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51 Short Hadiths Every

Muslim Should Know with
Explanation
By Rameez Abid / June 21, 2021

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In the vast treasury of Islamic wisdom, the hadiths of

Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬hold a distinctive place as
guiding beacons illuminating the path of believers. This
book, “51 Short Hadiths Every Muslim Should
Know,” is a compilation curated from the most
esteemed sources in Islamic tradition—the Sahih
collections of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim. The
selected hadiths are taken from this list.

To enhance the reader’s understanding, each hadith is

accompanied by a concise and enlightening explanation
drawn primarily from the online Arabic Dorar Hadith
Encyclopedia. This additional layer of insight aims to
unfold the layers of meaning embedded in the Prophet’s
‫ ﷺ‬words, revealing the profound wisdom that often lies
beneath the surface.

In a world that is often fast-paced and tumultuous, the

need to connect with the teachings of Islam is more
significant than ever. The hadiths offer an intimate
glimpse into his exemplary life. Learning these hadiths
is not merely an intellectual exercise; it is a journey to
draw closer to the Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬character, morals, and
the Divine wisdom encapsulated in his teachings.

The significance of studying hadiths cannot be

overstated. They provide a practical understanding of
the Qur’an and offer indispensable guidance on matters
of faith, ethics, and daily conduct. Through learning and
embodying these teachings, Muslims can navigate the
complexities of the modern world while remaining
anchored in the principles laid down by the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

I hope this book serves as a stepping stone on the path

of hadith learning. As we embark on this journey
through the selected 51 Hadiths, may we find
inspiration, solace, and a renewed connection with the
Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, the best
of creation.

Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah you have an

excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah
and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often.
(Qur’an 33:21)
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Hadith 1 – Virtue of Making

Tasbeeh
:ِ،‫ﻤ'ٮ َزان‬ ْ ِ ‫ڡ‬. ‫ڡٮ'ﻠَﺘَﺎن‬3 َ ‫ ﺛ‬،‫ﺴﺎن‬
َ 8‫'ڡﺘَﺎن َﻋ َﲆ اﻟل‬َ . ‫ڡٮ‬. ‫ﺣ‬
َ = ‫ﻛَﻠ َﻤﺘَﺎن‬
ِ ‫ى ال‬
, ِ ِ ِ َ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ْ ‫'ٮَﺘﺎن ِإﻟﻰ اﻟﺮ‬ َ َ
ِ ‫ﺣ َﻤﻦ‬B ِ G ‫ٮِٮ‬G ‫ﺣ‬
ْ َ َ ‫ﺤ‬
(‫'ﻢ‬ ِ = ‫ﺤﺎن ِﷲ ال َﻌ‬
ِ ‫ﻄٮ‬ ‫ ْٮ‬G ‫ﺳ‬
ُ ) ،(‫ﺪ ِه‬ َ ‫ٮ‬G ‫ﺎن ِﷲ َو‬
ِ ‫ﺤ ْﻤ‬ ِ
َ ‫ ْٮ‬G ‫ﺳ‬
ُ )

There are two words which are light on the tongue,

heavy on the scale, and loved by the Most Merciful:
SubhanAllahi wa bihamdi, SubhanAllahi al-azeem
(Glorified is Allah and praised is He, Glorified is Allah the
Most Great).

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

The remembrance of Allah is what gives comfort to the

heart and soul. In this hadith, the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬informs
us of the great blessings that result from two
particularly short phrases verbalized on a Muslim’s
tongue. The word tasbeeh means to negate from Allah
every type of defect and imperfection. The most typical
phrase used to do this in Arabic is to say SubhanAllah.
The two phrases mentioned are easy to say in any
situation without difficulty. A person can repeat them
over and over again often and this is why the Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬recommended it.

We are also informed that the weight of these two short

phrases will be very heavy on the Day of Judgment
when all of our good and bad deeds will be weighed
against each other on the scale. Then the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
stated that these two phrases, in particular, are very
beloved by Allah. This indicates that doing tasbeeh of
Allah and praising Him is among the best forms of
supererogatory worship.

This hadith also teaches us about the vastness of

Allah’s mercy over us because He is willing to give us
lots of reward for doing small good deeds.

