Hadith 1

‘Religion is sincerity.’ We said: ‘To whom?’ The Prophet said: ‘To Allah, his Book, his Messenger, the leaders of the
Muslims and to their common people.’

(a)
1. Islam demands sincere and genuine faith.

2. This sincerity is needed in the fundamental beliefs as well as towards the leaders and the members of the community.

3. This means strong belief in Tawhid (oneness of God), the divine message of the Quran and the messenger of God who
conveyed this Message to us.

4. Also, the leader of the community, who follows the Quran and Sunnah, should be sincerely followed:

5. “And obey God and obey the Messenger and those charged with authority among you.” (4:59)

6. Finally, Muslims should believe in respecting and caring for the fellows in the community.

(b)
1. Belief in Tawhid, Quran and the last Messenger is demonstrated by following the eternal guidance of the Quran and
Sunnah.

2. Muslims should observe the five pillars of Islam:

3. “And establish regular prayer and pay the charity tax”

4. As for cooperating with the leader of the community, Muslims should remember the speech of Abu Bakr on his election as
caliph:

5. “Help me if I am in the right, set me right if I am in the wrong”

6. Similarly, sincerity towards fellows should be expressed by being kind, polite and respectful to them.

Hadith 2

None of you believes until he wants for his brother what he wants for himself.

(a)
1. Muslims are bonded together with common faith:

2. “Believers are a single brotherhood” (49:10) this bond of fraternity has been established by God Himself, and so, all
Muslims should make it part of their faith.

3. A heart without love and care for the fellow Muslims is devoid of true faith, & so, genuine faith is linked with affection for
the other members of the community.

4. “None of you believes” refers to imperfect faith, and not absence of faith. This means that any believer might fall prey to
a lack of love for fellows.
(b)
1. Muslims should negate selfishness, promote spirit of sacrifice and love for the fellow Muslims

2. Should develop a sense of collective welfare and make efforts to ensure comfort and benefits for others as much as for
himself:

3. “It is more beneficial for one to give his land free to his brother than to charge him a fixed rental” and:

4. “That you desire for others that what you desire for yourself”

5. True believers should not look down upon others and should not taunt them or call them by offensive nick names.

6. They are also not supposed to break ties with fellow brothers and should take initiative in re-establishing good relations.

Hadith 3

Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day either speak good or keep silent, and let him who believes in Allah and the
Last Day be generous to his neighbour, and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest.

(a)
1. Power of speech not only a great bounty by God but also a means of expressing faith:

2. “He has created man. He has taught him the speech (and intelligence),” (55:3, 4)

3. With this belief, a believer should learn, “To keep quiet is better than telling a bad thing”

4. Several evils, transgression and indecencies originate form misuse of the tongue.

5. Similarly, faith is also linked with good social conduct because Muslims believe that observance of acts of worship is one
aspect and being kind to others is another aspect of demonstrating faith.

(b)
1. Muslims should avoid all indecencies : “Believers will surely get through ………who avoid vain talk” (23:1-2)

2. They should show hospitality towards those around them e.g., neighbors & guests: “He is not a true believer who eats
to his fill but his neighbor sleeps hungry” and

3. “Whoever believes in God and the last day should not harm his neighbor, and whoever believes in God should
honour his guest”

4. The Prophet set several examples of hospitality, towards both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Hadith 4
A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace): Do you think that if I perform the
obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and
do nothing further, I shall enter paradise? He said: Yes

(a)
1. This Hadith sums up the secret of entry to Paradise.

2. Prayer and fasting are the two of the five pillars on which is erected the building of faith:

3. “He who gives up prayer has indeed disbelieved.”

4. “What stands between a believer and disbelief is abandonment of regular prayer”

5. “The fast is a shield (against Satan).”

6. These two pillars train believers to believe in the importance of the lawful and the unlawful.

7. “…….he (the Prophet) allows them as lawful what is good and prohibits them from what is bad” (7:157)

(b)
1. Muslims should be regular and punctual in daily prayer as it keeps them from evils:

2. “Verily, regular prayer refrains from shameful and unjust deeds” (29:45)

3. They should fast in Ramadan to promote self-restraint

4. Observance of both these trains them to tell right from wrong and earn by Halal (permitted) means while shunning all
Haram (forbidden) actions:

5. “So take what the Messenger gives you and refrain form what he prohibits you” (59:7)

6. Such self training will ensure individual and collective welfare in this world and the Hereafter.

Hadith 5

Every person’s every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a
charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; a good word is a
charity; every step you take to prayers is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.

(a)
1. Muslims should consider all their physical powers as a gift of God

2. This will enable them to express gratitude to God by helping fellow Muslims in daily matters

3. They should consider such acts as charity e.g., settling disputes of the people and removing harmful objects from the
roads.

4. Such acts should be equated with exerting energy in the worship of God

5. Islam encourages charity and other measures that benefit others: “The best among the people are those who are a
source of benefit to the people” (Hadith)
(b)
1. True believers should shape their conduct in such a way as can help the fellows in day to day affairs.

2. They should try to end disputes between fellows because the Quran says: “Believers are a single brotherhood;
therefore make peace between your two contending brothers” (49:10)

3. They should hurry to offer their prayer, share the burdon of fellows and, wherever possible, remove anything harmful from
thoroughfares.

4. This they should do along with other acts of charity because Islam has broadened the scope of charity.