The Duties of Brotherhood In Islam

by Al-Ghazali
tr. by Muhtar Holland

8 Duties

material assistance
personal aid
guarding one's tongue
speaking out
forgiveness
prayer
loyalty/sincerity
informality

Narrations

Hadrat Ali (raa) said, "Spending on a brother is better than giving alms to the poor. The 20 dirhams I give to my brother is better than 100 I give to the needy."

Muhammad (saws) said, "Once I entered a thicket with a companion and gathered two toothpicks . One was crooked and one was straigt. Rasulallah (saws) gave the straight one to the companion. The companion said, "O messenger of Allah, you are more entitled to the straight one than I." Rasulallah (saws) responded, "When a comrade accompanies his comrade, even for one hour or one day, he will be asked to account for his companionship , whether he fulfilled his duty to Allah or neglected it."

Muhammad (saws) also said, "Each time two are in company together, the dearer to Allah is he who is kinder to the other."

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