Hadith 2 – Good Treatment of

Parents
َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 ‫ َڡ‬. ‫ﺳول ِ ِﷲ ﺻﲆ ﷲ ﻋﻠٮ'ﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ‬
‫ل ٮ'َﺎ‬ ُ ‫ﻞ إِﻟَﻰ َر‬ٌ ‫ﺣ‬ ُ G ‫ﺣﺎ َء َر‬َG
َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 .” ‫ل ” أ ُ^ﻣ َﻚ‬
‫ل‬ َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 ‫ﺎٮ َ ِﱵ‬
G ‫ﺤ‬َ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ِ ‫ﺴﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﺤ‬ ُ ‫ٮ‬G ‫ﺣ ^ﻖ‬
ِ
َ َ‫ﻦ أ‬ْ ‫ل ِﷲ َﻣ‬ َ ‫ﺳو‬ ُ ‫َر‬
‫ﻢ‬B ُ ‫ل ﺛ‬َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 .” ‫ل ” أ ُ^ﻣ َﻚ‬ َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 ‫ﻦ‬ َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 .” ‫ل ” أ ُ^ﻣ َﻚ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ َﻣ‬B ُ ‫ل ﺛ‬ َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 ‫ﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻢ َﻣ‬B ُ ‫ﺛ‬
.”‫ﻮك‬ َ ُ ‫ﻢ أَٮ‬B ُ ‫ل ” ﺛ‬
G َ ‫ َڡﺎ‬3 ‫ﻦ‬ْ ‫َﻣ‬

A man came to the Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬and said, “O

Messenger of Allah! Who among the people has the
most right to my good company?” He replied, “Your
mother.” The man said, “Then who?” He replied, “Your
mother.” The man said, “Then who?” He replied, “Your
mother.” The man said, “Then who?” He replied, “Then
your father.”

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

The mother symbolizes sacrifice, honor, and purity. She

is usually the first to look after the child. In this hadith,
the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬is asked about the person most
deserving of good companionship among the people
and he responds that it is the mother. The Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
emphasizes this fact three times, which goes to show
the high level of regard for the mother over other
relatives in the religion.

The father being mentioned only once does not mean

that there is deficiency in his right to good treatment,
rather, the point is to show the greatness of the
mother’s right. Some speculate that the reasons may be
due to the abundance of her favors over the child and
the many physical and psychological hardships endured
by her during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding.
She also serves and has more compassion for her
children than others. This amount of love and care may
blind the child from giving her the treatment that she
deserves, or the child may even begin to take her for
granted, thus, the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬wanted to emphasize it.

Hadith 3 – Avoiding Suspicion

‫'ﺚ‬
ِ ‫ﺪٮ‬
ِ ‫ﺤ‬ ُ ‫ﻦ أَﻛْ َﺬ‬
َ ‫ب ا َ ْل‬ B= َ ‫ن ا‬
B ‫ﻟﻄ‬ B ‫ َڡﺈ‬. ,‫ﻦ‬ B= ‫ﺎﻛ ُ ْﻢ َو‬B'‫إٮ‬
B ‫اﻟﻄ‬
ِ ِ
Beware of suspicion for it is the most untruthful type of
speech.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

Islamic law encourages reconciliation, consolidation,

and harmony between Muslims and it prohibits anything
that may cause rift, hostility, hatred, and disunity
between them. In this hadith, the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬warns us
against one of the things that leads to hostility and
disunity in the community: suspicion. This is when
someone accuses another of doing something wrong in
his/her heart without evidence. In other words, it is to
think evil of other Muslims. It is not appropriate for a
Muslim to think bad of another Muslim merely out of
suspicion without even ascertaining the doubt.

Some of the scholars say that we must do our best to

first give excuses for others’ wrong behavior to the best
of our ability before making a judgment. We do not
always know the circumstances of other people and why
they are behaving in a certain manner. Perhaps, they are
not aware that they are doing something wrong or
maybe they are stuck in a situation where it is difficult
for them to act otherwise. These are just examples but
there could be numerous other valid reasons as well.
Sometimes people are just calling for help but nobody
has ever offered it to them.

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬warned us against it because it leads

to hostility, hatred, rumors, and overall disunity within
the community. Everyone ends up suffering due to
something that is not even confirmed. How often have
we heard of cases where marriages are broken,
friendships lost, and communities torn apart all because
someone thought somebody was doing something
wrong only to realize later that they were heavily
mistaken in their assessment.

