Family Issues, - The Ideal Muslim Woman and Her Community. Part 4

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... Part 3 continued.... The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) wanted, in this instance, to instill a sense of all-encompassing mercy in the conscience of the Muslims, men and women alike, so that they would become compassionate by nature, even to animals, because whoever has the heart to be kind to animals will not be harsh towards his human brother.
The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was full of compassion towards humans and animals alike. He never stopped encouraging compassion among people, and sought to instill it deeply in the hearts of Muslim men and women, stating that it was the key to Allah’s (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) mercy, forgiveness and reward. Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) would forgive those who were compassionate, even if they were sinners. InSahihMuslim, Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahu anhu) said:
“ Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘A dog was walking around a well, almost dying of thirst, when a Jewish prostitute saw him. She took off her shoe, brought water to him and gave him to drink. She was forgiven because of this deed.”99
How great is the blessing of compassion and mercy for mankind! What beautiful attributes they are! It is sufficient honor and status to know that the Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer) of Glory and Majesty derived His own name fromrahmah(mercy, compassion), and is calledal-Rahim, al-Rahman.
Footnotes:
1.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah 13/235, Kitab al-fada’il, bab husn khalqihi(sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
2.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 336, Bab husn al-khalq.
3.Fath al-Bari, 10/456, Kitab al-adab, bab husn al-khulq; Sahih Muslim, 15/78, Kitab al-fada’il, bab kathrah haya’ihi(sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
4.Reported by Tirmidhi, 4/249, in Abwab al-birr, 70. He said it is a hasan hadith.
5.Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/375, Bab sakhawah al-nafs.
6.Reported by Tirmidhi 3/244, in Abwab al-birr, bab husn al-khalq. He said it is a hasan sahih hadith.
7.Reported by Tirmidhi, 2/315, in Abwab al-rida’, 11. He said it is a hasan sahih hadith.
8.Reported by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir, 1/181, 183. The men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih.
9.Reported by Tirmidhi, 3/245, in Abwab al-birr wa’l-silah, 61. The men of its isnad are thiqat.
10.Reported by Abu Ya’la and al-Tabarani in al-Awsat; the men of Abu Ya’la are thiqat. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/22.
11.Reported by Ahmad, 3/502; its men are thiqat.
12.Reported by Ahmad, 1/403; its men are rijal al-sahih.
13.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 50, Bab al-sidq.
14.Shahadat al-zur may be interpreted in the following ways: bearing false witness by giving evidence that is false; assisting in something which implies fraud or falsehood; attending the gatherings of the kuffar on the occasion of their festivals. [Translator]
15.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 689, Bab ghalaz tahrim shahadah al-zur.
16.Sahih Muslim, 2/37, Kitab al-iman, bab bayan an al-din al-nasihah.
17.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/92, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah, bab al-nasihah.
18.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 10/61, Kitab al-imarah wa’l-qada’, bab al-ra’i mas’ul ‘an ri’atihi.
19.Sahih Muslim, 13/38, Kitab al-imarah, bab fadl i’anah al-ghazi fi sabil-Allah.
20.Sahih Muslim, 2/108, Kitab al-iman, bab qawl al-Nabi(sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) man ghashshana fa laysa minna.
21.Sahih Muslim, 2/109, Kitab al-iman, bab man ghashshana fa laysa minna.
22.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 10/71-73, Kitab al-imarah wa’l-qada’, bab wa’id al-ghadr; Riyad al-Salihin, 705, bab tahrim al-ghadr.
23.Fath al-Bari, 4/417, Kitab al-buyu’, bab ithm man ba’a hurran.
24.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/74, Kitab al-iman, bab ‘alamat al-nifaq.
25.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/72, Kitab al-iman, bab ‘alamat al-nifaq.
26.Sahih Muslim, 2/48, Kitab al-iman, bab bayan khisal al-munafiq.
27.Hayat al-Sahabah 3/99.
28.Fath al-Bari, 10/476, Kitab al-adab, bab ma yukrah min al-tamaduh; Sahih Muslim, 18/126, Kitab al-zuhd, bab al-nahi ‘an ifrat fi’l-madh.
29.See al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/433, Bab yuhtha fi wujuh al-maddahin.
30.Reported by Ahmad, 5/32; its isnad is sahih.
31.Hayat al-Sahabah, 3/103.
32.Fath al-bari, 13/170, Kitab al-ahkam, bab ma yukrah min thana’ al-sultan.
33.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 364, Kitab al-adab, bab al-haya’ wa fadlulu.
34.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyadh al-Salihin, 363, Kitab al-adab, bab fi’l-haya’ wa fadluhu.
35.Sahih Muslim, 2/7, Kitab al-iman, bab al-haya’ shu’bah min al-iman.
36.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 363, Kitab al-adab, bab 363.
37.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 35, Bab al-sabr.
38.Sahih Muslim, 7/124, Kitab al-zakat, bab bayan an al-yad al-’uliya khayr min al-yad al-sufla.
39.Reported by Tirmidhi, 3/382, Abwab al-zuhd, 8; Ibn Majah, 2/1316, Kitab al-fitan, bab kaff al-lisan ‘an al-fitnah.
40.Sahih Muslim, 12/10, Kitab al-aqdiyah, bab al-nahi ‘an kathrah al-masa’il min ghayri hajah.
41.Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/419, Bab man sami’a bi fahishah fa afshaha.
42.Reported with a sahih isnad by Abu Dawud, 4/375, Kitab al-adab, bab fi al-nahi ‘an al-tajassus.
43.Reported with a hasan isnad by Ahmad, 5/279.
44.Reported by al-Tabarani; the men of its isnad are thiqat. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/94.
