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Self-effacement became second nature with the Companions. Ibn-i-Omar tells that, “We have seen days when none of us had a greater claim on his wealth than his Muslim brother.”

Consequently, many events took place which joined the frontiers of kindliness with those of fellowship, and which carried fellowship to the heights of altruism and self-sacrifice. It is related by Ibn-i-Omar that “Once a Companion of the Holy Prophet received the head of a goat as a gift. Thinking that such-and-such a person had a greater need of it, he sent it to him. But he, too, thought the same and sent it to another friend. The head of the goat, thus, travelled from one person to another till after making a round of seven homes it came back to the Companion who had received it first.”  Read more... (1869 words, estimated 7:29 mins reading time)

Zakat, which Islam has enjoined upon Muslims, marks the lowest limit of the expression of human sympathy, kindness and compassion. It is a duty, the disregard or violation of which is not in any circumstances tolerable to God. The Shariah is emphatic in its insistence upon its observance. It has prescribed it as an essential requirement of Faith for Muslims.

But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then they are your brethren (Al-Tawba:11)  Read more... (973 words, estimated 3:54 mins reading time)

This includes overbearing the weak, the male slave, the female slave, the wife and the beast. Allah, the Almighty ordered us to deal in kindness towards these varieties. He said,

{Serve Allah and join not any partners with Him, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are of kin, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the way-fairer( ye meet) and what your right hands possess: for Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious} (An-Nisa’: 36)

Concerning Allah’s saying,

{Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him}  Read more... (2801 words, estimated 11:12 mins reading time)

Allah, the Most High, says,

“Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans eat up fire into their own bodies: they will soon be enduring a blazing fire.” (Al-Nisa’: 10)

The Qur’an also states,

“Come not nigh to the orphan’s property except to improve it, until he attains the age of full strength.” (Al-Imran: 152)

The Prophet (pbuh) said,

“When I was taken up in Ascent (Mi’raj) I saw some men gapping their jaws under the coercion of other men. Then came another men who fed them stones of fire that penetrated their bodies and came out from their anus. I wondered: ‘Who are they, Gabriel?’ He replied, ‘They are those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans eat up a fire intotheir bodies.” (Muslim)  Read more... (1693 words, estimated 6:46 mins reading time)

Please make sincere repentance to Allah before as Ali (ra) said, “Today is deed without reckoning and tomorrow is reckoning without deeds”. Sincere repentance has four conditions :

• Feeling bad for the sin
• Firm commitment in intention not to repeat sin (whether it happens again is not a condition if one tried his best)
• Make repentance to Allah by Du’a and asking or better crying for forgiveness
• If some person has been wronged because of this sin then one needs to make up to this person.

1. Associating partners with Allaah (Shirk)  Read more... (1676 words, estimated 6:42 mins reading time)