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The Reward – Part 5

The Reward of Helping Others

Hadhrat Abu Huraira RA narrates that the Prophet ๏ทบ said:
ู…ูŽู†ู’ ู†ูŽููŽู‘ุณูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ู ูƒูุฑู’ุจูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูุฑูŽุจู ุงู„ุฏูู‘ู†ู’ูŠูŽุง ู†ูŽููŽู‘ุณูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ูƒูุฑู’ุจูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ูƒูุฑูŽุจู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุณูŽู‘ุฑูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ู…ูุนู’ุณูุฑูุŒ ูŠูŽุณูŽู‘ุฑูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูููŠ ุงู„ุฏูู‘ู†ู’ูŠูŽุง ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุขุฎูุฑูŽุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽุชูŽุฑูŽ ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ุง ุณูŽุชูŽุฑูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ูููŠ ุงู„ุฏูู‘ู†ู’ูŠูŽุง ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุขุฎูุฑูŽุฉู ุŒ ูˆูŽุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ูููŠ ุนูŽูˆู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ู…ูŽุง ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ูููŠ ุนูŽูˆู’ู†ู ุฃูŽุฎููŠู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุณูŽู„ูŽูƒูŽ ุทูŽุฑููŠู‚ู‹ุง ูŠูŽู„ู’ุชูŽู…ูุณู ูููŠู‡ู ุนูู„ู’ู…ู‹ุง ุณูŽู‡ูŽู‘ู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ู„ูŽู‡ู ุจูู‡ู ุทูŽุฑููŠู‚ู‹ุง ุฅู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู†ูŽู‘ุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุงุฌู’ุชูŽู…ูŽุนูŽ ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู…ูŒ ูููŠ ุจูŽูŠู’ุชู ู…ูู†ู’ ุจููŠููˆุชู ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ูŠูŽุชู’ู„ููˆู†ูŽ ูƒูุชูŽุงุจูŽ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽูŠูŽุชูŽุฏูŽุงุฑูŽุณููˆู†ูŽู‡ู ูููŠู…ูŽุง ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ุ› ุฅู„ูŽู‘ุง ู†ูŽุฒูŽู„ูŽุชู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุงู„ุณูŽู‘ูƒููŠู†ูŽุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽุบูŽุดููŠูŽุชู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุงู„ุฑูŽู‘ุญู’ู…ูŽุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽ ุญูŽููŽู‘ุชู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ู…ูŽู„ุงูŽุฆููƒูŽุฉุŒ ูˆูŽุฐูŽูƒูŽุฑูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ูููŠู…ูŽู†ู’ ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจูŽุทู’ุฃูŽ ุจูู‡ู ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ูู‡ู ู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุณู’ุฑูุนู’ ุจูู‡ู ู†ูŽุณูŽุจูู‡ู
Whoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Resurrection. And whoever alleviates the need of a needy person, Allah will alleviate his needs in this world and the Hereafter. Whoever shields [or hides the misdeeds of] a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the Hereafter. And Allah will aid His slave so long as he aids his brother. And whoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, except that sakeenah (tranquility) descends upon them, and mercy envelops them, and the angels surround them, and Allah mentions them amongst those who are with Him. And whoever is slowed down by his actions, will not be hastened forward by his lineage. [Muslim]

We can see from this statement of the Prophet ๏ทบ that Allah rewards His servants in a manner similar to the deeds that they perform. If we are helping our brother or sister, Allah will help us in return. Allah promises to be our helper if we help one another, and who could be a better helper than Allah? If Allah is helping us, what else would we need?

This also shows us what the ideal Islamic society should look like. It is a society in which its members help each other and support each other and encourage each other to do what is best.

Hence we should help each other to do good and avoid helping others in acts that would displease Allah.
Another hadith of the Prophet ๏ทบ illustrates the reward of helping one another. Anas RA narrated that the Prophet ๏ทบ and his Companions RA were on a journey, and some of the Companions were fasting whilst others were not. Those who were fasting were struggling to perform the chores of feeding the animals and preparing the food and so forth, so those who were not fasting performed these tasks for them. Although fasting is an act that is extremely pleasing to Allah, the Prophet ๏ทบ said of their situation:

ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ููู’ุทูุฑููˆู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุจูุงู„ุฃูŽุฌู’ุฑู
โ€œThose who were not fasting took all of the reward today.โ€ [Bukhari and Muslim]

Those who were not fasting received such a great reward because they were helping their brothers who were in need.
Helping one another is not limited to doing a deed on anotherโ€™s behalf, it also includes the other deeds previously referred to in this hadith, including relieving someone in a distressful situation, relieving debt or interceding on their behalf. We should therefore use our physical and material means as well as other means such as our reputation and authority to help those in need. When we do this, we will find the most blessed of things, Allah as our helper.

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