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The speech most memorable in the history of Islam, is a vital document known as Khutbah al-Wada – the farewell address also referred as Khutbah at-Tabligh (Proclamation of address).

Praising & thanking ALLAAH, the Prophet (Prayers & Peace be upon him) said:-

• O’ people, listen to my words carefully for I know not whether I would meet you again on such an occasion
• O’ people, just as you regard this month, this day, this city sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Remember that you will indeed appear before ALLAAH and answer for your actions
• Return the things kept with you as a trust (Amanah) to their rightful owners. All dues of interest shall be cancelled and you will have onlyyour capital back; ALLAAH has forbidden interest, and I cancel the dues of interest payable to my uncle Abbas bin Abdul Muthalib
• O’ people, your wives have a certain right over you and you have certain rights over them. Treat them well and be kind to them, for they are your partners and commited helpers
• Beware of Shaitan, he is desperate to divert you from the worship of ALLAAH, so beware of him in matters of your religion
• O’ people, listen carefully! All the believers are bothers. You are not allowed to take things belonging to another Muslim unless he gives it to you willingly
• O’ people, none is higher than the other unless he is higher in obedience to ALLAAH. No Arab is any superior to a non-Arab in piety
• O’ people, reflect of my words, I leave behind me two things, THE QUR’AN AND MY SUNNAH (HADITH), and if you follow these, you will not fail
• Listen to me carefully, Worship ALLAAH and offer prayer (Salat), observe fast (Saum) in the mouth of Ramadhan and pay alms (Zakah)
• O’ people, be mindful of those who work under you. Feed and clothe them as you feed and clothe yourselves
• O’ people, no prophet or messenger will come after me and no new faith will emerge
• All those who listen to me shall pass on my word to others and those to others again

Prophet Muhammad (Prayers & Peace be upon him) then faced the heavens and asked, ”Have I conveyed the message of ALLAAH to you, O’ people?” The audience answered in one voice, “Yes, you have, ALLAAH is the witness.”

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AsmaAllaah-ul-Husna/Most Beautiful Names of Allaah

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Repentence done sincerely for ALLAH: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH will forgive the sins of anybody who repents before the sun rises from the west (i.e., a major sigh of the Day of Judgment).” (Sahih Muslim) He (PBUH) also said: “ALLAH accepts the repentance of His slaves until the time of their death (i.e., when the soul is departing).” (Trimizi)

‘Umrah during Ramzan: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Performing ‘Umrah during it (Ramzan) is like performing Hajj with me.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Recitation of the Qur’an: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Recite the Qur’an, for it will intercede for you (with ALLAH) on the Day of Judgment.”(Sahih Muslim)

Learning and teaching the Qur’an: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur’an and teaches it to others.” (Sahih Bukhari)

The Mention of ALLAH: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Shall I not tell you about the best of your deeds, the most pure (i.e., righteous and sincere) of them to your Creator, that which will entitle you to the highest ranks, which is better for you than donating gold and silver for the sake of ALLAH, which is better than fighting your enemies in Jihad where you kill them or they kill you (i.e., you become martyrs)?” The people replied: “Yes, O Messenger of ALLAH.” So he (PBUH) said: “The Mention of ALLAH.” (Trimizi)

Seeking forgiveness of ALLAH: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “For he who always seeks the forgiveness of ALLAH, ALLAH will relieve him from all adversities, make a way out for him from all hardships and provide him from means which he could never have expected.” (Nasaa’i)

Performing complete and proper ablution: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whosoever performs a complete and proper ablution, sins will leave his body – even from under his nails.” (Sahih Muslim)

Supplicating between the Azaan and Iqaamah: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Supplication between the Azaan and Iqaamah is not rejected.” So people asked: “What should we ask for?” He (PBUH) replied: “Ask ALLAH for His forgiveness.” (Trimizi)

Performing the five daily prayers: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “There is no Muslim who, at the time of prayer, performs ablution properly, then performs the prayer in humility before ALLAH and perfects its pillars; except that this will expiate all his past minor sins. This is for every prayer throughout his life.” (Sahih Muslim)

