Be Ready to Remove Others’ Pain

BE READY TO REMOVE OTHERS’ PAIN A true human being should be ready to relieve others’ pain just as he does is own. He is happy to see others happy and sad to see others sad. A ccording to a tradition the Prophet of Islam once observed: “There are more than seventy branches of faith, the most superior branch is believing that there is no God save Allah and its lesser most branch is removing anything from the path which may cause others injury. And modesty is also a branch of faith.” (Al-Adab al-Mufrad 598) One aspect of the temperament produced by faith is always having the urge to help others. It becomes impossible for a true believer to see someone in pain and difficulty and not help him. Even if he sees anything like a stone or a thorn in the path, he will not rest content until he removes it. He always fears that someone might take that path and get hurt.