Communal teachings of

Hadith

Presentation by Ahsan Ali Malik, Mohammad

Hashim, Mustafa Imran Sufi, Shayan khuram
 Neighbors

 One of the most stated topics in Hadith is the treatment

of your neighbor. Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) in this
Hadith “He is not a true believer who eats to his fill but his
neighbor sleeps hungry.” has linked true faith with the
care and consideration observed by a true believer
towards his neighbor. Islam declares the entire Muslim
community a single body in which every member shares
joy and sorrow as stated in this Hadith: "The believers are
like a single man’ if his eye is affected, he is affected; and
if his head is affected, he is all affected.
Kindness

 Importance of being kind and polite towards fellow

beings has been highlighted in number of the
sayings of the Holy Prophet, and he himself
demonstrated it on a number of occasions. In fact,
he was an emblem of mercy, forgiveness and
compassion and taught the same to his followers.
He stated this in a Hadith: “Every kind word is a
charity and removing a harmful thing from the road
is also a charity.”
 Orphans

 Through his teachings, instructions and actions he

emphasized the importance of taking care of the less
privileged people, like the orphans. He remembered
God’s special favor on him all through his childhood. The
favor is mentioned in the Quran as: ‘Did He not find you
an orphan and give you shelter and care’? (al-Duha ).
He, therefore, always encouraged an attitude of
kindness towards such people and hinted towards
the importance of this by saying:" I and the man
who brings up an orphan will be in Paradise like this:
and he pointed with his-two fingers, the index finger
and the middle finger.”
 Human weakness

 The Holy Prophet was mindful of other important aspects of

the communal conduct. He was aware of the human
weakness of falling victim to the devices and strategies of
Satan whose mission is to entice humans towards
disobedience of Divine commands and to commit sins and
spread evils and. So, he alerted his followers to be ready to
take timely and appropriate action. He drew the attention
of his followers by this Hadith: "Whosoever of you sees an evil
action, let him change it with his hand, and if he is not able
to do so, then with his tongue, and if he is not able to do so,
then with his heart, and that is the weakest of faith.”
 Non Muslims
 the Holy Prophet trains the Muslims community about a
fair treatment of the non-Muslims living in a Muslim
community. Many instances are quoted in the Hadith
books. For example, the following incident provides
sufficient guidance: “A burial bier passed by us (the
companions) and the Holy Prophet PBUH stood up for it,
and we stood up. Then we said: O Messenger of God! It
is the bier of a Jew’. He said, ‘when you see a bier stand
up". It can be seen that the Hadith of the Prophet
provides complete guidance regarding the communal
conduct of Muslims.