Offering Fajr and ‘Asr prayers promptly: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever performs the two cool prayers (i.e., ‘Asr and Fajr) on time will enter Paradise.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Supplicating during the virtuous time on Fridays: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “There is no virtuous time every Friday; never does a Muslim supplicate during it except that ALLAH grants him what he asks for.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Reciting chapter Al Kahf from the Holy Qur’an on Firdays: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever recites chapter Al Kahf on a Friday will have a light (i.e., will be guided) between it and the nest Friday.” (Nasaa’i)

Going to the Masjid: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever goes to the Masjid to pray and returns; ALLAH will make a dwelling for him in the Paradise for every time he goes (and every time he comes back).” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Praying in congregation: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Praying in congregation is twenty seven multiples higher in reward than praying alone.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Offering supererogatory prayers: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH will build a dweliing in Paradise for anyone who prays twelve supererogatory rak’ah daily in addition to the compulsory prayers.” (Sahih Muslim)

Offering funeral prayers: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whosoever attends a funeral and prays over the dead receives a reward equal to a Qiraat, and whosoever was also present at the burial receives a reward equal to two Qiraat.” So people asked: “What is a Qiraat?” He (PBUH) replied: “It is equal to twice the size of the greatest mountain (i.e. Uhud).” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Women praying at home: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Do not deprive women from praying in the houses of ALLAH (i.e., the Masjids) but praying at home is better for them (in reward).” (Abu Dawood)

Supplications after prayer: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH will forgive the sins, even if they were as much as the foam of the sea, for anyone who exalts ALLAH thirty-three times saying ‘Subhaanallah’, praises Him thirty-three times saying ‘Alhamdulillah’ and glorifies Him thirty-three times saying ‘Allahu Akbat’, and then completes the supplications to be one hundred by saying: ‘None has the right to be worshipped except ALLAH alone, without partner. To Him belong sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things Omnipotent.’” (Sahih Muslim)

Thanking ALLAH after eating or drinking: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH is pleased with the slave who thanks Him after eating or drinking (When ALLAH is pleased with a slave He forgives his sins)” (Sahih Muslim)

Zakat Al Fitr: Ibn ‘Abbas (RA) said: “The Messenger of ALLAH (PBUH) made Zakaat Al-Fitr obligatory as a means of purifying the fasting person from idle talk and foul language and feeding the poor. It is accepted as Zakaat from whoever pays it before the (‘Eid) prayer, and as a (simple) charity from whoever pays it after that.” (Abu Dawood)

Optional Charity: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Charity wipes out sins as water extinguishes fire.” (Trimizi)

Paying charity secretly: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Righteous deeds protect a person from an evil end; a charity spent in secret extinguishes ALLAH’s wrath; and maintaining good ties of kinship increases ones lifespan.” (Tabaraani)

Spreading the Islamic Salutation (of Salaam): The Prophet (PBUH) said: “O people! Spread the salaam; maintain good ties with kin; and pray at night while people are sleeping, then you will enter Paradise peacefully.” (Trimizi)

Removing harmful objects from people’s way: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “I saw a man enjoying himself in Paradise (simply) because he removed from a road a tree that used to harm people.” (Sahih Muslim)

Dutifulness to parents: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “What a loss is for him! What a loss is for him! What a loss is for him!” Someone asked: “Who, O Messenger of ALLAH?” He replied: “He whose parents reach old age, either one or both of them, and he does not use their presence (by being good to them, etc.) to cause him to enter Paradise.” (Sahih Muslim)

The wife’s obedience to her husband: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “If a woman prays the five obligatory daily prayers, fasts the month of Ramzaan, guards her private parts (from adultery and fornication), and is obedient to her husband, she will be able to enter Paradise from any of the gates.” (Ibn Habbaan)

Earning lawfully: The Prophet (PBUH) was asked about the best earnings, he replied: “Those which a man earns by his hands, or any other lawfully earned money.” (Haakim)

