hadith set 1 (11-15)

Question 1

11- ‘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.

Answer 1

a)
"treat not the orphan with harshness"
-public responsibility to care & protect for orphans
-great reward & closeness to MuhammadSAW
b)
-provide aid, food shelter
-safeguard property and possesions
-marriage and dowry

Question 2

12- The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) sent Abu Musa and Mu‘adh ibn Jabal to Yaman, and he sent each of them to govern a part. Then he said: ‘Be gentle and do not be hard, and cause rejoicing and do not alienate.’

Answer 2

a)
+“the best rulers are those whom you love, and they love you”
-responsibility, time, devotion to the welfare
-gentleness, not dictatorship (especially when teaching about faith)
b)
-remember Allah has given them responsibility with authority
-follow Islamic principles and justice
-Muadh incident
+“O Muadh you are putting the people to trials”

Question 3

13- He who studies the Qur’an is like the owner of tethered camels. If he attends to them he will keep hold of them, but if he lets them loose they will go away.

Answer 3

a)
+“keep on reciting the Quran, for by him whose life my hand is in, the Quran away faster than the camels that released from their tying ropes”
-the importance of the Quran and its connection to it
b)
-regular recitation
-understanding it
-Taraweeh prayers on Ramadan
+“Allah does not listen so attentively as he listen to the recitation of the Quran”

Question 4

14- May God show mercy to a man who is kindly when he sells when he buys, and when he demands his money back.

Answer 4

a)
+“Give full measure when you measure and weigh with a balance that is straight”
-correct and courteous conduct during business and all matters
-kindness
b)
-being merciful to borrower & no unfair profit margins
-politeness and honesty
-legitimate business
-Muhammad(SAW) and Usman example

Question 5

15- God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.

Answer 5

a)
+Prophet(SAW) “he who is devoid of mercy is devoid of all good”
-Allah is Rahman and Raheem (merciful and beneficent)
-Muslims should also be kind & compassionate
-those who deprive others of mercy deprive themselves of Allah’s mercy
b)
-forgiving others
-acts of charity/generosity/kindness
-ProphetSAW examples