Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 1

1. As far as possible, one should try his best to assist people in need. If one cannot personally assist the person, one should make arrangements for his need to be fulfilled. There are great virtues and immense rewards mentioned in the Mubaarak Ahaadith for those who assist people in need.

وعن ابن عمر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: المسلم أخو المسلم لا يظلمه ولا يسلمه ومن كان في حاجة أخيه كان الله في حاجته ومن فرج عن مسلم كربة فرج الله عنه كربة من كربات يوم القيامة ومن ستر مسلما ستره الله يوم القيامة (صحيح البخاري، الرقم: 2442)

Hazrat ibnu Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “A Muslim is the brother of his fellow Muslim. He will thus neither oppress him nor forsake and abandon him. Whoever sees to the need of his Muslim brother, Allah Ta‘ala will fulfil his need and whoever relieves his Muslim brother of some difficulty, Allah Ta‘ala, in lieu of this, will relieve him of a great difficulty from the difficulties of the Day of Qiyaamah. Whoever conceals the fault (and sin) of his Muslim brother, Allah Ta‘ala will conceal his faults (and sins) on the Day of Qiyaamah.”