lesson 61 non-muslims, public and travel. manners towards non-muslims: treat them with equity,...

Lesson 61

Non-Muslims, Public and Travel

Manners towards non-Muslims:

Treat them with equity, justice, and beneficence.

Non-Muslims:

Exchange gifts .

Non-Muslims:

Eat their food if they are of the People of the Book.

Non-Muslims:

Do not admit their unbelief, or imitate their habits.

Non-Muslims:

Do not take them as patrons at the expense of Muslims.

Sitting in public places and proper manners when being in public

Greet those who were in that place first before you take your seat.

Manners of public places and roads:

Be calm and staid.


When standing up to leave, ask Allah’s forgiveness for the sin of backbiting

or talebearing (gossip) that might

have been committed.


Lower one’s gaze.


Answer greetings that are offered to you.


Enjoin the right and forbid the wrong.


Remove any kind of harm from the road.


Guide the wanderer.

Good manners when traveling:

Prepare all travel expenses from lawful sources.


Leave sufficient money for one's family expenses, bid them farewell,

and wish them all that is good.


Return due rights, debts and trusts.


Pray the prayer of Istikharah (supplication for right guidance) before traveling and

recite a certain invocation.


Women should not travel unless with an unmarriageable member of her family

or in a trustworthy group.


Return home once business is accomplished, and not to surprise one’s

family when arriving.

Evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah

Manners towards non-Muslims:Treating them kindly:

Allah says:ف�ي ﴿ ات�ل�وك�م� ي�ق� ل�م� ال�ذ�ين� ع�ن� الله� اك�م� ي�ن�ه� ال�

م� وه� ت�ب�ر� نأ� د�ي�ار�ك�م� م"ن وك�م ر�ج� ي�خ� ل�م� و� الد"ين�

ط�ين� * س� ال�م�ق� ب� ي�ح� الله� إ�ن� م� �ل�ي�ه� إ ط�وا س� وت�ق�ف�ي ات�ل�وك�م� ق� ال�ذ�ين� ع�ن� الله� اك�م� ي�ن�ه� ا �ن�م� إ

ع�ل�ى وا و�ظ�اه�ر� د�ي�ار�ك�م� م"ن وك�م� ج� ر� خ�أ� و� الد"ين�

ل�ئ�ك� و�أ� ف� م� ي�ت�ول�ه� و�م�ن ل�و�ه�م� ت�و� ن

أ� ك�م� اج� ر� إ�خ�الظ�ال�م�ون� ﴾ه�م�

: [9-8الممتحنة]

This means:

“Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion and did not

drive you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.

It is only as regards those who fought against you on account of religion, and have driven you out of your homes, and

helped to drive you out, that Allah forbids you to befriend them. And whosoever will befriend them, then such are the wrong-

doers.” (Al-Mumtahinah: 8 - 9)

Allah says:

ك� ﴿ ار� ت�ج� اس� ر�ك�ين� ال�م�ش� م�ن� د= أ�ح� إ�ن� و�ب�ل�غ�ه�

� أ ث�م� الله� ك�الم� ع� م� ي�س� ت�ى ح� ه� ر� ج�أ� ف�

ن�ه� م�أ� ﴾م�

: [6التوبة]

This means:

“And if anyone of the polytheists seeks your protection then grant him

protection, so that he may hear the Word of Allah (the Qur'an), and then escort him

to where he can be secure.”

(At-Tawbah: 6)

And says:

ل�ك�م� ﴿ Fل ح� ال�ك�ت�اب� أ�وت�وا ال�ذ�ين� و�ط�ع�ام�م� ل�ه� Fل ح� ك�م� : ﴾و�ط�ع�ام� [5المائدة]

This means:

“The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals, etc.) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and

yours is lawful to them.”

(Al-Ma’idah: 5)

The Prophet (SAWS) said :

“Beware, if anyone wrongs a contracting man, or diminishes his right, or forces

him to work beyond his capacity, or takes from him anything without his consent, I

shall plead for him on the Day of Judgment.”

