"The Content of Character" (Part 4)

"The Content of Character: Ethical Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (saw)"
Translation and Introduction by Hamza Yusuf
Collected by Shaykh Al-Amin Ali Mazrui

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53. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Every Muslim has five rights over every other Muslim: The right to a reply, should he greet him; an acceptance, should he invite him; a visit, should he fall ill; a prayer, should he sneeze; a presence at his funeral, should he die." [Ibn Majah]

56. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "He who directs others to a good deed is as the one who did it; and, assuredly, God loves the act of aiding the distressed." [Ibn Abi ad-Dunya]

58. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Those who show mercy have God's mercy shown to them. Have mercy on those here on earth, and the One there in Heaven will have mercy on you." [Imam Ahmad]

62. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Prayer is the central pillar of religion; prayer is the key to every good." [Al-Hakim]

72. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "A believer is not one who eats his fill while his next door neighbor goes hungry." [Al-Bukhari]

73. The Messenger of God (saw) said, "Whoever fails to care for our youth, respect our aged, enjoin right, and denounce wrong is not counted among us." [Imam Ahmad]