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Unit 5: Selected Hadith

 Unit 5: Hadiths

(ii)How can Muslims put these

(i)Teachings teachings in to action
 What teachings it
 How the teachings in
contains regarding what
Muslims believe and this hadith can be
should practice applied to our lives
 What are the  What advantages
implications for the would that have for the
Muslim individual & community &
community individual
 Cross Ref either here or  Modern Day example if
in (ii): from Quran or any
Sunnah
Hadith No 1:'Religion is sincerity.' We said: 'To whom?' The Prophet said: 'To
Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims and to their common
people.’

(a) (b)
1. Belief in Tawhid, Quran and the last
1. Islam demands sincere and genuine
faith.
Messenger is demonstrated by
following the eternal guidance of the
2. This sincerity is needed in the
Quran and Sunnah.
fundamental beliefs as well as towards
the leaders and the members of the 2. Muslims should observe the five pillars
community. of Islam
3. This means strong belief in Tawhid 3. As for cooperating with the leader of
(oneness of God), the divine message of
the Quran and the messenger of God the community, Muslims should
who conveyed this Message to us. remember the speech of Abu Bakr on
4. Also, the leader of the community, who his election as caliph:
follows the Quran and Sunnah, should 4. “Help me if I am in the right, set me
be sincerely followed: right if I am in the wrong”
5. “And obey God and obey the Messenger
and those charged with authority 5. Similarly, sincerity towards fellows
among you.” (4:59) should be expressed by being kind,
polite, just and respectful to them.
6. Finally, Muslims should believe in
respecting and caring for the fellows in
the community.

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Hadith 2: None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants fo
himself

(a) (b)
1. A true believer is supposed to be ready
1. According to Islamic faith, all to give preference to the needs and
believers are bonded together by a feelings of his Muslim brothers over
common faith in Islam his own.
2. They, therefore, constitute a single 2. He should try to emulate the example
family or brotherhood where all of the Ansar of Madinah who readily
members are familiar to each other shared all their belongings with their
regardless of geographical, racial or Muhajir brothers.
linguistic barriers.
3. The Holy Quran endorses this by 3. Muslims should negate selfishness,
saying:“ Believers are a single promote spirit of sacrifice and love for
brotherhood” (49:10). the fellow Muslims
4. Now this sense of belonging to a 4. Should develop a sense of collective
single family unit demands that a welfare and make efforts to ensure
spirit of sacrifice for the other comfort and benefits for others as
members be nurtured and kept alive. much as for himself:
5. True believers should not look down
upon others and should not taunt
them or call them by offensive nick
names or ever break ties with them.
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Hadith No 3 : Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day either speak good or keep
silent, and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour, and
let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest.

(a) (b)
1. A faithful believer ought to be a source of
1. The Messenger of Allah, in his saying, comfort to his neighbours and should
has laid down certain cardinal project generosity and hospitality
disciplines for a true believer towards all human beings giving
2. Unless belief expresses itself preference to other Muslim brethren.
practically, it remains but a 2. The Quran commands its followers to be
pretension. kind and polite in speech: “ And speak
3. Teachings of the Prophet aim at kindly to mankind” (2:83).
inculcating and developing the 3. Neighbors and guests are important
feelings of generosity and kindness in components of the Muslim society and
our day to day interaction with others showing them generosity would
4. True belief is palpably associated strengthen the bonds of love and
with kindness in attitude. fraternity
5. Practical demonstration of true belief 4. Allah elaborately enjoins upon us, in (al-
has to be projected through action Ma'un), certain duties signifying the
importance of neighbourly needs

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Hadith No 4 : A man asked the Messenger: Do you think that if I say my prayers regularly
fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is
forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall enter paradise? He said: Yes.

