"Success is not final, failure is not
fatal: it is the courage to continue
that counts."
Winston Churchill
Hadith 1-20
(Sir Muzammil)
Sir Muzammil Hadith 1-20 Notes
(Sir Iftikhar ul Haq)
HADITH 1-20 PAPER 2
CIE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATION
HADITH 1-20
Hadith 1
‘Religion is sincerity.’ We said: ‘To whom?’ The
Prophet said: ‘To Allah, his Book, his Messenger,
the leaders of the Muslims and to their common
people.’
(a)
1. Islam demands sincere and genuine faith.
2. This sincerity is needed in the fundamental
beliefs as well as towards the leaders and the
members of the community.
3. This means strong belief in Tawhid (oneness of
God), the divine message of the Quran and the
messenger of God who conveyed this Message to us.
4. Also, the leader of the community, who follows
the Quran and Sunnah, should be sincerely followed:
5. “And obey God and obey the Messenger and
those charged with authority among you.” (4:59)
6. Finally, Muslims should believe in respecting and
caring for the fellows in the community.
(b)
1. Belief in Tawhid, Quran and the last Messenger
is demonstrated by following the eternal guidance of
the Quran and Sunnah.
2. Muslims should observe the five pillars of Islam:
3. “And establish regular prayer and pay the
charity tax”
4. As for cooperating with the leader of the
community, Muslims should remember the speech of
Abu Bakr on his election as caliph:
5. “Help me if I am in the right, set me right if I
am in the wrong”
6. Similarly, sincerity towards fellows should be
expressed by being kind, polite and respectful to
them.
Hadith 2
None of you believes until he wants for his brother
what he wants for himself.
(a)
1. Muslims are bonded together with common faith:
2. “Believers are a single
brotherhood” (49:10) this bond of fraternity has been
established by God Himself, and so, all Muslims
should make it part of their faith.
3. A heart without love and care for the fellow
Muslims is devoid of true faith, & so, genuine faith is
linked with affection for the other members of the
community.
4. “None of you believes” refers to imperfect faith,
and not absence of faith. This means that any believer
might fall prey to a lack of love for fellows.
(b)
1. Muslims should negate selfishness, promote
spirit of sacrifice and love for the fellow Muslims
2. Should develop a sense of collective welfare and
make efforts to ensure comfort and benefits for others
as much as for himself:
3. “It is more beneficial for one to give his land
free to his brother than to charge him a fixed
rental” and:
4. “That you desire for others that what you
desire for yourself”
5. True believers should not look down upon others
and should not taunt them or call them by offensive
nick names.
6. They are also not supposed to break ties with
fellow brothers and should take initiative in re-
establishing good relations.
Hadith 3
Let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day either
speak good or keep silent, and let him who believes
in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his
neighbour, and let him who believes in Allah and the
Last Day be generous to his guest.
(a)
1. Power of speech not only a great bounty by God
but also a means of expressing faith:
2. “He has created man. He has taught him the
speech (and intelligence),” (55:3, 4)
3. With this belief, a believer should learn, “To keep
quiet is better than telling a bad thing”
4. Several evils, transgression and indecencies
originate form misuse of the tongue.
5. Similarly, faith is also linked with good social
conduct because Muslims believe that observance of
acts of worship is one aspect and being kind to others
is another aspect of demonstrating faith.
(b)
1. Muslims should avoid all
indecencies : “Believers will surely get through
………who avoid vain talk” (23:1-2)
2. They should show hospitality towards those
around them e.g., neighbors & guests: “He is not a
true believer who eats to his fill but his neighbor
sleeps hungry” and
3. “Whoever believes in God and the last day
should not harm his neighbor, and whoever
believes in God should honour his guest”
4. The Prophet set several examples of hospitality,
towards both Muslims and non-Muslims.
Hadith 4
A man asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless
him and give him peace): Do you think that if I perform
the obligatory prayers, fast in Ramadan, treat as
lawful that which is lawful and treat as forbidden that
which is forbidden, and do nothing further, I shall
enter paradise? He said: Yes
(a)
1. This Hadith sums up the secret of entry to
Paradise.
2. Prayer and fasting are the two of the five pillars
on which is erected the building of faith:
3. “He who gives up prayer has indeed
disbelieved.”
4. “What stands between a believer and
disbelief is abandonment of regular prayer”
5. “The fast is a shield (against Satan).”
6. These two pillars train believers to believe in the
importance of the lawful and the unlawful.
7. “…….he (the Prophet) allows them as lawful
what is good and prohibits them from what is
bad” (7:157)
(b)
1. Muslims should be regular and punctual in daily
prayer as it keeps them from evils:
2. “Verily, regular prayer refrains from shameful
and unjust deeds” (29:45)
3. They should fast in Ramadan to promote self-
restraint
4. Observance of both these trains them to tell right
from wrong and earn by Halal (permitted) means while
shunning all Haram (forbidden) actions:
5. “So take what the Messenger gives you and
refrain form what he prohibits you” (59:7)
6. Such self training will ensure individual and
collective welfare in this world and the Hereafter.
THE MAIN THEME [Allah in Himself] Ayat-ul-Kursi, "verse of Throne" describes the Oneness of Allah and
His attributes. It gives perfect knowledge of Allah. This passage teaches the concept of Tauheed with
respect to Allah's matchless attributes. Allah is different to humans.
