This week, let's review the 35th hadith of the forty hadith of An-nawawih. For the past review, see here

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (RadhiyAllahu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (SallaAllahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said:
“Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the grievances of the Day of Judgment. Whosoever alleviates the needs a needy person, Allah will alleviate his needs in this world and the next. Whosoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and the next. Allah will aid a servant [of His] so long as the servant aids his brother. Whosoever 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 tranquillity descends upon them, mercy envelopes them, the angels surround them, and Allah makes mention of them amongst those who are with Him. Whosoever is slowed down by his actions will not be hastened forward by his lineage.”


[Reported by Muslim in these words]

Benefits and Action points (from Hadith commentary):

- Try to alleviate afflictions or financial difficulties from your brothers
- Be easy on a person who you have borrowed money
- Never search for the faults of others and conceal the ones you know
- Always search for your own faults and try to fix them
- Feel sad when you see someone doing wrong and never be happy when proving someone wrong
- When it comes to exposing sins:
*We shouldn’t mention the faults of the righteous who are not known to openly commit sins
*We can expose the sins of those who sin publicly to warn Muslims about them, not to mock them
- Ensure you act upon whatever little knowledge you have
- When seeking knowledge, don’t expect things to come easy, rather struggle to gain the knowledge that you require
-Study the Qur’an in the Masjid for it is a highly virtuous act
-Intentions when seeking knowledge:
*To please Allah, not to fulfil our intellectual cravings
*To remove ignorance from oneself and others
*To defend the shari’ah
*To reform our character and act upon our knowledge

Masha Allah! Thank you.