Good intentions
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1 When I help other people and fulfill their needs I anticipate that
I am applying the commandment of Allah hopefully I will be of the doers of good.
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ):
{ And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. }
Quran ( 2 : 195 )
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2 I will have a share of goodness preserved with Allah until the day of resurrection.
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :
{ Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a share [i.e., reward] therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a portion [i.e., burden] therefrom. And ever is Allāh, over all things, a Keeper.1 }
Quran ( 4 : 85 )
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Whenever a needy person would come to the Prophet ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ), he would turn to those who were present and say, "If you make intercession for him, you will be rewarded, because Allah decreed what He likes by the tongue of His Messenger".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
This Hadith urges us to intercede to fulfill the permissible needs of other people, whether one intercedes to a ruler, a man of stature or an ordinary man. Moreover, one may intercede to ward off injustice or to bring about a benefit to a needy man.
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3 I am applying the commandment of Allah
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :
{ O you who have believed, bow and prostrate and worship your Lord and do good - that you may succeed. }
Quran ( 22 : 77 ).
Ibn Abbas ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said { do good } by maintaining the ties of kinship and sticking to noble morals. Fulfilling the needs of other people is one of the dearest good deeds in the sight of Allah.
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4 It is a means to settle the ties of brotherhood
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :
{ No good is there in much of their private conversation, except for those who enjoin charity or that which is right or conciliation between people. And whoever does that seeking means to the approval of Allāh - then We are going to give him a great reward. }
Quran ( 4 : 114 )
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5 Fulfilling the needs of other people is an example of cooperating in goodness
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :
{ And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty }
Quran ( 5 : 2 )
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6 This is an application of the advice of the Prophet Muhammed, our role model ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) :
{ There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allāh an excellent pattern1 for anyone whose hope is in Allāh and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allāh often. }
Quran ( 33 : 21 )
It is obligatory to follow the example set by the Messenger of Allah in his sayings, deeds and conditions.
Jabir ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said :“If any of you is able to benefit his brother, let him do so.” Muslim transmitted it.
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7 This is a way to strengthen the ties of brotherhood between the Muslims
Ibn 'Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah ( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should not oppress him nor should he hand him over to (his satan or to his self which is inclined to evil). Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever removes the troubles of his brother, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah will cover up his fault on the Day of Resurrection".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
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8 Allah will support me and fulfill all my needs
Ibn 'Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should not oppress him nor should he hand him over to (his satan or to his self which is inclined to evil). Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever removes the troubles of his brother, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah will cover up his fault on the Day of Resurrection".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
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9 Allah will remove my troubles on the last day.
Ibn 'Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim. So he should not oppress him nor should he hand him over to (his satan or to his self which is inclined to evil). Whoever fulfills the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever removes the troubles of his brother, Allah will remove one of his troubles on the Day of Resurrection; and whoever covers up the fault of a Muslim, Allah will cover up his fault on the Day of Resurrection".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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10 I am applying one of the traits of the Prophets
Yusuf the son of Jacob the son of Ishaaq treated his brothers generously despite the fact that they oppressed him. Upon reaching the well of Madyen, Musa found a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women holding back [their flocks]. He removed the rock so that all the sheep drink. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah
( may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) never said 'no' to anyone who asked him for anything.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
It was narrated that Simak bin Harb said:
I heard Abbad bin Zahir Abu Ruwa` say: I heard ‘Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him ) delivering a khutbah in which he said: By Allah, l accompanied the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) whilst traveling and not traveling; he used to visit our sick, attend our funerals, go out on campaign with us and comfort us with whatever means he could..
Musnad Ahmad
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11 Allah will facilitate my affairs when I try to facilitate the affairs of my brother
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“If anyone relieves a Muslim believer from one of the hardships of this worldly life, Allah will relieve him of one of the hardships of the Day of Resurrection. If anyone makes it easy for the one who is indebted to him (while finding it difficult to repay), Allah will make it easy for him in this worldly life and in the Hereafter, and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah helps His slave as long as he helps his brother.”
Related by Muslim.
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12 Allah will help me
Abu Hurairah ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“If anyone relieves a Muslim believer from one of the hardships of this worldly life, Allah will relieve him of one of the hardships of the Day of Resurrection. If anyone makes it easy for the one who is indebted to him (while finding it difficult to repay), Allah will make it easy for him in this worldly life and in the Hereafter, and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah helps His slave as long as he helps his brother.”
Related by Muslim.
The most beloved of people to Allah is the one who brings the 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.
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13 I hope Allah will bestow upon me a good end
Anas bin Malik ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
Carrying out good deeds protects one from an evil death..”
(Al Mu’jamul Kabir of Imam Tabarani)
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14 I will attain the love of Allah when I do the dearest of the deeds to him
Ibn ‘Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“The most beloved of people to Allaah is the one who brings most benefit to people,and the most beloved of deeds to Allaah is making a Muslim happy, or relieving him of hardship, or paying off his debt, or warding off hunger from him.
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15 I will attain the love of Muslims and help build a united Muslim community
Nu'man bin Bashir ( May Allah be pleased with him ) reported:
Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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16 Allah will set my foot firm when the other feet slip
Ibn ‘Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“ whoever goes with his Muslim brother to meet his need, Allah will make him stand firm on the Day when all feet will slip.”
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17 Allah will choose me to be from the favored slaves
Ibn ‘Umar ( May Allah be pleased with him ) narrated that the Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“ Allah has favored some people with his blessings so that they help other people, he lets these blessings in their hands as long as they spend them for his sake. Yet, if they refrained from helping the other people he withdraws the blessings from them and turns them to other people".
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18 I will get the reward promised by Allah to those good people mentioned in this Hadith
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said:
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Some people open the door to good and close the door to evil, and some people open the door to evil and close the door to good. Glad tidings to those in whose hands Allah places the keys to good, and woe to those in whose hands Allah places the keys to evil.'"
Sunan Ibn Majah
Imitating the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)one of his known manners is that he used to help other people and fulfill their needs. Let us reflect upon this situation his wife Khadija soothed him.
Khadija (May Allah be pleased with her ) replied,
"Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones."
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