(Reported by Muslim)

Not to take them as patrons:

Allah says:

ر�ين� ﴿ ال�ك�اف� ذ�وا ت�ت�خ� ال� ن�وا آم� ال�ذ�ين� ا ي�ه�� أ ي�ا

ل�ياء� و�أ�

ن�ين� ؤ�م� ال�م� د�ون� ﴾م�ن

[144النساء ] :

This means:

“O you who believe! Take not for patrons disbelievers instead of believers.”

(An-Nisa’: 144)

And says:

ر� ﴿ اآلخ� الي�و�م� و� بالله� ن�ون� ي�ؤ�م� O و�ما ق� د� ت�ج� ال�اد�ون� ي�و�

ك�ان�وا ل�و� و� ول�ه� س� و�ر� الله� اد� ح� م�ن�م� ب�ن�اء�ه�

� أ و�� أ آب�اء�ه�م�

م� ت�ه� ير� ع�ش� و�أ� م� ان�ه� و� إ�خ� و�

﴾أ� : [22المجادلة]

This means: “You (O Muhammad SAWS) will not find

any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allah and His Messenger

(Muhammad SAWS), even though they were their fathers, or their sons, or their

brothers, or their kindred (people).” (Al-Mujadalah: 22)

Not to emulate non-Muslims:

The Prophet (SAWS) said:

“He who copies any people is one of them.” (Reported by Abu-Dawud)


“Do the opposite of what the pagans do. Keep the beards and cut the moustaches

short.”

(Reported by al-Bukhariyy and Muslim)

Sitting and road manners:

Allah says:

ل� ﴿ ق� ف� ب�آي�ات�ن�ا ن�ون� ي�ؤ�م� ال�ذ�ين� اء�ك� ج� إ�ذ�ا و�ع�ل�ي�ك�م� الم= : ﴾س� [54األنعام]

This means:

“When those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,

revelations, etc.) come to you, say: "Salamun 'Alaykum" (peace be upon

you).”

(Al-An`am: 54)

And says:

ف�ي ﴿ وا ح� س� ت�ف� ل�ك�م� ق�يل� �ذ�ا إ ن�وا آم� ال�ذ�ين� ا ي�ه�� أ ي�ا

� �ذا إ و� ل�ك�م� الله� ح� س� ي�ف� وا ح� اف�س� ف� ال�س� ج� ال�م�وا ز� انش� ف� وا ز� انش� ق�يل�

أ�وت�وا ال�ذ�ين� و� نك�م� م� ن�وا آم� ال�ذ�ين� الله� ع� ف� ي�ر� Vات ج� د�ر� ال�ع�ل�م�

ب�ير= خ� ل�ون� ت�ع�م� ا ب�م� الله� ﴾و� : [11المجادلة]

This means:

“O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out

and) make room. Allah will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy).

And when you are told to rise up [for prayers, Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's

Cause), or for any other good deed], rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you

who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is Well-

Acquainted with what you do.”

(Al-Mujadalah: 11)

And:

ع�ل�ى ﴿ ون� ي�م�ش� ال�ذ�ين� م�ن� ح� الر� ب�اد� و�ع�ل�ون� اه� ال�ج� م� اط�ب�ه� خ� إ�ذ�ا و� نOا و� ه� ض� ر�

األ� O ال�ما س� ال�وا ﴾ق�

: [63الفرقان]

This means:

“And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in

humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.”

(Al-Furqan: 63)

Allah says:

م� ﴿ ار�ه� �ب�ص� أ م�ن� وا ي�غ�ض� ن�ين� ؤ�م� ل"ل�م� ﴾ق�ل : [30النور]

This means:

“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things).”

(An-Nur: 30)

Allah says:

ا ﴿ ن�ه� م� ن� ب�أ�ح�س� ي�وا ح� ف� Vي�ة ب�ت�ح� ي"يت�م ح� �ذ�ا إ و�ا د�وه� ر� و�

﴾أ� : [86النساء]

This means:

“When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it,

or (at least) return it equally.”

(An-Nisa’: 86)

Allah says:

ل�ي�اء� ﴿ و�أ� م� ه� ب�ع�ض� ن�ات� ؤ�م� ال�م� و� ن�ون� ؤ�م� ال�م� و�

ع�ن� و�ن� ي�نـه� و� وف� ع�ر� ب�ال�م� ون� ر� م�ي�أ� Vب�ع�ض

نك�ر� ﴾ال�م� : [71التوبة]

This means:

“The believers, men and women, are Awliya' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another, they enjoin (on the people) Al-Ma'ruf

(i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do), and forbid (people) from Al-

Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden).”

