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Hadith 36: Allah Helps Those Who Help OthersPosted on July 15, 2011

On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be upon him) who said, Whoever relieves a believers distress of the

distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the

Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one in dire straits who cannot repay his debt,

Allah will alleviate his lot in both this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals [the faults

of] a Muslim, Allah will conceal [his faults] in this life and the Hereafter. Allah is helping the

servant as long as the servant is helping his brother. Whoever follows a path in order to seek

knowledge thereby, Allah will make easy doe him, due to it, a path to Paradise. No people gather

together in a house of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among

themselves, except that tranquility descended upon them, mercy covers them, the angels

surround them and Allah makes mention of them to those in His presence. Whoever is slowed byhis deeds will not be hastened forward by his lineage.(Recorded in Muslim)

Allah is helping the servant as long as the servant is helping his brother.

We can see from this statement of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 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. Some of the virtues of helping one another were discussed in detail in the commentary of Hadith

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Number 26, but this particular hadith gives us further cause for reflection. 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, would we need for anything?

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. Allah, all praises and glory be to Him,

commands us:

Help one another in acts of piety and righteousness. And do not assist each other in acts of sinfulness and

transgression. And be aware of Allah. Verily, Allah is severe in punishment(al-Maaidah:2)

Hence we should help each other to do good and avoid helping others in acts that would displease Allah.

A hadith of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, illustrates the reward of helping one another.

Anas narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his Companions 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, peace

and blessings of Allah be upon him, said of their situation:

Those who were not fasting took all of the reward today.(Recorded in al-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 anothers 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

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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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