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Umm Kulthum bint `Uqbah (May Allah be pleased with her)
reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The person who (lies) in
order to conciliate between people is not a liar, when he conveys good or
says (something) good".[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
The narration in Muslim added: She said, "I never heard him (she meant the Prophet (PBUH)) giving permission of lying in anything except in three (things): war, conciliating between people and the conversation of man with his wife and the conversation of a woman with her husband". Commentary:
This Hadith tells us a very important principle, that is,
in spite of its being unlawful, one is permitted to tell a lie if one has to
do it for reforming one's society or family or in the interest of Muslims in
general. If two Muslim brothers are estranged and someone communicates to
them such things which are likely to remove conflict and rancour between
them, promote mutual love and bring them nearer to each other, such action,
even if it has a lie, is not called a lie in Islam.
1. In order to keep the enemy unaware
of the true position, it is permissible to make false propaganda as it is an
indispensable device for winning war.
2. In order to maintain pleasant
atmosphere in family life, and for this purpose telling a lie becomes
inevitable. Shari`ah has permitted lying on such occasions.
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Ibn `Abbas (May Allah bepleased with them), reported in
connection with the case of Barirah (May Allah bepleased with her) and her
husband: The Prophet (PBUH) said to her, "It is better for you to go
back to your husband." She asked: "O Messenger of Allah, do you
order me to do so." He replied, "I only intercede" She then
said: "I have no need for him".[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
Barirah
(May Allah bepleased with her) was a slave-girl of `Aishah (May Allah
bepleased with her). Barirah was married to a slave named Mughith (May Allah
bepleased with him). She was freed by `Aishah (May Allah bepleased with her).
Now, Islam has permitted a slave-girl that after being freed, she can break
her matrimonial bond if she does not like to live with her husband. Mughith
was madly in love with her and he would all the time persuade her not to break
their bond of marriage. When the Prophet (PBUH) came to know the condition of
Mughith, he interceded for him and asked Barirah to restore her matrimonial
connection with her husband. Since this was an advice and recommendation, she
did not think it suitable for herself and regretted that she could not accept
it. The Hadith evidently shows that Islam accepts legitimate rights of
individuals and honours personal freedom, provided they do not exceed the
limits of Shari`ah.
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah bepleased with him) reported: The
Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who removes from a believer one of his
difficulties of this world, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day
of Resurrection; and he who finds relief for a hard-pressed person, Allah
will make things easy for him on the Day of Resurrection; he who covers up
(the faults and sins) of a Muslim, Allah will cover up (his faults and sins)
in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah supports His slave as long as the
slave is supportive of his brother; and he who treads the path in search of
knowledge, Allah makes that path easy, leading to Jannah for him; the people
who assemble in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah,
learning it and teaching, there descends upon them the tranquillity, and
mercy covers them, the angels flock around them, and Allah mentions them in
the presence of those near Him; and he who lags behind in doing good deeds,
his noble lineage will not make him go ahead."[Muslim]
Commentary:
Besides other advantages mentioned in this Hadith, we
learn the following from it:
1. It is an act of great merit to
relieve a Muslim from his financial difficulty.
2. To strive for attaining religious
knowledge is a highly meritorious act.
3. To recite the Noble Qur'an, make
arrangement for its study and teaching, and hold meetings for the
understanding and elucidation of the message of the Noble Qur'an are acts of
great distinction and reward.
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Every one of my followers will be
forgiven except those who expose (openly) their wrongdoings. An example of
this is that of a man who commits a sin at night which Allah has covered for
him, and in the morning, he would say (to people): I committed such and such
sin last night, while Allah had kept it a secret. During the night Allah has
covered it up but in the morning he tears up the cover provided by Allah
Himself."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
We learn from this Hadith that commission of a sin due to
human frailties on which one is ashamed but does not like to express is
something which might hopefully be forgiven by Allah. In fact, its remission
after penitence is almost sure. But to commit a sin openly is totally
different because, firstly, the heart of such a person is deprived of the
fear of Allah. Secondly, he has no respect and regard for Divine injunctions.
Thirdly, such a person usually does not repent his sins. Fourthly, he makes a
declaration of breach of Divine injunctions which amounts to inviting His
wrath and punishment.
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Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman (May Allah bepleased with him)
reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) foretold to us two Ahadith. I have seen
one (being fulfilled), and I am waiting for the other. He (PBUH) told us, "Amanah
(the trust) descended in the innermost (root) of the hearts of men (that is,
it was in their heart innately, by Fitrah, or pure human nature). Then the
Quran was revealed and they learnt from the Quran and they learned from the
Sunnah." Then the (Prophet (PBUH)) told us about the removal of Amanah. He
said, "The man would have some sleep, and Amanah would be taken away
from his heart leaving the impression of a faint mark. He would again sleep,
and Amanah would be taken away from his heart leaving an impression of a
blister, as if you rolled down an ember on your foot and it was vesicled. He
would see a swelling having nothing in it." He (the Prophet (PBUH)) then
took up a pebble and rolled it over his foot and said, "The people would
enter into transactions with one another and hardly a person would be left
who would return (things) entrusted to him (and there would look like an
honest person) till it would be said: `In such and such tribe there is a
trustworthy man. And they would also say about a person: `How prudent he is!
How handsome he is and how intelligent he is! whereas in his heart there
would be no grain of Faith." Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman (May Allah bepleased
with him) added: I had a time when I did not care with whom amongst you I did
business, I entered into a transaction, for if he were a Muslim, his Faith
would compel him to discharge his obligation to me; and if he were a
Christian or a Jew, his guardian (surety) would compel him to discharge his
obligation to me. But today I would not enter into a transaction except with
so-and-so.[Al-Bukh ri and Muslim].
Commentary:
The word `Amanah' (trust) is a very comprehensive term
which includes everything like adherence to Islamic injunctions, fairness in
dealing, giving everybody his due, etc. According to this Hadith, with
decline in moral values the true sense of Amanah will gradually go on
diminishing and eventually a stage will come which has been elucidated in the
text of this Hadith.
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Are our politicians and political officer holders actually
fulfilling Amanat?
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