Providing for ones family: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “if a man provides for his family hoping for the reward, it will be counted as a charity for him.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Providing for widows and the needy: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “One who provides for widows and the poor is like one who fights Jihad for the sake of ALLAH (in reward).” He (PBUH) added: “(He is) like one who prays at night without tiring and one who fasts continuously.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Nurturing the orphan: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “I and the one who nurtures an orphan will be like this in Paradise (then he joined his index and middle finger together).” (Sahih Bukhari)

Stroking the head of an orphan: The Prophet (PBUH) said in reply to a man who complained about the hardness of his own heart: “Stroke the head of an orphan and feed the needy.” (Ahmad)

Fulfilling people’s needs: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “It is better for one of you to fulfill the need of his brother (in Islam) than residing for I’tikaaf in my Masjid for two months.” (Haakim)

Visiting Muslims: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Prophets will be in Paradise, the truthful will be in Paradise, and those who visit their Muslim brothers purely for the sake of ALLAH will be in Paradise.” (Tabarani)

Visiting the sick: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “When a Muslim visits his sick brother, he never ceases to be in a Khurfah of paradise until he returns.” He was asked: “ What is a Khurfah?” He (PBUH) replied: “Its fruits.” (Sahih Muslim)

Maintaining ties with those who sever them: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Al-waasil (i.e., one who maintains ties) is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives, but Al-waasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who sever the bond of kinship with him.”

Cheering up Muslims: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “On the Day of Resurrection, ALLAH will cheer up (by His forgiveness) He who cheers up his fellow Muslim.” (Tabaraani)

Easing matters for those in hardships: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH will make matters easy in the Hereafter for he who eases hardship for a Muslim.” (Sahih Muslim)

Being kind and merciful to the weak: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH will be merciful with those who are merciful with others; be merciful with those on the earth; and the One above the heavens will be merciful with you.” (Trimizi)

Reconciling between people: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Should I not tell you of a deed that is a rank higher than fasting, praying and spending in charity?” People replied: “Indeed, O Messenger of ALLAH” He (PBUH) replied: “Reconciling between people.” (Abu Dawood)

Having good manners: When the Prophet (PBUH) was asked aboutwhich act leads people to enter Paradise the most, he (PBUH) replied: “Piety and good manners.” (Trimizi)

Being bashful: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Bashfukness is a part of faith, and faith leads to Paradise.” (Ahmad)

Truthfulness: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Be truthful, as truthfulness leads to virtue, and virtue leads to Paradise.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Forgiveness and controlling anger: ALLAH says what means: “And march forth in the way (which leads to forgiveness from your Lord and Paradise as wide as are the Heavens and the Earth, prepared for the pious. Those who spend (in ALLAH’s cause) in prosperity and in adversity, who repress anger and who pardon men; verily, ALLAH loves the good-doers.” (Al Qur’an, Surah Aal-e-Imran, 133-134)

Shaking hands: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Never do two Muslims shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they depart.” (Abu Dawood)

Having a cheerful face: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Do not undermine any kind deed, even if it is to meet your Muslim brother with a cheerful face.” (Sahih Muslim)

Leniency during trade: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “May ALLAH have mercy upon the one who is easy when he buys and easy when he disputes (i.e., forgives easily).” (Sahih Bukhari)

Lowering one’s gaze: The Prophet (PBUH) said that ALLAH says: “A lustful look is a like a poisoned arrow of Satan; whoever refrains from it out of fear from ME, I will replace it with belief whose sweetnes he will find in his heart.” (Tabaraani)

Enjoining good and forbidding evil: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever sees an evil should stop it with his hands; if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue; if he is unable to do that, then with his heart (by hating it), and this is the lowest level of belief.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Attending virtuous gatherings: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Never do a group of people gather to mention ALLAH the Almighty, except that they will be surrounded with angels; the mercy of ALLAH will descend upon them, tranquility will shade them (with pride) in front of the angels.” (Sahih Muslim)

