EXPLANATION OF THE HADITH OF THE SIX RIGHTS OF EVERY MUSLIM

EXPLANATION OF THE HADITH OF THE SIX RIGHTS OF EVERY MUSLIM

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SATURDAY 8^TH SAFAR 1439 AH – 28^TH OCTOBER 2017 CE

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 (Sallalhu alaihi Wasalam) is His slave and Messenger.

Fiqh Jurisprudence; what’s the Explanation of the Hadith of the Six Rights of every Muslim?

HADITH DETAILS

Imam Muslim narrated from the route of Abu Hurayrah may Allah reward him greatly that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam) said: <<The rights of the Muslim upon the Muslim are six." It was said, "And what are they O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "When you meet him, give him the greeting of peace, when he invites you, respond to his invitation, when he seeks your advice, advise him, when he sneezes and praises Allah, supplicate for mercy upon him, when he becomes ill, visit him, and when he dies follow his funeral.>>

Explanation of the Hadith

How many of these did you consider another Muslim's right upon you? Ask yourself?
Dear brothers/sisters in Islam, whoever establishes THESE SIX RIGHTS when dealing with the Muslims, will have abundance of goodness and tremendous reward from Allah.

The First Right: "When you meet him, give him the greeting of peace by saying “as-salamu ^alaykum” or “as-salamu ^alaykum wa rahmatul-lahi wa barakatuh”. This is a recommended matter and not an obligation. Verily the greeting of peace is a cause of love and supporting one another. The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: <<By the O­ne in Whose control is my soul, you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not have all the qualities of the righteous believers until you love each other. Shall I not direct you to something that if you do it, you will love each other? Spread the greeting of peace amongst yourselves.>> Narrated by Muslim.

The Second Right: "When he invites you, respond to his invitation." This means that when he invites you with an invitation to some food and drink fulfil the request of your brother who has drawn near to you and honoured you with the invitation. Respond to his invitation unless you have a religious excuse.

The Third Right: His statement, "And when he seeks your advice, advise him." This means that if he seeks consultation with you regarding some action, as to whether he should do it or not, then advise him with that which you would like for yourself.

The Fourth Right: "And when he sneezes and praises Allah, then pray for mercy upon him." This is due to the fact that sneezing is a favour from Allah, in the expelling of this congested air that is blocked in certain parts of the body of the human being. Thus, the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) legislated that the person praises Allah for this favour, and he legislated for his Muslim brother to say to him, "May Allah have mercy upon you." He also urged the person who sneezed to answer his Muslim brother by saying to him, "May Allah guide you and set right your affairs."

The Fifth Right: His statement, "And when he becomes ill, visit him." Visiting the sick is from the rights of the Muslim, and especially for the person who has a highly stressed and emphasized right upon you, like the relative. It is from the best of the righteous deeds. And whoever visits his Muslim brother, he remains engulfed in the mercy of Allah until he returns, and the angels ask for forgiveness for him as narrated in the sahih hadith.

The Sixth Right: His statement, "And if he dies, follow his funeral." For verily whoever follows the funeral until the deceased's body is prayed over, then he will receive a Qirat of reward. A Qirat is an amount equivalent to the size of the Mountain of Uhud in Madinah. And if he follows the funeral procession until the body is buried, then he will receive two Qirats of reward.

In the end, let us all reflect upon these rights which the Prophet (sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam) taught to his nation (Muslim Ummah) so we may re-feel or touch that we are like one body when one part feels pain, then all of it will be affected by sickness and fever.

And Allah knows best

 Mohammad Ramadan

The Fifth Right of Muslim: His statement, "And when he becomes ill, visit him’’.

Sickness, from an Islamic perspective, is one of Allah’s soldiers by which He tests people’s faith and love of Him.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Allah (Glory be to Him) will say on the Day of Resurrection: “O son of Adam, I was sick and you visited Me not.” He will say: “O Lord, and how should I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?” He will say: “Did you not know that My servant So-and-so had fallen ill and you visited him not? Did you not know that had you visited him you would have found Me with him?” (Muslim)

This hadith does not mean that Allah experiences sickness, God forbid, but rather an enticement to visit and support those who suffer from sickness and the weak ones in the community.

From an Islamic perspective, sickness is one of Allah’s soldiers by which He (Glory be to Him) tests people’s faith and love of Him. Sickness may be a punishment, a blessing, an alarm, and a means of forgiveness. Also, it can be a door to God’s grants of mercy and guidance, but only for the forbearing ones. Almighty Allah says,

And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the sick. Who, when disaster strikes them, say, “Indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return.” Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided. (Holy Quran Chapter Al-Baqarah 2:157)

Also, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told us that patience is a wide path to Paradise. `Ata’ ibn Abu Rabah narrated, “Ibn `Abbas said to me, “Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “This black lady came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) said (to her), ‘If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.’ She said, ‘I will remain patient,’ and added, ‘but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.’ So he invoked Allah for her.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Abu Sa`id and Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience”. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN CASE OF SICKNESS?

MEDICATION:

Along with supplication, the sick person should make use of the possible means of lawful medication. Abu Ad-Dardaa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Allah has sent down both the disease and the cure, and He has appointed a cure for every disease, so treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful.” (Abu Dawud) This commandment of the Prophet (peace be upon him) implies the sinfulness of those who do not seek the best medication for their diseases, so long as they are able to do so. Good health is a blessing from God and it is not permissible to waste it. Moreover, submission to sickness is the state of the lazy ones who do not aspire to achieve their duties and responsibilities.

SUPPLICATION & RUQYAH:

A sick person should resort to Allah with deep reverence and faith in Him to remove the harm and treat the ailment. It is one of Allah’s Most Beautiful Names “The Great Curer” as mentioned in the hadith narrated by `Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): “When the Prophet (peace be upon him) visited any ailing member of his family, he would touch the sick person with his right hand and would supplicate: “O Allah! the Lord of mankind! Remove this disease and cure (him or her)! You are the Great Curer. There is no cure but through You, which leaves behind no disease].” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) So, one should supplicates Allah by means of His Name “The Great Curer” to heal him.

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught us specific supplications to be repeated in case of sickness. Among the verses of ruqyah are the following:

• Surat Al-Fatihah (Qur’an 1), Surat Al-Ikhlas (Qur’an 112), Surat Al-Falaq (Qur’an 113) and Surat An-Nas (Qur’an 114)
• To repeat the following supplications of the Prophet:

–  “I seek refuge with the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.” (Muslim)

– “Allah suffices me: there is no god but He; on him is my trust- he, the Lord of the Throne (of glory) Supreme.” (Abu Dawud)

And Allah knows best