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The world appears to be a more dangerous place since September 11, 2001, more so than any time that I can remember. Our human family appears to be in dire need of mutual love and compassion. In this pursuit I had made a collection last year, titled, Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran.
Today, I propose to collect 40 Hadiths or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him, on the theme of compassion, mutual love, kindness, mercy and altruism.
1. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah will say to his servant when He will be taking account of him on the Day of Judgment, ‘O’ son of Adam, I was hungry and you did not feed me.’ He will answer: ‘How could I feed you? You are the Lord of the worlds!’ He will say: ‘Did you not know that my servant so and so who is the son of so and so felt hunger, and you did not feed him. Alas, had you fed him you would have found that (i.e. reward) with Me.’ ‘O’ son of Adam, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink.’ He will reply: ‘How could I give You drink? You are the Lord of the worlds!’ He will say: ‘Did you not know that my servant so and so, the son of so and so was thirsty and you did not give him drink. Alas, if you had given him, you would have found that (i.e. reward) with me.’ ‘O’ son of Adam, I became sick and you did not visit Me.’ He will answer: ‘How could I visit You? You are the Lord of the worlds!’ He will say: ‘Did you not know that my servant so and so, the son of so and so became sick and you did not visit him. Alas, had you visited him, you would have found Me with him (Bokhari).
Our Christian readers will recall that similar teachings are also found in the Gospel of Matthews.
2. Now, I quote a Hadith, which can be considered to be an expression of the Golden rule.
The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity is a maxim,[1] ethical code or morality[2] that essentially states either of the following:
- One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself (directive form).[1]
- One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated (cautionary form, also known as the Silver Rule).[1]
This concept describes a “reciprocal”, or “two-way”, relationship between one’s self and others that involves both sides equally, and in a mutual fashion.[3][4]
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Here is the Hadith with the directive form of the Golden rule:
Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: No one believes truly until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself (Bokhari and Muslim).
This Golden rule can be explained from the perspective of psychology, philosophy, sociology and religion. Psychologically, it involves a person empathizing with others. Philosophically, it involves a person perceiving their neighbor as also an “I” or “self”.[3][4] Sociologically, this principle is applicable between individuals, between groups, and also between individuals and groups. (For example, a person living by this rule treats all people with consideration, not just members of his or her in-group.)
Other narrations of the Golden rule can also be found in Hadiths:
Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire and to enter paradise should treat other people as they wish to be treated themselves (Muslim).
Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you; and reject for others what you would reject for yourself (Abu Dawud)
3. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet kissed his grandson Hasan ibn Ali Aqr’a ibn Habis, who was with him at the time, and he said: I have ten sons and have never kissed any of them. The Holy Prophet looked at him and said: He who has no compassion will receive none (Bokhari and Muslim).
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4. Ayesha relates that some desert Arabs came to the Holy Prophet and asked: Do you kiss your children? He answered: Yes. They said: We never kiss them. He said: Can I help it if Allah has stripped your hearts of compassion (Bokhari and Muslim)
5. Jarir ibn Abdullah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah has no mercy for him who has no mercy for his fellows (Bokhari and Muslim).
6. Abu Qatadah Harith ibn Ribi’ relates that the Holy Prophet said: I stand up to lead the Prayer having it in mind to lengthen it. Then I hear the cry of an infant and I shorten the Prayer fearing lest I should make it burdensome for its mother (Bokhari).
7. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day must speak beneficently or keep quiet (Bokhari and Muslim).
8. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah will cover up the faults on the Day of Judgment of him who covers up the faults of another in this world (Muslim).
9. The Prophet said that a kind word or even a smile is a form of charity.
10. Ibn Umar and Ayesha relate that the Holy Prophet said: Gabriel kept exhorting me about the neighbor till I imagined he would include him in the category of heirs (Bokhari and Muslim).
11. Abu Dharr relates that the Holy Prophet said: Abu Dharr, when you prepare broth put plenty of water in it and take care of your neighbors (Muslim). Another version is: My friend advised me: When you prepare broth put plenty of water in it, then find out about the families of your neighbors and share it with them as may be suitable.
12. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet called out: By Allah he does not believe, by Allah he does not believe, by Allah he does not believe. He was asked: Who does not believe, Messenger of Allah? He said: He whose neighbor is not secure against his mischief (Bokhari and Muslim). Muslim’s version is: That one will not enter Paradise whose neighbor is not secure against his mischief.
13. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: O Muslim women, disdain not doing a kindness to a neighbor, even if it were sending her a lamb’s shank (Bokhari and Muslim).
14. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Let no one forbid his neighbor placing his rafter on his wall. Abu Hurairah added: Now I see you turning away from this, but I shall continue to proclaim it (Bokhari and Muslim).
15. Abu Shuraih Khuza’i relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should be benevolent towards his neighbor; he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest; he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak beneficently or should keep quiet (Muslim).
16. Ayesha relates that she asked the Holy Prophet: I have two neighbors; to which of them shall I send a present? He said: To the one whose door is nearer to yours (Bokhari).
17. Sahl ibn Sa’ad relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan and me will be like this in Paradise; and he raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Bokhari).
18. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who takes care of an orphan, whether related to him or a stranger and me will be like these two in Paradise; and the narrator raised his forefinger and middle finger by way of illustration (Muslim).
19. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who exerts himself on behalf of widows and the indigent is like one who strives in the cause of Allah; and the narrator thinks he added: and like the guardian who never retreats, and like one who observes the fast and does not break it (Bokhari and Muslim).
20. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: The worst food is the food served at a walima (marriage party) from which those are excluded who would like to come and to which those are invited who refuse to come and he who declines an invitation disobeys Allah and His Messenger (Muslim). Another version is:
The worst food is the food served at a walima to which the rich are invited and from which the poor are excluded.
21. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who brings up two girls through their childhood will appear on the Day of Judgment attached to me like two fingers of a hand (Muslim).
22. Ayesha relates: A poor woman came to me with her two daughters. I gave her three dates. She gave one to each girl and raised the third to her own mouth to eat. The girls asked her for it. So she broke it into two parts and gave one to each of the girls. I was much struck by her action and mentioned what she had done to the Holy Prophet. He said: Allah appointed Paradise for her in consequence of it; or he said: Allah freed her from the Fire on account of it (Bokhari and Muslim).
23. Abu Shuraih Khuwailad ibn Amr Khuza’i relates that the Holy Prophet said: Allah, I declare sinful any failure to safeguard the rights of two weak ones; orphans and women (Nisai).
24. Mus’ab ibn Sa’ad ibn Abi Waqqas relates: Sa’ad had a notion that he had a superiority over those who were not so well off as he was. The Holy Prophet said: You are helped and are provided for because of the weak and poor ones among you (Bokhari).
25. Abu Darda’ relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: Look for me among the weak ones, for you are helped and provided for on account of the weak ones among you (Abu Daud).
26. Nu’man ibn Bashir relates that the Holy Prophet said: The believers in their love, kindness and compassion towards each other are like the human body; when one of its limbs is afflicted the whole of it is involved both in waking and in fever (Bokhari and Muslim).
27. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Charity is incumbent upon every human limb every day on which the sun rises. To bring about just reconciliation between two contestants is charity. Helping a person to mount his animal, or to load his baggage on to it is charity. A good word is charity. Every step taken towards the mosque for salat is charity. To remove anything from the street that causes inconvenience is charity (Bokhari and Muslim).
28. Umm Kulthum relates that she heard the Holy Prophet say: He who brings about peace between people and attains good or says that which is good is not a liar (Bokhari and Muslim).
29. Ayesha relates that the Holy Prophet heard two men contending with one another in loud voices outside his door. One of them begged the other to agree to reduce the amount of the debt he owed him and to deal kindly with him. The other said: By Allah, I shall not do it. The Holy Prophet went out to them and asked: Which is the one who swears by Allah he will not act kindly? The man said: It is I, Messenger of Allah, and for him is whatever he prefers (Bokhari and Muslim).
30. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: Go to the help of your brother whether he commits a wrong or is wronged. Someone asked: Messenger of Allah, I would help him if he is wronged, but tell me how shall I help him if he is committing a wrong? He answered: Stop him from committing the wrong; that is helping him (Bokhari).
31. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: Should a Muslim owe an obligation to his brother in respect of his honor or anything else, let him obtain a release of it today before the time comes when he will have neither dinars nor dirhems. Else, if he should have good deeds they will be taken away from him in proportion to his obligation, and if he should not have good deeds he would be burdened with the evil deeds of the one he wronged in the same proportion (Bokhari).
32. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him said: As long as a Muslim occupies himself with helping a brother, Allah, the Exalted, occupies himself with helping him (Muslim, Tirmidhi and Nisai).
34. The Prophet also said: He who directs another towards good will have such merit as the one who follows his direction; and has said: If a person calls another towards guidance he will have as much merit as the one who follows his direction, without there being the least diminution in the merit of either (Muslim and Abu Daud).
35. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates that the Holy Prophet said: A Muslim is one against whose tongue and hands the Muslims are secure (Bokhari and Muslim).
36. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet asked: Do you know who is a pauper? He was told: Among us a pauper is one who has nothing, cash or property. He said: A pauper from among my people would be one who faces the Day of Judgment with a record of salat and fasts and Zakat, but who will have abused this one, and calumniated that one, and devoured the substance of a third, and shed the blood of a fourth and beaten a fifth. Then each of them will be allotted a portion of his good deeds. Should they not suffice, then their sins and defaults will be transferred from them to him and he will be thrown into the Fire (Muslim).
37. Umm Salamah relates that the Holy Prophet said: I am but a human being. You bring your disputes to me for decision. It might happen that one party might be better versed in presenting his case than the other and I might decide in his favor according to what I hear. But if I decide in favor of one contrary to the right of the other, I merely allot a brand of fire to him (Bokhari and Muslim).
38. Abu Musa Ash’ari relates that the Holy Prophet said: The relationship between one believer and another is like that between different parts of a building, one part strengthens another. Then he gripped the fingers of one hand between those of the other by way of illustration (Bokhari and Muslim).
The Prophet’s compassion was not limited to the fellow human beings, his mercy and kindness extended to all living beings.
39. Once the Prophet of Mercy passed by an animal branded on his face. He said to the owner, “Has it not reached you that I have cursed the one who brands an animal’s face or hits it on its face?”
40. Once, the Prophet of Mercy spoke of God’s forgiveness due to the humane treatment of animals. He told his companions the story of a man who got thirsty on his way. He found a well, climbed down inside it to the water, and quenched his thirst. When he came out he saw a panting dog licking on mud out of extreme thirst. The man thought to himself, “The dog has become as thirsty as I was!” The man went down the well again and got some water for the dog. God appreciated his good work and forgave him. The companions asked, “O Prophet of God, do we get rewarded on humane treatment of animals?” He said, “There is a reward in (doing good to) every living being.”
Need we say any more for love and compassion for fellow human beings.
Additional Reading
A collection of Hadiths by Imam Nawawi translated into English by Sir Zafrulla Khan
A Collection of Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad with Foreword by Mahatma Gandhi
Categories: Hadiths, Highlight, Human compassion, ISLAM, Muhammad, Muhammad, Prophet Muhammad, Sectarianism
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UNFORTUNATELY—besides of the Golden rules are written in the book of Hadith—-there are also the cruel and harsh Hadith are written in the same book as following;
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ordered Muslim to obey his commandment;
1. HERESY AND APOSTASY
Anyone of you who saw heresy, apostasy, let is changing with your HANDS, if not able, let the verbal, if not able to let the heart. However, such is weak as weak faith.Muslim
(By hand interpreted to prohibit other group implement a different Islam with them, and even with their hands they damage and kill his opponent.)
2.HOMOSEXUAL
Prophet said, “If you have people who do act like the people of Lut (liwath) then kill the perpetrators.” (Narrated by Abu Daud, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)
3.APOTASY—HONOR KILLING
Anyone who changes his religion (out of Islam, apostasy) then kill. Wherever you meet them, then kill them. Because real people are killed they will get a reward at the Judgment Day “Bukhari
4.HONOR KILLING
When the end times will appear young people and bad attitude. They said word by using the word of GOD , when they had come out of Islam as an arrow from his bow slipping . Wherever you meet them , then kill them . Because real people are killed they will get a reward on the resurrection day ” HR Bukhari
5.BLASPHEMY
” That there is a Jewish woman who often denounce and vilify the Prophet . (Due to the offense ) , then the woman had been strangled to death by a man. It turns out that the Messenger of Allah justifies his blood ” . (Abu Dawud )
6.SWORD
“O People! Do not desire a combat with the enemy, but pray to Allah for safety. But when you are face to face with the enemy, be steadfast and remember that Paradise lies under the shadow of SWORDS!” Then he supplicated: “O Allah! Revealer of the Book, Driver of the clouds, Vanquisher of hosts, destroy them and help us over them.”[Bukhari]
7. He cited a hadith of Prophet Mohammed which says, “If a man takes an oath of allegiance to a leader, and puts his hand on his hand and does it with the sincerity of his heart, he should obey him as much as possible. If another man comes and contests him, then behead the other one.”(HR Muslim)
8.From Abu Hurairah language is the Messenger of Allah, said, It is not going to apply qiamat, so that the Muslims fight the Jews so that the Jews hide behind rocks and trees, and rocks and trees that say, O Muslim, there is this Jew behind me . Come on! And kill it! except the Gharqad (a kind of thorny tree), you indulge this tree is actually a Jewish tree (therefore protected him.( Bukhari and Muslim).