Guarding one’s tongue: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever guarantees (i.e., restrains) what is between his two jaws (i.e., the tongue), and what is between his legs (i.e., the private parts), I will guarantee him Paradise.” (Sahih Muslim)

Guiding people to virtue: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Every good done to others is a charity, and the one who guides to a good deed gets the same reward as the one who performs the good deed.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Calling people to the religion of ALLAH: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “One who calls people towards gains the same reward (from ALLAH) as those who follow him, without their reward being reduced.” (Sahih Musim)

Concealing people’s faults: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever conceals others’ faults in this life; ALLAH will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Muslim)

Perseverance: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Never is a Muslim is afflicted with a calamity, sadness, worry, harm, or hardship – even a prick of a thorn – except that ALLAH, will expiate his sins (due to this).” (Sahih Bukhari)

Expiation of a gathering: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever sits in a gathering and commits bad deeds (i.e., speech) in it; then says before he stands up to leave: ‘Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika, ashhadu allaa ilaaha illaa ant, astaghfiruka wa atoobuilayk.’ ALLAH will forgive that which he committed during the gathering.” (Trimizi)

Rearing daughters: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “He who has three daughters, and he shelters them, provides for them and is merciful to them, will definitely be admitted into Paradise.” (Ahmad)

Kindness to animals: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “A man saw a dog panting and eating mud out of thirst; so the man used his shoe to give the dog some water from a well. ALLAH appreciated this action and admitted him into Paradise.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Not asking anything of people: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whoever guarantees me that he will not ask people for anything, I can guarantee him Paradise.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Exalting ALLAH: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whosoever says: ‘Subhaanallah wa bihamdih’ one hundred times a day, ALLAH will forgive his sins even if they were as great as the foam of the sea.” (Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

Charity with continuous benefit: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “When a son of Adam dies, he ceases to gain (additional) benefit from his deeds except from three: a charity that is continuous in benefit, beneficial knowledge and a righteous child that supplicates for him.” (Sahih Muslim)

Giving charity from the husband’s wealth: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “If a woman spends from the wealth of her house without causing harm (to her family), she will get the reward of what she spent and her husband also gets a reward because he earned it. (Moreover) the one who is entrusted with money gets the same reward (of spending it), without any of them (the wife and the entrusted) decreasing the rewards of the others.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Honesty in trade: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “When two people trade, they have the choice (to proceed with or stop the transaction), so if they are honest and clarify (e.g., defects in their merchandise) their trade will be blessed, but if they lie and conceal (defects) there will be no blessing in their trade.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Relieving Muslims: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whosoever relieves another Muslim of any hardship, ALLAH will relieve him from one of the hardships of the Day of Resurrection.” (Sahih Muslim)

Assisting people: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Every day, charity is due from each of your joints; assisting a man to mount his beast or helping him load his luggage on it is a charity.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Intercession to fulfill people’s needs: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Intercede (to fulfill people’s needs) and you will be rewarded.” (Sahih Bukhari)

Supplicating for parents: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “ALLAH the Almighty and Exalted will raise the rank of the righteous slave in Paradise, then the slave will ask ‘O ALLAH! How did I attain this rank?’ ALLAH will reply, ‘By virtue of your child’s supplication for you forgiveness.’” (Ahmad)

Supplicating for Muslims in their absence: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whenever a Muslim supplicates for Muslim brother in his absence, an angel says: ‘You will get the same (as you supplicated for).’” (Sahih Muslim)

Immediately following up a sin with a good deed: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Fear ALLAH wherever you are, and follow up a sin with a good deed, it will eradicate it – and deal with people kindly.” (Ahmad)

Defending Muslims in their absence: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Whosoever defends his Muslim brother in his absence, ALLAH will keep the Hellfire away from his face on the Day of Resurrection.” (Trimizi)

Being fair between people: The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Every day that the sum rises, charity is due from each of your joints, and being fair between people is a charity.” (Sahih Bukhari)

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Blessings on reciting Aayat-ul-Kursi:

Whoever recites Aayathul Qursi,

at the time of leaving House, 70000 Malaks (angels) will protect him/her from the Right, Left, Front & Back.