(At-Tawbah: 71)

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (RA) narrated that Allah's Prophet (SAWS) said:

“Avoid sitting on the streets. They (his Companions) said: Allah's Messenger,

there is no other help (but to sit here as we) to hold our meetings and discuss matters

there. Thereupon, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: If you have to sit

there, then fulfill the rights of the street. They said: What are these rights?

Thereupon, he said: Keeping the eye downward (so that you may not stare at

women), refraining from doing some harm to others and exchanging greetings

(saying As-Salamu `Alaykum)and commanding the good and

forbidding the evil.” (Reported by al-Bukhariyy and Muslim)

Samurah (RA) narrated:

“When we came to the Prophet (SAWS), each one would sit down where there was room.”

(Reported by at-Tirmidhiyy)


“Do not ask someone to give up his seat in order to take it, but make

accommodation wide and sit at ease.”



“It is not permissible for a person to sit between two people without their

permission.”

(Reported by Abu-Dawud)


“If someone leaves his seat (for one reason or another) and returns to it,

he is better entitled to it.”


Abu Barzah (RA) narrated:The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) would

supplicate before leaving an assembly thus, “O Allah, You are free from every

imperfection; all praise is for You. I testify that there is no true god except

You, I ask Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance.”

A man once said to him: O Messenger of Allah! You have spoken such words that you have never uttered before. He said, “It is an expiation of that which goes on

in the assembly.”

(Reported by Abu-Dawud)


Allah says:

ع�ة= ﴿ و�اس� ض�ي ر�أ� إ�ن� ن�وا آم� ال�ذ�ين� ب�اد�ي� ع� ي�ا

اع�ب�د�ون� ف� إ�ي�اى� ﴾ف� : [56العنكبوت]

This means:

“O My slaves who believe! Certainly, spacious is My earth. Therefore worship Me (Alone).”

(Al-`Ankabut: 56)

Allah says:

ة� ﴿ ن�ع�م� وا ت�ذ�ك�ر� ث�م� ور�ه� ظ�ه� ع�ل�ى ت�و�وا ل�ت�س�ول�وا ت�ق� و� ع�ل�ي�ه� ي�ت�م� ت�و� اس� إ�ذ�ا ب"ك�م� ر�

ل�ه� ك�ن�ا ا و�م� ذ�ا ه� ل�ن�ا ر� خ� س� ال�ذ�ي ان� ب�ح� س�ل�ب�ون�* ن�ق� ل�م� ب"ن�ا ر� إ�ل�ى �ن�ا إ و� ر�ن�ين� ﴾م�ق�

: 13الزخرف] 14،]

This means:

“When you mount thereon, and say: "Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our

efforts). And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return!”

(Az-Zukhruf: 13 - 14)

Ibn `Umar (RA) narrated:“The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) recited:

Allah is the Greatest (three times) when he rode a camel setting for a journey.

Then, he would say: Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could

never have it (by our efforts). And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return!. O our Lord, I ask You for virtue and piety, and for the deed which may please You. O our Lord, comfort this journey for us,

and fold up its length.

O our Lord, You are the Companion in the journey, and the Guardian of our families. O Allah I seek refuge with You from hardships

of journey, gloominess of appearance and finding of evil changes in property and family. And on his return he said the same thing, but

added: We are returning, repentant, worshipping our Lord, and praising Him.”


The Prophet (SAWS) used to bid farewell saying:

“I entrust Allah with your religion, your trust and your last deeds.”

(Reported by at-Tirmidhiyy)

The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said: “Traveling is a piece of torture; it deprives

a traveler of his sleep, food and drink. When a person has accomplished his

purpose of journey, he should hurry up in returning to his family.”


The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said:

“If anyone of you was away from home for a long period, he should not return home

at night.”


The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said:

“It is not lawful for a woman to take a journey for a day and a night unless she

is accompanied by a male Mahram (umarriageable person).”


The Prophet (SAWS) said:“When you enter your home in the night,

Wait so that the lady whose hair is unkempt may comb her hair and that the lady whose husband has been away may

shave her pubic hair.” (Reported by al-Bukhariyy)

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