Hadith 4 – Guarding the Tongue

‫ى‬ . َ ^ ‫ ٮ'َز‬،‫ڡِي َﻬﺎ‬. ‫ﻦ‬ ُ B‫ٮَ'ٮ‬G َ‫ﺎلﻜَﻠِ َﻤ ِﺔ َﻣﺎ ٮ'َﺘ‬ ْ ‫ ُﻢ ٮ‬B‫ال َﻌ ْٮ َﺪ ﻟَ'ٮَﺘَﻜَل‬
ْ ‫ن‬B‫إ‬
, ِ ‫ٮِﻬﺎ ڡ‬G ‫ل‬ ِ ْ ْ ِ G G ِ
‫ب‬ ‫ﺮ‬ ‫ﻌ‬. َ ‫ﺸرق ِ َو ال‬
‫ﻤ‬ ْ ‫ال َﻤ‬ ْ ‫ﻦ‬ َ ‫ٮ َ'ْٮ‬G ‫ﻤﺎ‬B ‫ٮ ْ َﻌ َﺪ ِﻣ‬Gَ ‫ﺎر أ‬B‫اﻟﻨ‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ
A slave [of Allah] may utter a word without giving it
much thought by which he slips into the fire a distance
further than that between east and west.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

The tongue is a great blessing of Allah and despite its

small size, it could be the cause of a person’s bliss or
doom in the afterlife. Therefore, it is very important for a
Muslim to safeguard his/her tongue from lying,
backbiting, slandering, cursing, and a host of other sins
that emanate from this single organ. In fact, some
words are so dangerous that they can throw a person
outside the fold of Islam.

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬in this hadith is teaching us about the

effects of words and their consequences. A person
could utter a word or statement thinking nothing of it,
and may even consider it insignificant, however, in the
sight of Allah it may be highly detested, which causes
the person to fall into the depths of hellfire. The
opposite could also occur. A person may utter a word or
statement and not give it much attention, however, in
the sight of Allah it may be highly loved, which causes
the person to be raised several levels in paradise.

The important lesson from this wonderful hadith is that

we must think before we speak. As the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
directed us in another hadith to either say something
good or remain silent. Some of the scholars mention
that before uttering a word, the person is its master but
as soon it leaves the tongue, then the person becomes
its prisoner. It is important to ponder over the
consequences of one’s words before speaking and the
harms they may cause to oneself and others.

Hadith 5 – Avoiding the

Forbidden
ُ ‫م‬B
‫ﷲ‬ َ ‫ﺣﺮ‬
َ ‫ﻦ َﻣﺎ‬ ْ َ ‫ن ٮ'َأْﺗى‬
ُ ‫ال ُﻤ ْﺆ ِﻣ‬ ْ َ ‫ َﻌﺎ ُر َو = َﻋ'ْٮ َﺮ ُة ﷲ أ‬. َ'‫ َﻪ ٮ‬B‫ن اﻟل‬
B‫إ‬
,ِ ِ ِ
Allah becomes jealous [of His honor] and that is when
the believer does something He has forbidden.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

Allah placed limitations and laws within which we must

live our lives and then He sent His prophets and
messengers to convey those restrictions to the people.
In this way, the evidence is established against the
sinners because the messengers and prophets fulfilled
their duty of informing us of the permissible and
prohibited.

In this hadith, the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬warns the believers from

occupying themselves in forbidden matters. The
Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬worded it in a way so that a true believer
would not even think about doing something forbidden.
The believers are specifically pointed out because they
should know better. The disbelievers might be engaging
in forbidden things out of ignorance but a believer has
no excuse, therefore, there is a stern warning in this
hadith to the believers from committing prohibited
deeds.

The hadith also mentions one of the Attributes of Allah.

Whenever we come across one of His Attributes in the
Qur’an or hadiths, it should never be compared to His
creation. Allah is nothing like His creation. He is far
above and beyond His creation. As Muslims, we affirm
and believe in all His Attributes mentioned in the Qur’an
and hadiths without modality, resemblance, and denial.

Hadith 6 – Virtue of Ramadan

ْ ‫ﺪ َم ِﻣ‬B ‫ َڡ‬3 َ ‫ ِڡ َﺮ ﻟَ ُﻪ َﻣﺎ ﺗ‬. ‫ = ُﻋ‬,‫ﺎٮًﺎ‬
‫ﻦ‬ G‫ﺴ‬ َ ِ‫اﺣﺘ‬ ْ ‫'ﻤﺎﻧًﺎ َو‬
َ ‫َﺎن إٮ‬ َ ‫ َڡ‬3 ‫ﻦ‬
َ ‫ﺎم َر َﻣﻀ‬ ْ ‫َﻣ‬
ِ
‫ٮِ ِﻪ‬G ْ ‫َذﻧ‬

Whoever stands [for night prayer] in Ramadan out of

faith and hope for reward will be forgiven his past sins.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

In this hadith, the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬is encouraging us to

offer prayers during the nights of Ramadan, commonly
known as the Taraweeh prayers, and the great reward
waiting for those who choose to do so.