(a) (b)
1. Salat and Sawm are both aimed at
1. Amongst the five pillars upon which promoting self-discipline and complete
Islam stands, after Shahadah, the two submission to Allah's command
mentioned above are those which are 2. The Quran elaborates the objective of
obligatory for each and every Muslim. fasting in these words:
2. This Hadith highlights the principles 3. “ O you who believe! Fasting has been
upon which is based eligibility for prescribed to you ____ so that you may
Paradise. learn self-restraint” (2:183).
3. Without the establishment of Salah 4. A Muslim is not merely ordered to pray
and observance of the Sawm, it is individually but to 'establish' prayer,
impossible to avoid Hellfire meaning to bond collectively with the
4. Another thing that is mentioned, is community through the daily prayers
the adherence to the Halal and and also through celebrating Ramadan
avoiding the Haram 5. These together prepare the believers
5. If Islamic teachings are followed, i.e. to observe patience, perseverance and
only the lawful is acted upon and the avoid Halal so as to achieve the
prohibited is shunned, the path to objectives
Jannah becomes clear and sure 6. Thus such a conduct in life would pave
the way to Paradise.

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Hadith No 5 : Every person's every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes
to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto
it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; every step you take to prayers is a
charity; every kind word is a charity and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity

(a) (b)
1. Islam includes all good deeds whether
1. All physical powers as a gift & trust acts of worship or kindness to others
from Allah in the scope of charity that shall be
2. Muslim should remember this and rewarded by Allah.
express gratitude to Allah by helping 2. Muslims should help their brothers
fellow Muslims brothers and sisters in day to day affairs.
3. All such acts are acts of charity 3. They should hurry to offer their
4. Such acts should be equated with prayer, share the burden of fellows
exerting energy in the worship of God and, wherever possible, remove
anything harmful from thoroughfares.
5. The Prophet said: “The best among
4. As in the examples given by the Holy
the people are those who are a
Prophet, all joints and organs of the
source of benefit to the people”
body working for goodness perform
6. This hadith emphasizes that a Muslim
acts of charity
must spend each day of his or her life
5. So much so that the Holy Prophet said
doing acts of kindness
that, “ even a smile is a charity”.

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Hadith No.6: Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his
hand, and if he is not able to do so then with his tongue, and if he is not able
to do so then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith

(a) (b)
1. Eradication of evil involves struggle of
1. Islam teaches its followers to first
establish a true Islamic society based on varying degrees depending on the
the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah available resources with the Muslim
2. The faith inside a Muslim expresses itself community and government.
through his or her opposition to evil 2. If s/he does nothing, nor even feels the
3. It further commands them to defend the need to do so s/he should be warned that
society against all possible evils with as per this Hadith, even the weakest
whatever available resources. degree of faith is missing from his or her
4. A Muslim must physically stop evil or heart.
attack it verbally, or at least have
feelings of resentment for it. 3. Evil may be suppressed through speech
or writings by individuals, or use of law
5. The Quran declares the distinguishing
factor of the Muslim Ummah as: You are enforcement by Muslim rulers.
the best of the people, evolved for 4. Thus suppressing evil, (Qital or Physical
mankind, enjoining what is right,
forbidding what is wrong and believing Jihad.) or verbally admonishing
in Allah” (3:100) (Dawa'/intellectual Jihad) it, is the duty
6. If a person doesn't even feel bad upon of a Muslim.
encountering an evil, then perhaps true
faith has not yet entered his or her heart. 5. But at all times a believer is required to
shun evil internally and for this ask
Allah’s help (Surah Falaq)

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Hadith No 7 : It was said: O Messenger of Allah, who is the most excellent of
men? The Messenger said: 'The believer who strives hard in the way of Allah with
his person and his property.’

(a) (b)
1. The Messenger of Allah, in this Hadith,
1. The importance of striving for the cause
of Allah can easily be understood by the has described some of the most
Quranic verse: “ Those who believe, and excellent Muslims for all times, the
suffer exile (Hijrah) and strive with Mujahideen or those who conduct
might and money, in Allah's cause, with
their goods and their persons, shall Jihad with the best of their resources
attain the highest rank in the sight of 2. To be included in 'the best' we must be
Allah” (9:20) ready to sacrifice our time, money and
2. Thus belief in Allah is subject and even life if need be in the path of Allah
conditional to striving in His way with all
resources so as to attain the status of a 3. This includes physical, mental and
martyr which is the highest reward spiritual Jihad
bestowed upon the believers by Allah 4. One who strives in Allah's way will be
3. Jihad is aimed at suppressing evil, ranked as a shaheed even if s/he dies a
stopping aggression and transgression natural death
but within the limits prescribed by the
code of conduct of war in Islam.
4. Muslims believe that all their physical
and financial resources are granted by
God, and so, they develop the spirit of
placing them at God’s disposal.

