FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM AND ISLAMIC RIGHTS
ASSEMBLED BY MALLAM ABBA ABANA, KUBWA, ABUJA,
NIGERIA
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Bismillah
Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah. As-Salaam Alaikum
Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Praise be to Allaah; we seek His help and
His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and
from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and
whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there
is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and
Messenger.
What are the most important rights that
are respected in Islam?
Islamic rights are many, among the most
important of which are the following:
THE RIGHTS OF ALLAAH
The blessings of Allaah to His slaves
are innumerable. Every blessing deserves thanks. The rights of Allaah upon His
slaves are many, the most important of which include the following:
1.
Tawheed, which means believing that Allaah is One in His Essence, His
names, His attributes and His deeds. So we should believe that Allaah alone is
the Lord, the Sovereign, the Controller, the Creator, the Provider, in Whose
hand is Dominion and He is Able to do all things:
تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَهُوَ
عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرٌ (١)
“Blessed be He in
Whose Hand is the dominion; and He is Able to do all things”[HOLY QURAN CHAPTER
al-Mulk 67:1 – interpretation of the meaning]
2. ‘Ibaadah (worship), which means worshipping Allaah alone
because He is their Lord, Creator and Provider. So all kinds of worship should
be devoted to Him alone, such as du’aa’ (supplication), dhikr (remembering
Allaah), seeking help, humbling oneself, submitting, hope and fear, vows,
sacrifices, and so on. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
۞ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـًٔ۬اۖ
“Worship Allaah and
join none with Him (in worship)” [HOLY QURAN CHAPTER al-Nisaa’ 4:36]
3. Shukr (gratitude, giving
thanks), for Allaah is the One Who bestows favours and blessings upon all of
creation, so they have to show their gratitude for these blessings on their
lips and in their hearts and in their physical actions, by praising Allaah and
using these blessings to obey Allaah and in ways that Allaah has permitted:
فَٱذۡكُرُونِىٓ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ
وَٱشۡڪُرُواْ لِى وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ (١٥٢)
“Therefore remember
Me (by praying, glorifying). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My
countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me [HOLY QURAN CHAPTER al-Baqarah
2:152 – interpretation of the meaning]
THE RIGHTS OF THE MESSENGER
The sending of the Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a great blessing for all of mankind. Allah
sent him to bring mankind forth from darkness into light, and to show them that
which will bring them happiness in this world and in the Hereafter.
Among the rights that the Messenger has
over us are that we should love him, obey him and send blessings upon him.
Loving him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is achieved by obeying
his commands and believing what he told us, avoiding that which he forbade and
not worshipping Allaah except in the ways that he prescribed.
PARENT’S RIGHTS
Islam pays special attention to the
family and encourages love and respect within it. The parents are the basis and
foundation of the family, hence honouring one's parents is one of the best
deeds and one of the most beloved actions to Allaah.
Honouring one’s parents is achieved by
obeying them, respecting them, being humble towards them, treating them kindly,
spending on them, praying for them, upholding ties of kinship with those to
whom one is related through them, and honouring their friends:
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَٲلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنًاۚ
“And your Lord has
decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your
parents”[ HOLY QURAN CHAPTER al-Israa’ 17:23]
The rights of the mother in this regard
are greater, because she is the one who bears the child, gives birth to him and
breastfeeds him. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, who is most deserving of my good
companionship?” He said, “Your mother.” He said, “Then who?” He said, “Your
mother.” He said, “Then who?” He said, “Your mother.” He said, “Then who?” He
said, “Your father.” (Agreed upon. This version was narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Adab,
78)
THE RIGHTS OF ONE MUSLIM OVER ANOTHER
The believers are brothers and are an
integrated nation, like a building parts of which support other parts. They treat
one another with mercy and compassion, and love one another. In order to
preserve this building and this brotherhood, Allaah has prescribed rights which
each Muslim has over his fellow Muslim. These include love, sincerity (naseehah),
relieving his distress, concealing his mistakes, supporting him when he is in
the right, respecting neighbours and honouring guests.
These rights also include returning
greetings of salaam, visiting the sick, accepting invitations, saying “yarhamuk
Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you) to a Muslim when he sneezes, and
attending his funeral. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “The rights of one Muslim over another are five: returning the greeting
of salaam, saying ‘yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you)’ when
he sneezes, accepting invitations, visiting the sick and attending funerals.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 2625)
NEIGHBOUR’S RIGHTS
Islam pays attention to the issue of
neighbours, whether they are Muslim or not, because of the interests served by
that in making the nation like one body. The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Jibreel kept on enjoining the good treatment of
neighbours to the extent that I thought that he would include neighbours as
heirs.” (Agreed upon. Narrated by Muslim, 2625)
Among the rights of one neighbour over
another as affirmed by Islam are the initiation of greetings, visiting him if
he is sick, offering condolences if calamity befalls him, congratulating him at
times of joy, overlooking his mistakes, concealing his faults, bearing his
annoyance with patience, giving him gifts, lending him money if he needs it,
lowering one’s gaze from looking at his womenfolk, and guiding him to that
which will benefit him in his religious and worldly affairs. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The best of companions with Allaah is
the one who is best to his companion, and the best of neighbours with Him is
the one who is best to his neighbour.”(Narrated by al-Bukhaari in al-Adab
al-Mufrad, 115)
Concerning neighbours’ rights, Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning): “Worship Allaah and join none
with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masaakeen
(the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger,
the companion by your side…”[ HOLY QURAN CHAPTER al-Nisaa’ 4:36]
Islam warns against annoying one’s
neighbours or treating them badly. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) explained that this would lead to being deprived of Paradise: “He
will not enter Paradise from whose harm his neighbour is not safe.” (Agreed
upon. Narrated by Muslim, 64).
In order to achieve the common
interest, Islam gives rights to the ruler over his subjects and to the subjects
over their ruler, and its gives the husband rights over his wife and the wife
rights over her husband, and there are other just rights which Islam has
enjoined.
From Usool al-Deen al-Islami, by Shaykh
Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem al-Tuwayjri
WHAT
ARE THE PILLARS OF ISLAM?
The pillars of islam are: The belief (
Imaan ) that there is no God to be worshiped except Allaah (the one God) and
that Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him) is his messenger.
Performing the prescribed prayers ( Salaat ), five times a day. Fasting (
Siyaam ) once a year, from sunrise to sunset throughout the entire month of
Ramadaan. Charity ( Zakaat ) which is paid to the poor and needy once every
year. Hajj, which is the pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime if one is
physically able and can afford it financially.
Pillars are part of a building. The
building in this case is the perfect human being who cares and protects the
rights of all creations and fellow humans, thus establishing a society in which
truth and justice and peace is supreme. BY Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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