Ramadan is a month full of blessings in which the doors

of paradise are opened and the gates of hell are closed.
One of the great blessings of this month is the
opportunity to pray the Taraweeh prayers, which are
offered between the Isha and Witr prayers. The Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬mentioned two things as conditions to obtain the
reward attached to offering these prayers:

The person must have faith – Meaning the

person is a Muslim who believes in all of Islam’s
tenets.
Hope for reward – Meaning the person is hoping
for reward from Allah for performing the
Taraweeh prayers. The person is not doing it to be
seen or rewarded by the people, rather, he/she is
sincerely doing it for only Allah’s pleasure.

Then the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬mentioned the result of those

who fulfill the previous two conditions that all of their
previous sins will be forgiven. It should be noted that
this is in reference to only those types of sins which
violate the rights of Allah and not other individuals. If
the sins are of latter nature, then the person must seek
forgiveness from Allah and right the wrongs committed
against others by either compensating them for their
lost rights or seeking their forgiveness. For example, if a
person stole another’s wealth, then he/she must return
it back to its rightful owner unless the victim forgoes the
right and chooses instead to forgive the perpetrator.

The main lesson from this hadith is to take full

advantage of the night prayers in Ramadan.

Hadith 7 – Virtue of Umrah and

Hajj
ْ ‫ﺞ‬
‫ ْٮ ُرو ُر‬G ‫ال َﻤ‬ ^‫ﺤ‬
َ ‫ال‬ ْ ‫ال ُﻌ ْﻤ َﺮ ُة إﻟَﻰ‬
ْ ‫ڡﺎ َر ٌة ﻟ َﻤﺎ ٮ َ'ْٮﻨَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ َو‬B.َ ‫ال ُﻌ ْﻤ َﺮة ﻛ‬ ْ
G ِ ِ ِ
‫ ُﺔ‬B‫اﻟﺤﻨ‬ ‫ﻻ‬ ‫إ‬ ٌ
‫ء‬ ‫زا‬ ‫ﺣ‬َ ُ
‫ﻪ‬ َ‫ﻟَ'ْٮﺲَ ﻟ‬
G ِ G

One Umrah to the next is an expiation for whatever

happened between them and the only reward for an
accepted Hajj is paradise.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

In this hadith, there is encouragement for us to perform

Umrah multiple times in our lives. Allah made good
deeds as a way to expiate us from our sins and to raise
our ranks. One of the best ways to do this is through
Umrah and Hajj. The former can be performed any time
of the year and can be completed in one day but the
latter can only be done during the season of Hajj and
takes multiple days to complete.

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬is teaching us the blessing of doing

Umrah and Hajj. For Umrah, we are taught that whoever
performs it multiple times, then it will be an expiation of
sins committed between them. This means the person
will not be held responsible for them on the Day of
Judgment. It should be noted that this is in reference to
minor sins and not major ones. The latter require
sincere repentance and good deeds alone will not
suffice to wipe them out. There are various opinions
among scholars on how exactly to define major sins.
Some of the definitions of major sins include:

Sins which come with a threat of punishment in

the Qur’an or Sunnah
Sins for which there is a prescribed punishment
mentioned in the Qur’an or Sunnah either in this
life or the next
Sins for which the doer is said to be cursed in the
Qur’an or Sunnah
Some restricted it to the seven destructive sins
that are mentioned in a specific hadith: to join
partners with Allah, practice black magic,
murdering an innocent person, usury, eat the
property of the orphan, to give one’s back to the
enemy and fleeing from the battle-field at the
time of fighting, and to falsely accuse chaste
women of fornication
There are other opinions as well

The accepted Hajj is the type that is done without doing

anything forbidden in it. Some also said it is a type that
a person performs sincerely for Allah’s sake without
showing off or seeking fame and the person completes
all of its pillars and obligations.