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Hadith No 8: The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whom do you count to be a martyr among you?' They said: O Messenger
of Allah, whoever is killed in the way of Allah is a martyr. He said: 'In that case the martyrs of my community
will be very few!. (We asked): Then who is Shaheed?. He who is killed in the way of Allah is a martyr, he who
dies a natural death in the way of Allah is a martyr, he who dies of plague is a martyr, he who dies of cholera
is a martyr.'

(a) (b)
1. If the desire of a Muslim is to attain the
1. The entire life of a Muslim is spent in exalted status of a Shaheed (Martyr) he
some form of Jihad
2. He or she may be performing spiritual, or she should spend every living
mental or physical Jihad at any given moment in Allah's Way
time 2. This can be achieved simply by making
the intention to seek Allah's pleasure in
3. The Quran and the Prophet have
repeatedly admired those busy in all that we do
Jihad and ranked them as the best 3. Allah's Path, in a broad term, applies to
Muslims. many aspects of goodness
4. If one's life is spent in this manner,
4. The Holy Prophet fought battles,
received wounds and also witnessed then no matter if death comes
martyrdom of his close associates. naturally or through a disease, he or
5. It was generally believed that this she shall be amongst the Martyrs
rank can only be achieved if one was 5. This serves as a great encouragement
actually in combat, but this Hadith has for those who do not get an
included all those Muslims who are opportunity to be involved in physical
struggling in Allah's Path in one way jihad
or the other.

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Hadith No9: No one eats better food than that which he eats out of the work o
his hand

(a) (b)
1. The Holy Prophet also said that, “ He
1. This Hadith stresses on two who works with his hand is a friend of
important teachings: Dignity of Allah.’
Labour & Superiority of Halal income 2. The Holy Prophet himself never
2. The Holy Prophet said that the test evaded physical hard labour
lies not in how much you earn, but 3. In the light of this Hadith and the
whether it is earned through fair or Prophet's example, no Muslim should
unfair means avoid physical labour nor consider it
3. Islam warns that those who use below his or her dignity.
wrongfully acquired wealth actually 4. Also they should respect those who
fill their stomach with hellfire engage in physical labour and not
4. The Holy Prophet himself set an consider them inferior
example of labour many a times in his 5. They should prefer to earn through
life: Construction of the Masjid & hard work than unfair means
Daily chores

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Hadith No. 10 : One who manages the affairs of the widow and the poor man is like
the one who exerts himself in the way of Allah, or the one who stands for prayer
in the night or fasts in the day

(a) (b)
1. The Muslims should follow the
1. Islamic teachings train the believers to
develop a sense of fulfilling the rights of example of the Prophet who was
God as well as those of the fellow known even before awarding of
beings. prophethood as the supporter of
2. Islam strictly instructs us to take care of widows & orphans.
the less privileged in the society. Such
people have been equated by the 2. They should support those in need by
Prophet to a regular worshipper and the regular charity and almsgiving
one who strives in the way of God.
3. By taking care of the poor, the needy,
3. The Quran links true faith with a
supportive attitude towards the poor widows, etc one can prove whether
and declares those who fail to do so as s/he is actually a believer or merely a
the rejecters of faith pretender of faith
4. Islam also requires that fellow Muslims 4. The Quran links kindness to Tawheed
behave with each other in a brotherly by saying: “ Serve Allah and do not join
fashion as an expression of genuine
faith. any partners with Him; and do good to
5. The Holy Prophet declared mutual love parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in
and care among the members of the need….” (4:36)
Islamic community as one of the pre-
requisites to the true faith 5. In a Muslim society special
arrangements should be made to
support the needy with Zakat and
other acts of charity.
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