A Muslim has Six rights on another Muslims
There are some matters that take place in our daily lives and they are a means to express a Muslim’s mutual relation, love, compassion and affection and the performance of such matters increase and flourish our daily social life. Besides these matters there are some rights of every individual Muslim over his Muslim brother, which must be fulfilled and carried out and due to their importance such rights and matters should be cared for extraordinary. Fulfilment of such rights and abidance by these etiquettes are an act of worship of Allah (SWT) through which we can seek the Good Pleasure of Him.
Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) said,
A Muslim has Six rights on another Muslims.
- When you meet him, greet him with salaam.
- When he invites you, accept the invitation.
- When he seeks counseling from you, advise him.
- When he sneezes and say Allhumdulilah, then reply with Yarhamkumullah (May Allah have mercy on you).
- When he falls ill visit him.
- When he dies, attend his funeral.
[Sahih Muslim]
Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Six are the rights of a Muslim over another Muslim. It was said to him: Allah’s Messenger, what are these? Thereupon he said: When you meet him, offer him greetings;when he invites you to a feast accept it. when he seeks your council give him, and when he sneezes and says:” All praise is due to Allah,” you say Yarhamuk Allah (may Allah show mercy to you) ; and when he fails ill visit him; and when he dies follow his bier.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2162 b
In-book reference: Book 39, Hadith 6
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