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Muslims character




Muslims character

WEAKNESS OF MORALS--PROOF OF LACK OF FAITH

Faith is imperfect without moralityFaith is such a power that it keeps men away
from low attributes and mean acts, and encourages him to achieve high attributes
and clean morals. That is why whenever Allah called his slaves towards virtue or
whenever He wanted them to hate evil, He declared it as an essential requirement
of the Faith in their hearts. For example when He, in Surah Tauba, commands men
to adopt righteousness and to speak truth, He addresses them as ''0 you who have
faith" (or "O you who believe"): "0 you, who have faith ! Fear Allah and be with
the truthful people."
(Tauba: 119)
Allah's Messenger has nicely explained it that when faith is firm and belief is
strong, then strong and lasting moral will be developed, and if the moral
character is low then faith will accordingly be weak.
A man, who is immodest and ill-mannered and who adopts bad habits without caring
for others, is like the person about whom the holy Prophet has said:
"Modesty and faith are twins. One who gives up one has to lose the other too."
Once the Prophet passed by an Ansari who was scolding his brother about his
immodesty. The Prophet advised him to let him go as modesty was a branch of
faith.
A man who harasses his neighbor and makes him suffer any kind of damage is
called cruel and stone hearted by the religion. In this connection the decision
of the Prophet is:
"By God, he cannot be a Momin ;by God, he cannot be a Momin; by God, he cannot
be a Momin. He was asked: 'who"? He answered: 'He from whose misdeeds his
neighbor is not safe."

The holy Prophet advises his companions to keep away from the talk that is
trash, the acts that are wicked, and the deeds that are senseless. He says:
"A person who believes in Allah and the Hereafter should speak about good things
or else should keep quiet."

In this way through the truth of faith and by means of its perfection noble
qualities are nurtured and developed and they are guarded and kept secure till
they bear fruits.

Rows disrupted, hearts sad, prayers tasteless
However, you will also find such people, who will be calling themselves Muslims,
yet they will be lazy in offering compulsory prayers, and will be posing in the
public as if they are very keen on establishing these prayers. But they will not
lag behind at the same time in acting in such a way that will be contrary to the
demands of the noble character and perfect faith. Such people have been warned
by the holy Prophet and the Ummah has been asked to be careful of them.
A man who commits the mistake of performing the various forms of worship without
understanding their significance can only be a man who had not understood the
spirit of the worshiper has been unable to rise to that standard.
Many times even a child can copy the movements of salat and is able to repeat
what is recited during the prayer. Sometimes an actor also offers prayer with
all humility and concentration, and performs all the necessary rites.
But these kinds of movements do not benefit belief or meet the purpose. There is
only one way of offering prayers in the best manner or performing other forms of
worship that will never bring out wrong results, and that is: high moral
character. Any person who has this attribute in him, his prayer is useful. But
one who is deprived of this attribute, his worshiping is useless.
It is narrated by Imam Ahmed: "One person asked the Prophet: 'O Messenger of
Allah ! a certain woman is very famous for her prayers, fasting and many
charities, but she talks rudely with her neighbors. Tell me, what will be her
fate ?' He replied that she would go to Hell. Then that person asked: "O
Messenger of Allah! Another woman does not do much by way of prayers and fasting
; gives pieces of cheese in charity and does not harm her neighbors. He replied:
'She is of the Paradise.' "
This reply gives an idea of the high value attached to good character. It also
shows that charity is a collective prayer whose benefit reaches the society. For
this reason there is no room for any reduction in them. As salat and fasting are
apparently individual forms of worship, a little relaxation--to a very little
extent--is allowed in not making very elaborate arrangements about them
.
The holy Prophet did not merely answer a casual question that explains the
relationship between morality and the religion, shows its connection with the
correct forms of worship, and forms the basis of reform and improvement in the
world and salvation in the next world.
The problem of morality was much more important. It was necessary that he should
have continually provided guidance to his followers. He should have persisted in
giving good advice to them so that its importance takes root in the mind and
heart and it becomes quite clear that faith, goodness and morality are all
dependent on each other. They are connected with each other and none can
separate them.


Who is poor ?

One day the Prophet asked his dear companions whether they knew who was poor.
They answered that poor was one who had no dirham or dinar (money)' He said:
"In my Ummah, the poor is that man who would appear on the Day of the Judgment
before Allah; he had offered prayer; he had paid Zakat ;he had observed fast;
but he would have abused somebody, he would have falsely accused some one; he
would have unauthorizedly taken some one else's property; he would have murdered
some one; would have hit some body. All his virtues would be given to his
victims. If his Virtues are finished before his wicked deeds are finished, then
the errors and sins of the victims would be given to him and he would be thrown
into the Hell.''
Such a man is really poor. His condition is like that trader who has goods worth
one thousand rupees but he is a debtor for two thousand rupees. How can such a
man be called rich ?
A religious man who offers certain prayers or performs certain forms of worship,
but even after that performs certain evil deeds, behaves rudely with the people,
treats poor and helpless people cruelly, how then such a man will be called
righteous ?
The Prophet has explained by quoting an example. He said that the best moral
character melts errors like water and bad morals spoil man's record as vinegar
spoils honey.
Identification of a hypocrite
When wickedness is nourished in the self, and the loss caused by it has become
manifest and the danger has increased, then that man has come out of his
religion like a nude who has come out of his garments. At that time his claim of
righteousness or faith would be false.
What will be the value of religiousness without good morality ? How is it
possible that a man should belong to Allah and at the same he should be a victim
of corruption ?
This relationship between faith and morality is clearly shown in the hadith of
the holy Prophet:
"The man who has these three habits is a hypocrite even if he observes fast,
offers prayers, performs umra (pilgrimage), and calls himself a Muslim: when he
talks he speaks untruth, when he makes a promise he does not keep it, and when
he is given something in trust, he commits dishonesty."
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In another tradition, he has said:
"There are three signs of a hypocrite: when he talks he speaks untruth, when he
makes a pro mise he does not keep it, and when he makes a contract he deceives,
although he may be offering prayers, observing fast and calling himself a
Muslim."
He has also said:
"There are four habits, in whosoever they are found, he will be a complete
hypocrite. If any one of these habits is found in a man, he will have one habit
of disruption till he gives it up, when something is given to him in trust he
commits dishonesty, when he talks he tells lies, when he makes a contract he
deceives, and when he quarrels he starts abusing



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