9.Rasulullah SAW in the unity of this issue said: “He came to you – being business ( life ) you are under the leadership of one person ( Imam / Caliph ) – and he wanted to divide the unity of you and your congregation scatters , then kill he ! ” [ Muslim ] .
10.Rasulullah SAW said : ” If two people inducted Caliph , then kill the last of the leader, Muslim
11. Rasulullah said . Then he ordered that prompted him to repent and if repentance is okay but if refused then killed ( Narrated by Ad – Daruquthuny and Al – Bayhaqi
12.”The likeness of those who believe in love and affection among them are like one body that if one member complaining of pain then the whole body of another limb can not sleep and always feel hot”. ( Muslim).
13. Messenger of Allah said : ” I have been sent ahead of the Hour with the sword , until humans worship only Allah saha , no partner for Him , His rezekiku made under the shadow of my spear , and humiliation and humility made him towards the one who is violating the . whoever resembles a people he belonged to them . ” ( Ahmad and Tabarani )
14. Rasoolullah SAW set an adultery law expressly, as in the hadith he: “It is not lawful blood of a Muslim except for one of three things: people who commit adultery, kill people, and people who lapsed in and out of the congregation.” (Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmizy,)
15.And you shall hold fast to the Sunnah of the Khulafa sunnahku and Al-Rashidah Al Mahyidin (caliphs who know the truth and get the leadership to the right path) and the Sunnah-sunnah gigitlah it with teeth and shun Pekara-Pekara that Baharu (bid ‘ah) which diada-invent, you indulge every heresy indeed it is misguided “History ash David Tarmizi
16. Has come hadeeth which denounced those who mimicked a person, and the prohibition of such that, from Aisha that the Prophet said, ‘Really I do not like to imitate someone and really for me like this and like this’. Saheeh issued by Imam Ahmad (6/136-206), al-Tirmidhi (2501).
17.Prophet Muhammad said: “The world will not come to an end until the Arabs are ruled by a man from my family whose name is the same as mine and whose father’s name is the same as my father’s.”(Sunan Abu Dawud 11:370)
HOPEFULLY, Muslim Ahmadiyah can explain those hadith above. Do you think Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) order Muslim to kill innocent people such as; blaspheme, apostates, heresy, gay-lesbian etc ?
For me, as long as the cruel and harsh hadith above do not removed from the book of Hadith, I strongly believe that Islam can not be mentioned as a peaceful religion, and mercy for all mankind—conversely Islam is violent religion as most non Muslim accused.
This is Muslim problem, only Muslim the one can solve or fix this problem,
May Allah guide all Muslim Scholars to the right pasth of Islam.
Was Salam
Muslims really need a reformation urgently. This is right moment to fix it.
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Validity of Hadith should be checked against the word of God or the Holy Quran. If it is against the word of God then it is a false Hadith.
@ Zia–I agree with you 100 percent.
The issue is these hadith are written in the book of Hadith. Most Muslims around the world believe that the book of Hadith is Holy Book, beside Holy Al Quran….what ever Imam Muslim says in the book are the True Hadith, or sahih Hadith. Right?
That is why extremist Muslim follow the sunnah Rasulullah (pbub) (hadith) to justify to kill Muslim Ahmadiyah, Shia and infidel .
So as long as Muslim Ahmadiyah and Muslim Shia can not declare publicly these Hadith are the false Hadith, Muslim Ahmadiyah and Muslim Shia will continue to be killed by extremist Muslim.
