not like those who commit excess.
and from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
فقال أبو عبيدة: نعم كانت إليهود تطلبنا اشد الطلب حتى نصرنا الله عليهم وأخذنا حصونهم وقتلنا أبطالهم قال يوقنا وجدت هذا في سيرته وجملة أخباره وأن الله تعالى كان يوصيه بأصحابه وبالمسلمين وبالايتام والمساكين أكان ذلك أم لا قال أبو عبيدة: نعم أما وصيته من الله على أصحابه فقد قال الله تعالى: {واخفض جناحك لمن اتبعك من المؤمنين} [الشعراء:215] وقال في حق اليتيم والمسكين: {فأما اليتيم فلا تقهر*وأما السائل فلا تنهر} [الضحى:10] فقال يوقنا كيف قال: {ووجدك ضالا فهدى} [الضحى:7] فما معنى وصفه بالضلال وهو عند الله كريم فقال له معاذ بن جبل رضي الله عنه: وجدناك ضالا في تيه صحبتنا فهديناك إلى مشاهدتنا وايضا سهل ل
'Allah commands justice and excellence.' Give the worker his wage before his sweat dries; they are your brothers whom Allah placed under your hand — feed them from what you eat.
indeed, allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. he admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded.
and do not deprive people of their due and do not commit abuse on earth, spreading corruption.
it was narrated from 'abdullah bin 'umar that the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said:“give the worker his wages before his sweat dries.”
malik related to me that he heard that abu hurayra said that the messenger of allah, may allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "a slave has his food and clothing in the normal manner, and he is only obliged to do such work as he is capable of doing
abu huraira reported allah's messenger (ﷺ) as saying:it is essential to feed the slave, clothe him (properly) and not burden him with work which is beyond his power
narrated al-ma'rur: at ar-rabadha i met abu dhar who was wearing a cloak, and his slave, too, was wearing a similar one. i asked about the reason for it. he replied, "i abused a person by calling his mother with bad names." the prophet said to me, 'o abu dhar! did you abuse him by calling his mother with bad names you still have some characteristics of ignorance. your slaves are your brothers and allah has put them under your command. so whoever has a brother under his command should feed him of what he eats and dress him of what he wears. do not ask them (slaves) to do things beyond their capacity (power) and if you do so, then help them
'Do not backbite one another.' The Prophet ﷺ said every Muslim's blood, wealth, and honour are inviolable to another; the true Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand others are safe.
o you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. indeed, some assumption is sin. and do not spy or backbite each other. would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? you would detest it. and fear allah; indeed, allah is accepting of repentance and merciful.
o you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. and do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. and whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
it was narrated that 'abdullah bin 'amr said:"i heard the messenger of allah [saw] say: "the muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the muslims are safe, and the muhajir is the one who forsakes (hajara) that which allah has forbidden to him
it is narrated on the authority of jabir that he heard the (holy prophet) say:a muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the muslims are safe
narrated `abdullah bin `amr:the prophet (ﷺ) said, "a muslim is the one who avoids harming muslims with his tongue or his hands. and a muhajir (an emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what allah has forbidden
It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that he heard the (Holy Prophet) say: A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslim's are safe.
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA) (RA) : The Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or his hands. And a Muhajir (an emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
'Allah commands you to render trusts to their owners,' and not to consume wealth wrongly. Return the trust to the one who trusted you; whoever cheats is not of us.
indeed, allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due and when you judge between people to judge with justice. excellent is that which allah instructs you. indeed, allah is ever hearing and seeing.
and do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or send it [in bribery] to the rulers in order that [they might aid] you [to] consume a portion of the wealth of the people in sin, while you know [it is unlawful].
it was narrated from sufyan, from 'abdullah bin dinar, from ibn 'umar, from the prophet who said:"two traders have the choice as long as they have not separated, or, they have chosen to conclude the transaction
it was narrated from al- hasan from samurah, who said:"the messenger of allah said;" two traders have the choice as long as they have not separated, or until they reach a deal that suits both of th4em or that is satisfactory (to both)
it was narrated from samurah that the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said:"the two parties to a transaction have the choice (of annulling it) so long as they have not yet parted
it was narrated from abu barzah al-aslami that the messenger of allah (ﷺ) said:”the two parties to a transaction have the choice (of annulling it) so long as they have not yet parted
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA): Allah's Apostle (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) said, "The seller and the buyer have the option of cancelling or confirming the deal unless they separate, or one of them says to the other, 'Choose (i.e. decide to cancel or confirm the bargain now)." Perhaps he said, 'Or if it is an optional sale.' " Ibn Umar (RA) , Shuraih, Ash-Shabi, Tawus, Ata, and Ibn Abu Mulaika agree upon this judgment. ________
Narrated Hakim bin Hizam (RA): The Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) aid, "The buyer and the seller have the option to cancel or to confirm the deal, as long as they have not parted or till they part, and if they spoke the truth and told each other the defects of the things, then blessings would be in their deal, and if they hid something and told lies, the blessing of the deal would be lost."
The Prophet ﷺ described the true bankrupt: one who comes with prayer and fasting but had insulted, struck, and taken from others — so his good deeds are handed over until they run out. Settle your debts of wrong here, while an apology still helps.
so whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it,
and whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
and we place the scales of justice for the day of resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. and if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, we will bring it forth. and sufficient are we as accountant.
في التحلل من المظالم
120- باب: التحلل من المظالم في الدنيا
The most sobering teaching on this page is the last: Allah, out of His generosity, forgives shortcomings in His own right for whom He wills — but the rights of people He leaves to be settled between them, and a wrong done to a servant is not erased by worship alone until the wronged one is made whole or forgives. So this is a page to read pointing inward: whose right have I left unpaid? Not: who has wronged me?
