Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE 2
How would you relate the above hadith to happenings in our society
today?
3.1.3 Hadith 13 Text Translation, Commentary and Lessons
َرَشَع ُثِلاﱠثلا ُثيِد َحْلا
ﱢيِبﱠنلا ْنَع ،َمﱠلَسَو ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ ىﱠلَص ِﷲ ِلوُسَر ِمِداَخ ،ُهْنَع
ُﷲ َيِضَر ِكِلاَم ِنْب سَنَأ َةَزْمَح يِبَأ ْنَع
يراخبلا هاور .( ِهِسْفَنِل ُهُبِحُي اَم ِهيِخِلأ ﱡبِحُي يﱠتَح ْم ُ◌ُكُدْحَأ ُنِمْؤُي َلا ) : َلاَق َمﱠلَسَو ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ يﱠلَص
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ملسمو ،[
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Translation
Hadith 13
From Abu Hamzah, Anas bn Malik (May Allah be with him) who was
the servant of the messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him, who said, relating from the Prophet, may the peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him, that he said: “None of you believes
till he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself”.
Bukhari and Muslim related it.
Commentary
Islam considers the idea of universal peace and brotherhood as a very
important one. In this hadith, we are enjoined to regard every believer
not only as our brother, but also as our keeper. We must be sensitive to
his feelings and display equal degree of understanding and peaceful coexistence
toward him. We must do unto him what we want others to do
unto us. This hadith is an indication to the fact that mankind have a
common progenitor, Adam, hence we are all brothers. And that good
conduct is not only important among members of the same family but
also among nations of the world. This is a right step towards universal
peace and fraternity.
Lessons
The following lessons are derivable from the hadith:
1. The faith of any Muslim is incomplete if his heart is not free of
grudge and evil thought against his fellow brother.
2. A good Muslim should love everyone around him.
3. We should do unto others, as we would like others do unto us.
4. When others offend us, we should have forgiving spirit.
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