Watch as the camera tracks an act of kindness as its passed from one
individual to the next and manages to boomerang back to the person who
set it into motion.
Helping People
To help a Muslim
in some important work and to do it for his sake or to remove his troubles
and worries is an act which has been promised much reward by the Prophet.
Abdullah bin Omar said that our Holy Prophet said, “'One who helps someone
in his need, Allah helps him in his work, and one who removes any worry
or trouble of any Muslim, Allah, in return, removes anyone of his worries
on the Day of Judgment'. (Abu Daud, Kilab-al-Adab, Bad-al-Muvakhat)
Telling someone
the way, sharing someone's load or helping him with it, and all other acts
of public service are included in the acts defined by this hadith.
"Those who help others are truly much blessed," as the hadith says, “Best
people are those who are useful to others.”
Hence all occasions
of service, big or small, must be sought for; this increases one's merits.
If someone is a victim of tyranny, it is the duty of every Muslim to save
him from it.
A hadith tells
us that the Holy Prophet said "A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim",
and “A brother does not leave his brother helpless nor does he lie to him
nor yet makes false promises, nor treats him with cruelty." (Tirmidhi:
AI Birr wa-al- Silah)
Another hadith
runs as follows, "If a Muslim is being insulted and degraded and his honour
besmirched somewhere and another Muslim leaves him helpless, Allah would
leave the latter helpless on occasions when he would need help. And if
any Muslim helps him in when he is insulted and degraded, Allah shall help
him when he would need help" (Abu Da'ud: Adab)
Helping a Muslim
includes appropriate refutal of any wrong charges or insinuations levelled
against another Muslim. Abu Darda' report that our Holy Prophet has said,
"One who defends the honour of his brother, Allah keeps the fire of hell
away from his face on the Day of Judgment.” (Tirmidhi: al Birr wa al Silah,
Chapter 20)
