Save Oneself From Harming Others And Pre-Plan To Give Others Comfort – Pristine Advices of Hadhrat Moulana Maseehullah رحمه الله

It is mentioned in Hadeeth:

A (TRUE) MUSLIM IS THAT PERSON FROM WHOM OTHER MUSLIMS ARE SAFE FROM (THE EVIL OF) HIS TONGUE AND HANDS.

The instruction in this Hadeeth is to save yourself from harming other Muslims. In fact, such plans and methods should be adopted that other Muslims will become happy. Now see what is happening; every person is engaged in trying to harm the next Muslim brother and hurting his feelings. There is especially no control over the tongue.

A person spends most of his time in futile speech and discussions. Nowadays Gheebat (backbiting) and attacking the honour of another Muslim has become very common, whereas the Hadeeth has mentioned:

GHEEBAT IS MORE SEVERE THAN ZINA

Some poor fellow committed Zina and he acknowledges it as a sin. He regrets, makes Taubah and the Taubah is accepted. But you are spreading this about him wherever you go and to whomever you meet. You are not bothered about harming another Muslim and to make it worse, you do not even consider it to be a sin so you do not get the Taufeeq of repenting. You think to yourself that I am only saying what is in him (not lying), but this is exactly what Gheebat is, otherwise it will be a false accusation (slander)! To spend one’s life hurting other Muslims and not even considering it a sin; to consider a major sin as trivial, isn’t it worse than Zina?

The discussion started with this that to save oneself from harming others and to pre-plan to please others is mentioned in the Hadeeth (above). Putting this together with another portion of a Hadeeth:

أَفْشُوا السَّلََمَ وَأَطْعِمُوا ال عَََّدمَ

SPREAD THE SALAAM AND FEED (OTHERS)

It will mean to save others from your harm and for the safety and happiness of your Muslim brother, spread the Salaam (the message of peace and protection). Obviously Salaam is made from the mouth (tongue) and feeding others is done by the hands, which is an instruction in giving others joy and happiness.

Source: Anfaase Zakiyyah