Respecting the Muslim
Allaah created the human being in the best of forms. He made him benefit from what is in the sky and on the Earth. He endowed upon him a mouth, tongue, lips, eyes and ears so that one uses these organs in the respected way to obey Allah. Allah gave the Muslim a merit over others because he has fulfilled the greatest obligation which is believing in Allah and stating that Allah is clear of having partners. The Muslim has several rights, the religion has urged us to respect the Muslim and not to bemean him. The religion has also made hurting a Muslim a sin for which one deserves to be punished. If one gossips about another without an excuse one committs a sin of the tongue. If one hits him unrightfully one committs a sin of the body and so on and so forth. Some of the sins that one must avoid include arrogance, enmity, and envy which are among the sins of the heart. They must also avoid mocking a Muslim which is a sin of the tongue. Likewise every word, action or sign that causes harm to a Muslim is a sin. Also laughing at him with the purpose of making fun of him in a way that hurts him is sinful. In a hadeeth related by Muslim the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said what means: Belittling one's fellow Muslim is an act of great evil. Among the sins of the hand is hitting a Muslim without a right. Among the sins of the foot is to walk towards committing a sin. Among the sins of the body is to imitate the believer mockingly, even if this was by action, saying or sign. Allah said in the Quran what means: All believers do not mock one another
Mocking a Muslim can be by laughing at him if he makes a mistake while talking or laughing at his actions, or his appearance. The believer should love his Muslim brother and be kind to and help him. In a hadeeth related by Al Bukhari and Muslim the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said what means: The Muslims with their mutual love, mercy and care are like the body, when one of it's parts is ill, all of the other parts join to share the sleeplessness and fever.
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