45.Sahih Muslim, 18/115, Kitab al-zuhd, bab tahrim al-riya’.
46.Sahih Muslim, 13/50, Kitab al-imarah, bab man qatila li’l-riya’ wa’l-sum’ah.
47.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 10/323, Kitab al-riqaq, bab al-riya’ wa’l-sam’ah.
48.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah 10/328, Kitab al-hudud, bab qat’ yad al-sharif wa’l-mar’ah wa’l-shafa’ah fi’l-hadd.
49.Sahih Muslim, 16/143, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab tahrim al-zulm.
50.Sahih Muslim, 16/132, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab tahrim al-zulm.
51.Fath al-Bari, 5/97, Kitab al-muzalim, bab la yazlum al-Muslimu al-Muslima wa la yuslimuhu.
52.Fath al-Bari, 10/527, Kitab al-adab, bab al-madarah ma’a al-nas.
53.Fath al-Bari, 10/528, Kitab al-adab, bab al-madarah ma’a al-nas.
54.Sahih Muslim, 15/206, Kitab fada’il al-Sahabah, bab fada’il Umm al-Mu’minin ‘A’ishah.
55.Fath al-Bari, 8/455, Kitab al-tafsir, bab law la idh sami’timuhu zann al-mu’minina wa’l-mu’minat bi anfusihim khayran [al-Nur 24:12]
56.Al-Samt al-Thamin, 110; al-Isti’ab, 4/1851; al-Isabah, 8/93.
57.Al-Isabah, 8/192.
58.Reported by Tirmidhi, 4/662, Kitab sifat al-qiyamah, 54. He said it is a hasan sahih hadith.
59.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/109, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah, bab ma la yajuz min al-zann.
60.Hayat al-Sahabah, 2/151
61.A sahih hadith narrated by Malik in al-Muwatta’, 2/975, Kitab al-kalam, bab ma yu’mar bihi min al-tahaffuz fi’l-kalam.
62.Sahih Muslim, 1/73, Introduction, Bab al-nahy ‘an al-hadith bi kulli ma sami’a.
63.Sahih Muslim, 2/12, Kitab al-iman, bab bayan tafadul al-Islam.
64.Reported by Abu Dawud, 4/371, Kitab al-adab, bab fi’l-ghibah; Tirmidhi, 4/660, Kitab sifat al-qiyamah, 51; he said it is a hasan sahih hadith.
65.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/86, Kitab al-iman, bab al-kaba’ir.
66.Reported with a hasan isnad by Ahmad, 6/461.
67.Reported with a sahih isnad by Ahmad, 4/227.
68.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/147, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah, bab wa’id al-namam.
69.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/370, Kitab al-taharah, bab al-istitar ‘inda qada’ al-hajah.
70.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/76, Kitab al-iman, bab ‘alamat al-nifaq.
71.Reported by Ahmad and al-Tabarani; the men of itsisnad are thiqat. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/64.
72.Reported by al-Tabarani; the men of its isnad are thiqat. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/64.
73.Fath al-Bari, 10/452, Kitab al-adab, bab lam yakun al-Nabi(sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) fashishan wala mutafahhishan.
74.Sahih Muslim, 16/150, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab man la’anahu al-Nabi(sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
75.Sahih Muslim, 16/135, Kitab al-birr a’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab tahrim al-zulm.
76.Sahih Muslim, 16/121, Kitab al-birr, bab tahrim zulm al-Muslim wa khadhlihi wa ihtiqarihi.
77.Bukhari and Muslim. See Riyad al-Salihin, 340, Bab al-hilm wa’l-anah wa’l-rifq.
78.Sahih Muslim, 16/146, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab fadl al-rifq.
79.Sahih Muslim, 16/146, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab fadl al-rifq.
80.Fath al-Bari, 1/323, Kitab al-wudu’, bab sabb al-ma’ ‘ala’l-bul fi’l-masjid.
81.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 10/67, Kitab al-imarah wa’l-qada’, bab ma ‘ala al-walah min al-taysir.
82.Sahih Muslim, 16/145, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah wa’l-adab, bab fadl al-rifq.
83.Reported by Ahmad, 6/104; the men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih.
84.Reported by Ahmad, 6/104; the men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih.
85.Reported by al-Bazzar; the men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/18, bab ma ja’a fi’l-rifq.
86.Reported by Tirmidhi, 4/654, in Kitab siffah al-qiyamah, 45; he said it is a hasan hadith.
87.The word translated here as proficiency is ihsan, which also has connotations of doing well, decency, etc. [Translator]
88.Sahih Muslim, 13/106, Kitab al-sayd, bab al-amr bi ihsan al-dhabh.
89.Reported by al-Tabarani; the men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/187, Bab rahmat al-nas.
90.Reported with a hasan isnad by al-Tabarani. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/187, Bab rahmat al-nas.
91.Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/466, Bab irham man fi’l-ard.
92.Reported by al-Tabarani; the men of its isnad are rijal al-sahih. See Majma’ al-Zawa’id, 8/186, Bab rahmat al-nas.
93.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 3/410, Kitab al-salat, bab al-takhfif li amr yahduth.
94.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/34, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah, bab rahmat al-walad wa taqbilihi.
95.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/34, Kitab al-birr wa’l-silah, bab rahmat al-walad wa taqbilihi.
96.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 2/229, Kitab al-salah, bab fadl salah al-’iswa’l-fajr fi’l-jama’ah.
97.Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 6/171, Kitab al-zakat, bab fadl saqi al-ma’.
98.Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/472, Bab akhdh al-bayd min al-hammarah.
99.Sahih Muslim, 14/242, Kitab qatl al-hayyat wa nahwaha, bab fadl saqi al-baha’im./-

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