Hadith 8 – Yawning
ْ ْ َ ُ َ َ‫ب أ‬ َ ‫ َڡﺈ َذا ﺗ َ َثﺎ َء‬. ِ ‫ﻄﺎن‬ B ‫ﻦ‬ ُ ‫ َث‬B‫اﻟﺘ‬
ِ = ‫ڡل'ٮَﻜ‬. ‫ﺣ ُﺪﻛ ْﻢ‬
‫ﻄ ْﻢ َﻣﺎ‬ ِ
َ ‫اﻟﺸ'ْٮ‬ َ ‫ب ِﻣ‬
ُ ‫ﺎؤ‬
َ ‫ﻄ‬
‫ﺎع‬ َ َ‫اﺳﺘ‬ْ

Yawning is from the devil so whenever one of you

yawns, then let him try to suppress it as much as
possible.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

Yawning is associated with laziness and laxity. People

with such characteristics tend to avoid doing good
deeds and fulfilling their obligations, which is exactly
what the devil incites us to do. This is why the Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬taught us to suppress our yawn as much as
possible and to not let the devil have his way. A believer
should be active and full of energy to do good deeds
and fulfill his/her obligations.

Hadith 9 – Taking Care of the

Widow and Poor
‫'ﻞ‬ ‫ٮ‬ ‫ٮ‬ ‫ﺳ‬َ ‫ى‬ ِ .‫ﺪ‬
‫ڡ‬ ‫ﺎﻫ‬ ‫ﺤ‬َ G ‫ﻤ‬ُ ْ‫ﰷ‬
‫ل‬ َ ‫ﺴﻜٮ'ﻦ‬ ْ ‫ﻤ‬ ْ ‫ﺎعى َﻋ َﲆ اﻷَ ْر َﻣﻠَﺔ َو‬
‫ال‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺴ‬
B
ِ ِ G , ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ,
َ ‫ﺎﺋﻢ ﻻ‬B‫ﰷﻟﺼ‬
ِ ِ
َ ‫ ْڡﺘُ ُﺮ َو‬. َ'‫ َڡﺎﺋﻢ ﻻ َ ٮ‬3 ‫ﰷ ْل‬
ِ ِ
َ ‫ل – َو‬ َ ‫ڡﺎ‬3 ‫ٮُ ُﻪ‬G ‫ﺴ‬ ْ َ ‫ ِﻪ – َوأ‬B‫اﻟل‬
ِ ‫ﺣ‬
ْ
‫ﻄ ُﺮ‬ِ ‫ڡ‬. ُ'‫ٮ‬

The one who looks after a widow or poor person is like

the one who strives in the cause of Allah – and I think he
also said – he is like the one who continuously stands
for prayer without slacking and fasts without breaking.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

This hadith teaches us about the great reward for those

who look after and take care of the widows and the poor
by fulfilling their needs and being good to them. Such
an individual takes responsibility for their interests,
supplies, and whatever else they need. The ‘widow’ in
the hadith is in reference to a woman whose husband
has died, which has led her to poverty and loss in
provisions. The ‘poor’ in the hadith is in reference to a
person who does not have enough wealth to fulfill
his/her needs.

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬likened the reward of someone who

takes care of such people to that of a soldier fighting for
the cause of Allah, a person standing at night in prayer,
remembering Allah, and supplicating, or like the one
who continuously fasts. Those who desire to do such
things but cannot should strive to implement this hadith
by taking care of the widows and the poor in hopes of
being resurrected on the Day of Judgment with those
who actually did such deeds and share in the same
reward.

Hadith 10 – Virtue of Being a

Muslim
َ ‫ﻢ َوﻻ‬ä ‫ﻫ‬ َ َ ‫ﺻﺐ َوﻻ‬ َ ‫ﺐ َوﻻ َ َو‬ َ َ‫ﻦ ﻧ‬
‫ﺼ‬ ْ ‫ﺴﻠِ َﻢ ِﻣ‬ ْ ‫'ﺐ‬
ْ ‫ال ُﻤ‬ ُ ‫ﺼٮ‬ ُ'‫َﻣﺎ ٮ‬
ٍ ٍ ِ
‫ ُﻪ‬B‫ڡ َﺮ اﻟل‬B.َ ‫ ﻛ‬B‫ إِﻻ‬،‫ﺸﺎﻛ ُ َﻬﺎ‬َ ُ'‫اﻟﺸ ْﻮﻛَﺔ ٮ‬
ِ
B ‫ﱴ‬ B‫ﺣ‬ َ ‫ﻢ‬ä ‫ﺣ ْزن ٍ َوﻻ َ أ َ ًذى َوﻻ َ = َﻋ‬ ُ
‫ﻄﺎٮ'َﺎ ُه‬
َ ‫ﺣ‬ َ= ‫ﻦ‬
ْ ‫ٮ َﻬﺎ ِﻣ‬G
ِ
No fatigue, illness, worry, sorrow, harm, grief, or even
the prick of a thorn afflicts a Muslim except that Allah
expiates some of his sins by it.