If the person dies before returning he/she will get 70 Martyrs reward.

Whoever recites Aayat-ul-Kursi,

every time after returning home, he/she will be kept away from poverty.

Whoever recites Aayat-ul-Kursi,

40 times everyday at the time of sunset, will get reward of 40 Hajj.

Whoever recites Aayat-ul-Kursi,

everyday at the time of going on bed, one Malakh (angel) will guard the person till morning.

Whoever recites Aayat-ul-kursi, every time after doing ablution (Wuzu), will be raised 40 times in rank from each word

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Abstract
We live in a Hologram. All the information we have about the world we live in is conveyed to us by our five senses. The world we know consists of what our eye sees, our hand feels, our nose smells, our tongue tastes, and our ears hear. We never think that the “external” world can be other than what our senses present to us, since we’ve been depending on only those senses since the day we were born. However, modern scientific research in many different fields points to a wholly different understanding, creating serious doubt about our senses and the world we perceive with them. This approach’s starting point is the notion that any “external world” is only a response created in our brain by electrical signals. The red hue of an apple, the hardness of wood, your mother, father, your family, and everything that you own—your house, your job,—and even the lines of this article, are composed of electrical signals only.

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Interacting with a Virtual Environment

To put it simply, virtual reality is the projection of computer-generated three-dimensional images that appear to be real with the aid of some devices. This technology, with its diverse range of applications, is known as “virtual reality,” “virtual world,” or “virtual environment.” Its most important feature is that by the use of some purposely constructed devices, it misleads the person experiencing it into believing the experience to be real. In recent years, the word “immersive” has begun to be used in front of the term “virtual reality,” reflecting the way that witnesses are literally immersed in the experience.

4-Immersion into a Virtual Environment
“Virtual Reality allows you to explore a computer generated world by actually being in it”[3]We have all experienced some form of VR. Deep thinking is also a type of virtual reality. Watching a movie is a low-grade VR experience. For a couple of hours we immerse ourselves in an artificial environment, even though we keep in mind that the movie is not reality. The Highest grade VR experience which we undergo daily is Dream. Virtual environments are more believable when they engage all our senses. Take cabin rides in amusement parks as an example. People in the cabin watch a movie of a virtual roller coaster ride through some hair-raising landscape. The jerking, shunting, and rolling motion of the cabin makes the experience seem much more real than the view from a passive seat at the movies. The key to sophisticated VR is interactivity. Visitors to a VR environment not only have to be able to navigate their way around, they also need to be able to influence the course of events in their environment.

· Display of synthesized forces and other haptic sensations to the kinesthetic senses;

5.2 Plugging into the virtual World – Interface Devices
To enter a virtual world, a visitor must use special interface devices that transmit the sight, sounds and sensations of the artificial world. These devices also need to transmit information about what the user is doing back to the computer controlling the virtual environment.

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Michael Talbot, the author of the book, the Holographic Universe, states that the universe is a hologram consisting of orders laid on top of another and adds that the human mind interacts with this hologram

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Does the Valley Really Exist

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Living in the Brain

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Which Rose is Real?

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The New Scientist’s April 27,2002 issue with its cover story, “Hollow Universe”

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VR within a VR

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1. Smile: It is the first arrow and the fastest of them all. It is like the salt for food. It is also regarded as a kind of worship and alms-giving as is mentioned in a hadith “Smiling at your brother’s face is as charity (Sadaqa)”. Abdullah ibn al Harith tells us about the Prophet (PBUH) saying that he had never seen someone smile at the other’s face as the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used to do.

