A Kindness Reminder
May 22, 2020
A reminder of #KindnessMatters for #mentalhealthawarenessweek
A KINDNESS REMINDER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK
In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, always Merciful.
This week is the last one in Ramadan, the month of forgiveness and mercy, and it also coincides with Mental Health Awareness Week.
The theme for the week is 'kindness'. We thought we would remind all of us with some of the guidance from the Quran and Sunnah regarding mercy.
During these challenging times, more than ever we are in need to practice the values of kindness and compassion as individuals, families, communities and the wider society.
Allah the Exalted said:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Verily, Allah is kind and merciful to the people. (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:143)
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer, for he is concerned over you and to the believers he is kind and merciful. (Surah At-Tawbah 9:128)
ثُمَّ قَفَّيْنَا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم بِرُسُلِنَا وَقَفَّيْنَا بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْإِنجِيلَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ رَأْفَةً وَرَحْمَةً
Then We sent Our messengers in their footsteps and followed them with Jesus, the son of Mary, and gave him the Gospel. We placed in the hearts of those who followed him kindness and mercy. (Surah Al-Hadeed 57:27)
فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ
Speak to to Pharaoh mildly that perhaps he may be reminded or fear Allah. (Surah TaHa 20:44)
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ
Woe to those who pray, who are heedless of their prayer, who pray to be seen and withhold small acts of kindness. (Surah Al-Ma’un 107:4-7)
يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ فِي الْأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ
O Aisha, Allah is kind and He loves kindness in all matters. (Sahih: Bukhari)
يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ رَفِيقٌ يُحِبُّ الرِّفْقَ وَيُعْطِي عَلَى الرِّفْقِ مَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى الْعُنْفِ وَمَا لَا يُعْطِي عَلَى مَا سِوَاهُ
O Aisha, Allah is gentle and He loves gentleness, and He rewards for gentleness what is not granted for harshness, and He does not reward anything else like it. (Sahih: Muslim)
عَلَيْكِ بِالرِّفْقِ فَإِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ وَلَا يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَانَهُ
You must be gentle. Verily, gentleness is not in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it disgraces it. (Sahih: Musnad Ahmad)
إِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِأَهْلِ بَيْتٍ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ الرِّفْقَ
If Allah the Exalted intends goodness for a household, He lets gentleness come over them. (Sahih; Musnad Ahmad)
مَنْ يُحْرَمْ الرِّفْقَ يُحْرَمْ الْخَيْرَ
He who is deprived of kindness is deprived of goodness. (Sahih: Muslim)
مَنْ أُعْطِيَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الرِّفْقِ فَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ وَمَنْ حُرِمَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الرِّفْقِ فَقَدْ حُرِمَ حَظَّهُ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ
Whoever is given his portion of kindness has been given his portion of goodness, and whoever is deprived of his portion of kindness has been deprived of his portion of goodness. (Sahih: Sunan At-Tirmidhi)
الْمُؤْمِنُ مُؤْلَفٌ وَلَا خَيْرَ فِيمَنْ لَا يَأْلَفُ وَلَا يُؤْلَفُ
The believer is gracious, for there is no goodness in one who is neither kind nor friendly. (Sahih: Musnad Ahmad)
Harshness is not found in anything except that it disgraces it. Verily, Allah is kind and He loves kindness. (Hasan: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad)
أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَحْرُمُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَوْ بِمَنْ تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ هَيِّنٍ سَهْلٍ
Shall I not tell you for whom the Hellfire is forbidden? It is every person accessible, polite, and mild. (Hasan: Sunan At-Tirmidhi)
رَأْسُ الْعَقْلِ بَعْدَ الْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ التَّوَدُّدُ إِلَى النَّاسِ
The basis of reasoning, after faith in Allah, is loving kindness toward the people. (Hasan: Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat)
وَقَدْ سَمَّاهُ اللَّهُ رَءُوفًا رَحِيمًا
Allah has named the Prophet as kind and merciful. (Sahih: Muslim)
وَكَانَ رَفِيقًا رَحِيمًا
The Prophet was kind-hearted and merciful. (Sahih: Bukhari)
Imam ibn al Qayyim (rahimahullah) ~ Madarij al-Salikeen 2/511
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