Al Kawthar Academy | 'The Abundance of Good' We aim to preserve and promote the pure message and sublime values of Islam.
Saving Others from Oneself
Delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on Friday 5th March 2021 at Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester
The talk starts by explaining the hadith that a true Muslim is one whose tongue and hand others remain safe. This shows the importance of us protecting others from our own ill. It is explained that every human carries pain which is often shifted onto others, most commonly found through verbal abuse. This does not necessarily have to be done openly, but the believers are warned in the Quran about the harms of speaking ill about others in their private conversations. Neighbours are especially mentioned as a group that should feel safe from our ill and it is emphasised that we should only have relationships with people if they are in good.
The talk further explains that our thinking in times of fitnah should focus on protecting others from our ill rather than thinking that we are better than others. Thereafter, the hadith on who is a penniless person is explained, with a focus on how we must revisit our concept of “penniless”. Other concepts that have been revisited in the Quran and hadith, such as “a strong person” are also explained.
Below are some of the timecodes and topics for this talk:
0:00 – Intro: Saving Others from Oneself
13:54 – Protecting people from our tongue before our hands
21:58 – Protecting others in our private conversations
34:00 – Neighbours should feel safe from us
41:05 – Focus on ourselves and spare others from our pain
1:01:51 – Be good or remain silent
1:09:04 – Who is the penniless person?
1:28:29 – Removing harm from the path of others
FREE audio download available on SoundCloud
