Alarming a Muslim brother is a serious fault

Alarming a Muslim brother is a serious fault

1990 2 February 3 Alarming a Muslim brother is a serious fault (70) A desert Arab, who once came and prayed along with the Prophet, had his horn taken away from him while he was at prayer. The prayer over, he was alarmed to discover that his horn had disappeared. When he asked what had happened to it, the Prophet spoke warningly to his companions: “One who believes in God and the Last Day should never give another Muslim cause for alarm.”

(Al-Haythami)

No Muslim should ever consider another Muslim in ferior

1990 2 February 3 No Muslim should ever consider another Muslim in ferior (88) Hasan, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, tells of how, once, when a group of Muslims came to Abu Musa Ash‘ari, who was governor during Caliphate of Umar, he distributed largesse to those who were Arabs, but gave nothing to those who were not. ‘On learning of this, Caliph Umar wrote to Abu Musa Ash‘ari. “Why did you not make an equal distribution between Arabs and non-Arabs? When a man considers certain of his Muslim brethren to be inferior, that is proof enough of his being evil.”

Praying for wrong–doers.

1990 2 February 3 Praying for wrong–doers. (68) A drunkard was once brought before the Prophet, who gave orders that he should be whipped. When the man had left, some of those present fell to cursing him and praying that God should lay him low “Do not give voice to such sentiments,” said the Prophet. “Do not join forces with Satan against your brother. You should rather say: ‘Lord, forgive him; Lord, guide him:”

(Ibn Jarir)