In the light of the Holy Hadith
Being Muslims And Mild-Mannered
Prophet (saw) said, “The believer is friendly, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly nor befriended.”
(Ibn Hanbal, II, 400)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Faith, worship, and good morals are components of a whole in Islam. Our sublime religion, Islam, teaches us Muslims to continue to worship sincerely and have good morals and be one of those people with whom it is easy to get along well. It asks us to establish relations based on good faith, fairness, and compassion, particularly with our families, neighbours, relatives, and friends. It recommends that we treat everybody with whom we are in just any kind of relationship with respect and courtesy, having the awareness that Allah (SWT) has created and oversees every person.
The Prophet Muhammad (saw) is humanity’s most satisfactory role model. He (saw) taught us how to be a virtuous servant of Allah and the ways to get along well with people by personally practising in his life. He (saw) was a mild-tempered, graceful and refined person. He (saw) had good manners, decency, and humility. He (saw) had a heart full of love and compassion for his family and companions. He was patient, tolerant, and forgiving in bad times, just as in good times. Allah the Almighty (saw) praises this quality of his as follows: “So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you.”
As Muslims who take the Prophet Muhammad as a role model, we should take as our principle to behave sincerely without expecting anything in return. Let us strive to be loyal, sacrificing, well-intended and truthful. Let us not forget that hypocritical, self-interested, arrogant, and double-faced people are not loved and valued by Allah and other people. For such good-tempered Muslims, always keep in mind the following words of Prophet Muhammad: “Shall I not inform you for whom the Fire is unlawful and who is unlawful for the Fire? Every person who is close (to people) is amicable and is easy (to deal with).”
Jobayer Al Mahmud
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