Respect for the People following the Sunnah and Fearing Allah

Therefore the beloved of Allah, on whose behalf the world was created, who is a mercy unto mankind and the greatest benefactor, whose character Allah I Himself has praised in the Qur’an:

exalted standard of character.

Al Qalam 4

In this honourable Ayah it has been emphasized in various ways depicting Nabi of noble character, His Sahabah (Companions) were devoted to such a degree that his smallest, discomfort caused them to forego their own comfort, despite this Rasulullah was very cautious with regard to the rights and feelings of his fellow brothers and even in his final illness, despite the pain and discomfort, he ascended the mimbar of his Masjid and as reported by Fazl Ibn Abbas:

“I presented myself to Rasulullah and saw him in great pain with a bandage on his Mubarak head. He asked me to assist him by the shoulders into the Masjid. He sat in the mimbar and requested someone to assemble the Sahabah (companions). I went out to gather them. Thereafter praising Allah he said the following: “My time of leaving you is near therefore whoever’s back I have struck, he may do likewise and whoever I have dishonoured can now do the same, whoever has any demand on me can reclaim it in wealth, nor should any one be under the impression that by claiming his due from me will there be any enmity in my heart for him, because enmity is not something I have within me, understand this that I truly love the person who claims his due from me or forgives me this demand that I may go to my Lord with a clear conscience and I do not want to content myself by making this announcement once only, I will again make the announcement.”

Rasulullah descended the mimbar and performed the Zuhr salaah and immediately after the salaah he ascended the mimbar minimal indeed.” A person stood up and claimed he was owed three dirhams by Rasulullah to which Rasulullah replied:

“I do not wish to accuse you of lying nor to let you undertake any oath but I would like to know the nature of this affair” He replied: “A beggar came to you one day and you asked me to give him three dirhams on your behalf to which I complied.” Rasulullah told “Fazl Ibn Abbas t to give the man three dirhams”.

Thereafter different people requested Rasulullah to make du’a on their behalf and mentioned their personal shortcomings to which Umar warned “You are exposing your sins” but Nabi said: “Umar remain silent, verily the disgrace of this world is very much lesser than the disgrace of the akhirah.” Also mentioned in this incident is that after addressing the gathering, Umar also addressed them to which Rasulullah said: “Umar is with me and I am with Umar, after my demise truth will remain with Umar wherever he may be.” Thereafter Rasulullah r went to the home of the Siddiqah, Aisha y and similarly addressed the gathering of the women as he had addressed the men, and repeated the announcement.”

Shamailut Tirmidhi

Further Reading:

The Virtues of Women – 40 Hadith
The Purpose of Marriage
Two Sided Friendship and Rights
The Great Benevolence of Rasulullah On His Wives
Marriage is a Mode of Ibadah
Altering Our Present Opinion and Mode of Thought
The Status of Women in Islam
The Governance and Supervision of Women by Men
Advice and Warning to Men
Manners and Ways to Easy Fulfilment of Rights in Marriage
Respect for the People following the Sunnah and Fearing Allah

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