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Riyad as-Salihin 894 (Book 6, Hadith 1) #37383
Kindness and Helpfulness towards Others

SUMMARY: This hadith encourages us to be kind and helpful to others by visiting the sick, attending funerals, responding to sneezers, helping those who vow to fulfill it, helping the oppressed and accepting invitations.

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: Messenger of Allah has ordered us to visit the sick, to follow the funeral (of a dead believer), respond to the sneezer (ie, by saying to him: Yarhamuk-Allah after he says: Al-hamdu lillah), to help those who vow to fulfill it, to help the oppressed, to accept the invitation extended by the inviter; and to promote greetings (ie, saying As-Salamu 'Alaikum). Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
عن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ أمرنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بعيادة المريض، واتباع الجنازة، وتشميت العاطس، وإبرار المقسم، ونصر المظلوم، وإجابة الداعى، وإفشاء السلام” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏

TOPICS
sick  *  funeral  *  sneezer  *  fulfillment  *  oppressed  *  acceptance

QUICK LESSONS:
Visit the sick; Follow funeral; Responding to sneeze; Helping those who vow; Helping the oppressed; Accept invitation extended by inviter ; Promote greetings

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith encourages us to be kind and helpful towards others. We should visit the sick in order to show our care for them. We should also attend funerals of believers as a sign of respect for them. When someone sneezes we should say “Yarhamuk-Allah” which means “May Allah have mercy on you” as a way of showing kindness. We should help those who make vows in order for them to fulfill their promises. We must also help those who are oppressed or treated unfairly so that they can get justice. Lastly, we must accept invitations from people when they invite us over as it is polite and shows respect for them. All these acts are ways of being kind and helpful towards others which is what this hadith teaches us about how we should behave with other people around us.

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