2. Be always the one who initiates greetings: This arrow is the one that lets you to be in the innermost depths of the others hearts. This arrow needs a skillful shooter. The needed skills are the hearty smile, the warm shaking of hands and the friendly welcoming to the other. Being successfully achieved, such kinds of skills are going to be rewarded, referring to the hadith: “In greetings, the better is he who initiates greeting the other”. Umar al Nadi tells us that he went out once with Umar ibn al Khattab’s son. While walking, he found him saluting all whom he met, whether being old or young. Al Hasan al-Basri also said “Shaking hands strengthens brotherhood feelings”. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said “Do not ever waste your good deeds, even by meeting your brother with a frowning face.” He said also “Shaking hands removes hatred and exchanging presents enhances love and ends enmity”.

3. The Presents: It has a strange charming affection that captivates all senses. Hence, exchanging presents and gifts in different occasions is a pleasant habit however gifts should be within one’s tolerable expenses. Ibrahim al Zahri tells us about his father saying, “My father got a sum of money as a reward, in due, he asked me to send donations to his family members and friends. As we were about to finish, he asked me “Have we missed any one?” I answered “No!” He said “I think that we did.” He continued “We have missed someone whose welcome to me was really warm. Would you please send him this sum of money?” Look how he loved the man and wished to reward him for his warm welcome.

4. Be silent….speak in what benefits: Loud voice and chattering are bad merits. You have to be sweet-worded, tender in expressing yourself. Concerning this merit, The Prophet (PBUH) said, “The good word is a charity (is a Sadaqa).” If the good word has its own magic in winning the hearts of your enemies, how powerfully it would work then with your brothers’ hearts!! Once the Prophet’s wife cursed the enemies and the Prophet (PBUH) said to her, “Calm down. Allaah likes for the matters to be dealt with gently”. He also said: “Nobility of manners and taciturnity (habitually uncommunicative or reserved in speech) and manner are the best of manners that people are ever characterized by”.

5. Be a good listener: Listen patiently and never interrupt the speaker, as the Prophet (PBUH) never interrupted a speaker till he ended his speech. And he who fights for this merit gains others love and admiration, whilst on the contrary is the one who chatters and interrupts the other. Atta` tells us about how he behaves concerning this merit and says, “When someone speaks to me, I listen to him as if it is the first time I have heard this subject, though I have heard it thousands of times before”.

6. Appearance and dressing well: You have to be careful with your appearance so as to be neat, well–dressed and sweet smelling as well. The Prophet (PBUH) says that Allaah loves beauty to be in every thing. Umar Ibn Al Khattab said, “I like the young man who is sweetly perfumed and cleanly dressed.” Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hanbal tells us about his father saying, “I’ve never seen some one who is as caring to the cleanliness of his dress, his hair, his moustache and other undesirable body hair as Ahmad Ibn Hanbal used to do”.

7. Being in others favor and helping them: Good treatment classifies you as an obedient, beloved slave of Allaah, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said, “The more you are in favor of others, the more you are beloved by Allaah”. Allaah says in the Qur’an: “And spend of your substance in the cause of Allaah, and make not your own hands contribute to (your own) destruction; but do good; for Allah loveth those who do good” (Al-Baqarah 2:195). I really wonder for that man who pays money to buy slaves, while he can buy those who are free by being good to them, for those (who treat other well) find many to be in their help.

8. Being Generous: Offering money is the key for most of the closed doors that hinder you from reaching others hearts, especially in these days. Now I will tell you a story about the magic of the merit of generosity. In the conquest of Makkah, there was a man called “Safwan Ibn Umia”. That man ran away after making all possible means in keeping the people of Islam and after making conspiracies to kill the Prophet (PBUH). Later on, the Prophet (PBUH) forgave him and he came back asking the Prophet (PBUH) to give him the time of two months to think about Islam and the Prophet (PBUH) said, “You can take four months, not just two”. In spite of being an atheist, he accompanied the Prophet (PBUH) in the Hunain and Al Ta’if conquests. In Al Ta`if, while the Prophet (PBUH) was dividing the booties of the war, he noticed that man looking longingly to a vast land in which a large number of cattle were flocking. The Prophet (PBUH) asked him, “Do you like it?” The man eagerly answered “Yes.” The Prophet (PBUH) said, “It is for you then.” Safwan said, “Only a prophet could behave as generously as you have. I believe that there is no god but Allaah and that Muhammad is His Prophet.” Notice how the Prophet (PBUH) found the missing key and succeeded in moving his heart. Some people behave stingily as if they see the ghost of poverty waiting to attack them once they think about being generous in offering money.

