Author: Dr. Muhammad Ziya-ur-Rahman A'zami رحمه الله
Chapter: Bāb min Ḥuqūq al-Muslim ʿalā al-Muslim
A Muslim’s Obligations Toward Another Muslim
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are five: returning the greeting of peace, visiting the sick, following the funeral, accepting invitations, and responding to the one who sneezes."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari 1240 and Muslim 2162/4]
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are six."
It was asked: “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?”
He (ﷺ) replied:
"When you meet him, greet him with peace; when he invites you, accept it; when he seeks advice, give it to him; when he sneezes and praises Allah, respond to him; when he falls ill, visit him; and when he dies, follow his funeral."
[Authentic – Narrated by Muslim 2162/5]
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar (رضي الله عنهما):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim; he neither wrongs him nor hands him over (to the enemy). Whoever fulfills the need of his brother, Allah will fulfill his need. Whoever relieves a Muslim from a difficulty, Allah will relieve him from a difficulty among the difficulties of the Day of Judgment. And whoever conceals a Muslim’s faults, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Judgment."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari 2442 and Muslim 2580/58]
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices against one another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from one another, and do not undercut each other in trade. Rather, be, O servants of Allah, brothers. A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not wrong him, forsake him, or despise him. Taqwa is here," — and he (ﷺ) pointed to his chest three times.
"It is enough evil for a person to hold his Muslim brother in contempt. All of a Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor."
And in another narration:
"Indeed, Allah does not look at your bodies or your appearances, but He looks at your hearts."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by Muslim 2564/32–33 and al-Bukhari 6066]
Narrated by a Shaykh from Banu Sulayt:
He said:
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to speak regarding a few captives who had fallen into our hands during the pre-Islamic period. The Prophet (ﷺ) was seated, surrounded by people. He was speaking to them, and he was wearing a single cloth with a coarse border.
He said:
"I heard him say, while pointing with his finger: A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not wrong him nor forsake him. Taqwa is here, Taqwa is here,"
— and he (ﷺ) said this pointing to his heart, meaning that Taqwa resides in the heart.
[Hasan – Narrated by Ahmad 16624]
Chapter: Bāb min Ḥuqūq al-Muslim ʿalā al-Muslim
A Muslim’s Obligations Toward Another Muslim
Hadith ①
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are five: returning the greeting of peace, visiting the sick, following the funeral, accepting invitations, and responding to the one who sneezes."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari 1240 and Muslim 2162/4]
Hadith ②
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are six."
It was asked: “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?”
He (ﷺ) replied:
"When you meet him, greet him with peace; when he invites you, accept it; when he seeks advice, give it to him; when he sneezes and praises Allah, respond to him; when he falls ill, visit him; and when he dies, follow his funeral."
[Authentic – Narrated by Muslim 2162/5]
Hadith ③
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar (رضي الله عنهما):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim; he neither wrongs him nor hands him over (to the enemy). Whoever fulfills the need of his brother, Allah will fulfill his need. Whoever relieves a Muslim from a difficulty, Allah will relieve him from a difficulty among the difficulties of the Day of Judgment. And whoever conceals a Muslim’s faults, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Judgment."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari 2442 and Muslim 2580/58]
Hadith ④
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه):
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Do not envy one another, do not inflate prices against one another, do not hate one another, do not turn away from one another, and do not undercut each other in trade. Rather, be, O servants of Allah, brothers. A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not wrong him, forsake him, or despise him. Taqwa is here," — and he (ﷺ) pointed to his chest three times.
"It is enough evil for a person to hold his Muslim brother in contempt. All of a Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth, and his honor."
And in another narration:
"Indeed, Allah does not look at your bodies or your appearances, but He looks at your hearts."
[Agreed upon: Narrated by Muslim 2564/32–33 and al-Bukhari 6066]
Hadith ⑤
Narrated by a Shaykh from Banu Sulayt:
He said:
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) to speak regarding a few captives who had fallen into our hands during the pre-Islamic period. The Prophet (ﷺ) was seated, surrounded by people. He was speaking to them, and he was wearing a single cloth with a coarse border.
He said:
"I heard him say, while pointing with his finger: A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not wrong him nor forsake him. Taqwa is here, Taqwa is here,"
— and he (ﷺ) said this pointing to his heart, meaning that Taqwa resides in the heart.
[Hasan – Narrated by Ahmad 16624]
