Islam and Peace
Behaviour of a Muslim in His Environment
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BEHAVIOUR OF A MUSLIM IN HIS
ENVIRONMENT
(Selections from the Sayings of the Prophet
Muhammad)
1. “You are helped and are provided for only
because of the weak and poor ones among
you.” (
Bukhari
)
2. “I and the guardian of orphans (whether the
orphan be of one’s near or distant relation or of
strangers) will be in one place in Paradise, like
my two fingers”, said the Prophet and his
fingers were nearly touching each other at the
time. (
Muslim
)
3. On one occasion a man complained to the
Prophet of having a hard heart. The Prophet
prescribed the following remedy “Touch an
orphan’s head and feed the poor”. (
Ahmad
)
4. Someone said: ‘O Prophet of God, teach me
something’. “Abuse no one”, replied the
Prophet, ‘and despise not anything good and