This is my belief, Zia, I feel so sorry and so sad if I hear that Muslims Ahmadiyah and Shia was killed in Pakistan, Indonesia etc.
What we see to day in Iraq and Syria is that Extremist Muslim follow the violent Hadith to justify to kill as many as Muslim Shia—-Extremist Muslim accuse Muslim Shia are HERESY or blaspheme or apostates. Millions innocent people have been suffering and killed, because they believe in violent Hadith.
Was Salam
Create a collection of yours and call it a more purified collection or whatever you choose. President Thomas Jefferson created a Bible for himself by removing out thing that he thought were not true and were departure from the teachings of Jesus, may peace be on him.
It is available as Jefferson’s Bible.
@ Zia, you do not agree to purify the book of Hadith? Why not?
You know that extremist Muslims kill Muslim Ahmadiyah, Shia, in Pakistan, Indonesia etc based on the violent Hadith. So you do not see the root of violence yet?
Was Salam
You cannot eradicate a book that exists. You can only write something which is more true and useful.
@ Zia—-if you think just like that, it means that you allow the extremist Muslim to use the false or violent Hadith to justify their deed, namely to punish and kill Muslim Ahmadiyah and Shia in the name of Islam or sunnah for ever in Islamic countries? it is unbelievable!
At least, Muslim Ahmadiyyah can declare publicly that these violent and false Hadith are not valid anymore. These hadith are opposite to Al Quran.
I urge Muslim Ahmadiyah to declare that the violent Hadith have to be abolished from the book of Hadith for the sake of Muslim Ahmadiyah’s followers become the victims of violent Hadith.
Was salam
For You From My Heart
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The book of Hadith is not the word of Allah but men’s word. It was compiled around 200 years after Prophet Muhammad (saw) died. So Prophet Muhammad (saw) never saw the book of Hadith. If there is 1 false Hadith, Muslim will go astray. Those who follow the book of Hadith blindly will fall into sinful Syrik. Extremist Muslim use the book of Hadith to justify to kill innocent people like blasphemer, apostate, Heresy, gay-lesbian, infidel etc. whereas Allah condemned to kill innocent people. QS 5;32
So the book of Hadith create violence, conflict, poverty, millions innocent people around the world have been suffering, displacing and killed by Muslim’s hands. Nauzubillah, I am so sad,pity heartbreaking . The book of Hadith is the root of violence in Islam today.
The brief history of Hadiths
The Sunnah which was the practice of the prophet (saw) started from the very first day and many watched and copied it from very first day. There were no books of Hadith in those days and everything (salaat, zakaat, fasting, hajj) was being done very well without any recourse to any Hadith that was due to the Sunnah and it is continued till this day in the Ummah without any break, generation to generation.
The book of Hadith Muslim and Bukhari contains of
(1) the true Hadith
(2) the false Hadith
(3) and ancient Arab tradition Hadith
Those who follow the false or violent Hadith will go astray and kill innocent people.
Those who follow thousands of the ancient Arab Tradition Hadith will go back to primitive lifestyle, “Stone Ages.”
So, as long as false Hadith (violent Hadith) do not be removed from the Book of Hadith, Extremist Muslim and terrorist will continue to kill innocent people such as; Apostates, Blaspheme, Gay-Lesbian and Muslim Infidel under the name of Islam.
We can not claim that Islam is religion of peace or Mercy, if we do not remove the violent Hadith from the book of Hadith.
This is my belief, what is about you?
Was Salam–All love
The brief history of Hadiths
The Sunnah which was the practice of the prophet (saw) started from the very first day and many watched and copied it from very first day. There were no books of Hadith in those days and everything (salaat, zakaat, fasting, hajj) was being done very well without any recourse to any Hadith that was due to the Sunnah and it is continued till this day in the Ummah without any break, generation to generation.
The book of Hadith Muslim and Bukhari contains of
(1) the true Hadith
(2) the false Hadith
(3) and ancient Arab tradition Hadith
Those who follow the false or violent Hadith will go astray and kill innocent people.
Those who follow thousands of the ancient Arab Tradition Hadith will go back to primitive lifestyle, “Stone Ages.”
For example of violent Hadith
Those who follow these hadith will be come a extremist,intolerant, rasist Muslim.
Sahih Muslim 33—”I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah”
Sahih Muslim 4366—“ I will expel the Jews and Christian from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim”
With love
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