9. To have a good opinion of others and to give them an excuse: Keeping an eye on others behavior is a bad merit that blocks your way to their hearts. On the contrary is to have a good opinion of them. So, try hard to give your brothers the excuse as much as you can. Concerning this merit, Ibn Al Mubarak says, “The believer is he who gives his brothers the excuse, and the hypocrite is he who seeks their slips.”

10. Express your feelings… Instantly: If you love someone, or have good feelings about him, don’t wait, just tell him at once. Regarding this, the Prophet (PBUH) said, “If you felt the brotherly love of Islam towards any, you should immediately go and tell him about your feelings.” He added, “It is the way relations are to be strongly indicated”. Such love is to be blessed by Allaah if it is for Allaah’s sake, not for any other personal affairs such as seeking high position, money, fame etc…. Unless this love is for Allaah’s sake, it is a fruitless kind of brotherhood then. When they meet each other on the Day of Judgement, they are not brothers any more but enemies, as Allaah says in Verse number 67 of Surah Az Zukhruf of the Qur’an: “Friends on that Day will be foes, one to another; except the Righteous.”
    The Prophet (PBUH) once said, “A man is in the company of whom he loved.” By this he means that on the Day of Judgment, a person will be with whom he loved. So, we have to choose then between two kinds of societies, one is in enmity and the other is a kind brotherly one. Hence, we find that the Prophet (PBUH) associated the Makkan immigrants and the Madinan followers as brothers. It was a rare kind of brotherhood that even two brothers were to be buried together in one grave after being martyred in the conquests. Means of brotherhood was always being indicated by the Prophet (PBUH) as he says, “You are not allowed to enter Heaven till you believe in Allaah and you will not be true believers unless you love each other. Shall I tell you something to do that indicates love between you? It is to spread salutation of Peace (Assalaamualaikum) among you.” The pity is that people are always either cruelly and harshly treating each other or extremely tender that they adore each other. Actually, it is a matter of striking a balance between heart and mind, something that differs according to the difference of characters and circumstances. It is absolutely a blessing given by Allaah.

11. Sociability: It is the art of being social. Here, a kind of misconception could exist between sociability and hypocrisy. Could you differentiate between the two meanings?The Prophet (PBUH)’s wife, Aisha (RA) said, “A man came to visit us, but to my surprise, once the Prophet (PBUH) saw him, he said “O…that ill- mannered man”, but the Prophet (PBUH) changed completely once he sat with him. He welcomed the man warmly, smiling in his face. When the man left, I asked the Prophet (PBUH) about what had surprised me; how he considered this man as being bad, and how he talked to him in such warmth? The Prophet (PBUH) answered, “Have you ever seen me behaving as a hypocrite?” He added, “On the Day of Judgement, the worst degrees are for those whom people deserted for being mistreated by them.” Al Qurtubi differentiates between hypocrisy and sociability, regarding sociability as a desirable legal behavior, saying that sociability means sacrificing the worldly affairs for the sake of improving either life on earth or religion, or so as to improve both, while hypocrisy aims at sacrificing religion for the sake of the worldly affairs. Hence, being sociable for ill-mannered people is aiming to achieve two purposes: Firstly, to avoid being mistreated by them. Secondly, being good to them could be guidance for them to step the right way. Compliments should be within worldly affairs only, never in religious affairs, otherwise, it will be a matter of hypocrisy. To be sociable, means to be tender, smiling, praising to the other, intending in the meantime a legal benefit. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Being sociable, is as alms-giving.” Ibn Battal said, “Sociability is an ethic of the believers; it is to show open-mindedness in treating others and to delicately speak to them. Both are important elements in seeking reasons for intimacy”.

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