Taking Care Of Your Brother

Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu ‘anhu) said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The best of deeds is that you make your believing brother happy or that you pay off his debt or that you should feed him bread.” (Ibn Abi al-Dunyaa (1/98), al-Dailamee (1/1/123) Al-Asbahani (1/214) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albani in al-Sahihah (1494)).



The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The most beloved of people to Allah are those who are of most benefit (to others). The most beloved of actions to Allah, 'azza wa jalla, is when you make another Muslim happy, removing a hardship that has befallen him, paying off a debt of his or ridding him of hunger. It is more beloved to me indeed that I walk with my Muslim brother to see to a need of his than performing i'tikaaf (secluding oneself) in a Masjid for a month.” (At-Tabaraanee/Al-kabeer, 3/209/2, As-Silsilah As-Sahihah, 906).


In another similar narration:

Ibn Abi’l-Dunya narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “The most beloved of people to Allah is the one who brings most benefit to people, and the most beloved of deeds to Allah is making a Muslim happy, or relieving him of hardship, or paying off his debt, or warding off hunger from him. For me to go with my Muslim brother to meet his need is dearer to me than observing i’tikaaf in this mosque – meaning the mosque of Madeenah – for a month… whoever goes with his Muslim brother to meet his need, Allah will make him stand firm on the Day when all feet will slip.” Classed as hasan by al-Albani in Sahih al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 2623.

Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor hand him over to an oppressor. Whoever fulfilled his brother's needs, Allah will fulfil his needs; whoever brought his brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection and whoever screened (the faults of) a Muslim, Allah will screen his on the Day of Resurrection. (Sahih Bukhari. Book 43, Hadith 622).

"The best companions with Allah are those who are the best to their companions." (Ahmed and Tirmidhi and rendered authentic by Al-Albani. Road to Good Friendship By Abdul Malik Al-Qasim, p.22).

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