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

Those who are able to bear life’s afflictions with

patience have a great reward waiting for them with
Allah. As a form of mercy, Allah made tribulations as a
means for the believers’ sins to be forgiven and to raise
their ranks. This particular hadith gives the believers
comfort because it teaches us that whatever problem a
believer faces in this world, whether physical or
psychological, then there is good in it for the believer. It
does not matter whether that trouble is big or small in
nature, it will be a means to expiate the believer’s minor
sins by it.

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬gave some explicit examples of the

various types of tribulations that may harm a Muslim in
this life but it is not restricted to just them, rather, it can
include anything that causes harm to the Muslim in any
way whether physical or psychological. The important
thing to remember is to be patient over it and hope for
Allah’s reward through it. The hadith also teaches us
about the abundant mercy of Allah over the believers by
forgiving their sins with even a tiny amount of affliction
that causes him/her harm in some way.

Hadith 11 – Rights of a Muslim

َ َ‫اﻟﺴ َﻼ ِم َو ِﻋ'ٮ‬
‫ﺎد ُة‬ َ = ‫ﺴﻠﻢ‬ ْ َ ْ ‫ﺣ ^ﻖ‬
B ‫ َر^د‬:‫ﺲ‬
ٌ ‫ﺣ ْﻤ‬ ِ ِ ْ ‫ﺴﻠِ ِﻢ َﻋﲆ ال ُﻤ‬
ْ ‫ال ُﻤ‬ َ
ُ ‫ﺸﻤٮ‬
‫'ﺖ‬ ْ َ ْ
ِ ‫اﻟﺪﻋ َﻮة و ﺗ‬ ‫ﺎٮ َ ُﺔ‬
G‫ﺣ‬ َ G ‫ﺤﻨَﺎﺋِﺰ َوإ‬ َ ْ ُ َ 8 َ ِ ‫ال َﻤر‬
ِ ِ ْ G ‫ٮﺎع ال‬G ‫يﺾ واﺗ‬ ِ
ْ
‫ﺎﻃﺲ‬ ِ ‫ال َﻌ‬

A Muslim has five rights on another Muslim:

1 – Return the greeting of salam

2 – Visiting the sick

3 – Following the funeral

4 – Accepting an invitation

5 – Saying Yarhamuka Allah (God have mercy on you) to

the one who sneezes

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Explanation:

The Muslims are considered one brotherhood, hence,

there are certain rights that each Muslim has on another
due to this bond of brotherhood. The meaning of ‘right’
in the hadith is in reference to the right to sanctity and
companionship. These five rights are to be fulfilled
towards all Muslims whether they are righteous or not.
They are as follows:

Returning the greeting of salam – This is done

when another Muslim begins the salam so the
listener responds to this by either saying exactly
the same or adding more to it. For example, a
Muslim says, “Assalamu Aliaykum,” so the listener
responds by saying, “Wa alaykum al-saalaam wa
rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.” The Muslim must
respond if the salam was given to him/her
individually but can refrain if it was given to a
whole group of people to which he/she is part of.
In the latter case, just one person from the group
can respond to the salam and the remaining of the
group is absolved from it. If an individual is given
salam while he/she is in salah or in the restroom,
then he/she is not required to respond.
Visiting the sick – When a Muslim is sick then
other Muslims should ask about the person, pray
for the person, and visit him/her provided it does
not harm the sick person. If we are not able to
visit the sick Muslim, then we should just ask
about their health from those familiar with their
situation and pray for them. Visiting the sick
strengthens the bonds of love between people.
Following the funeral – This means participating
in the deceased Muslim’s funeral prayer, walking
behind his/her funeral to his/her burial place, and
praying for mercy and forgiveness for him/her.
Accepting an invitation – This is in reference to
when a Muslim invites another Muslim to a feast
such as a wedding feast (waleemah) or its like.
This is part of intimacy and good companionship
between people. A Muslim should accept such
invitations from other Muslims and attend the
event as long as there is nothing Islamically
forbidden present at the occasion.
Saying yarhamuka Allah – This is a prayer that
is made for the one who sneezes and then
says Alhamdulillah. This has a number of benefits:
obtaining others’ love, joining the hearts,
disciplining the soul by breaking its ego, obtaining
humility, etc.

The above five are some of the things we can do to

increase love and harmony between the ummah and
remove hatred and grudges from the hearts. There are
other narrations which mention some other rights as
well which are not included in the above five like:
assisting the oppressed, giving sincere advice to the
one who seeks it, and fulfilling oaths.