Huqooq ul ibaad

Human Rights in Islam

1. 22.08.2008
Huqooq ul Ibad
Obligations to People

2. Huqooq ul Ibad
Introduction
Types of Islamic ObligationsRights of
Parents
Spouses and
Children
Close
Relatives
Teacher and
Student
Employer and
Employee
Fellow
Humans
Neighbours and
Colleagues
The Needy
and Indigent
Regarding
Guests
Regarding
Friends
Special
Issues
Animal
Rights Conclusion

3. Huqooq ul Ibad
Introduction

4. Introduction
Each Muslim has 3 types of duties:
the first called huqooq allah
the duties to God
the second called huqooq un Nafs
the duties to our own selves
the third, huqooq ul ibad
the duty towards family, friends, and people at large

5. Introduction
Allah will forgive us certain transgressions
example: lapses in routine obligations of prayer, fasting,
charity, etc

Problems will arise from lapses in huqooq ul ibad
It is our belief that :
the individual you have wronged
must forgive you before Allah
forgives that particular transgression !

6. Quran
surah an Nisa :36

And worship Allah [alone], and do not ascribe partners to Him. And do good
unto your parents and near of kin and unto orphans, and the needy, and the
neighbor from among your own people, and the neighbor who is a stranger,
and the friend by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom your right
hand possess. Verily, Allah does not love those who are full of self-conceit
and boastful.

7. Bukhari
Book No.46, Hadith 730
The Holy Prophet, pbuh, said:
“everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for
his charges. The ruler who has authority over people,
is a guardian and is responsible for them, a man is a
guardian of his family and is responsible for them; a
woman is a guardian of her husband's house and
children and is responsible for them; a slave ('abu) is a
guardian of his master's property and is responsible
for it; so all of you are guardians and are responsible
for your charges."

8. What is Huqooq ul Ibad ?
Islam has prescribed that
its followers give people their due rights
Specific rights given according to specific roles to :
- parents
- spouses
- children
- neighbors
- other Muslims

9. What is Huqooq ul Ibad ?

Through this:
mutual bonds set and strengthened
between individuals of a Muslim society
spread of love and unity
prevents society from fragmenting

10. Huqooq in Islam
Types of
Islamic Obligations

11. Huqooq in Islam
Believers have been ordained to fulfill certain
rights
These rights pertain to :
- Allah
- to oneself and
- to His creation

12. Huqooq in Islam
Categories
Huqooq
Huqooq Allah
Huqooq ul
Ibad
Deeni Dunyavi
Anbiya
Sahaba
Ulema
Parents
Spouse
Children
Relatives
Huqooq un Nafs
Other Muslims
Animals

13. Huqooq in Islam
Islam is a way of life

It involves :
- Huqooq Allah

- Huqooq un Nafs and

- Huqooq ul Ibad

14. Islamic Obligations
Categories
Huqooq Allah :

- a person's duty towards Allah

- belief in one God, not associating partners
- doing good in this world
- preparing for the hereafter and
- trying to live a clean and good life

15. Islamic Obligations
Categories
Huqooq un Nafs :

- a person's duty towards oneself
- consuming only Halal or permissible foods
- not harming one's body
(includes not committing suicide)

16. Islamic Obligations
Categories
Huqooq ul Ibad :

- a person's duty towards humanity
- being good to others
- not harming others
- helping others improve their quality of life
- helping orphans and poor

(we need to improve ourselves significantly in this area)

17. Huqooq ul Ibad
Types
Two types of Huqooq ul Ibad :

Firstly, Deeni (religious) obligations :

include rights of the Prophets and angels, sahaba and ahl e Bait
and rights of the Ulema

Secondly, Dunyawi (worldly) obligations :

worldly rights include that of close relatives, neighbours,
colleagues, friends, elders, the young and of all Muslims in
general

18. Huqooq ul Ibad
Deeni
Rights of Ambiyaa and Malaaikah

We are informed about Allah, His pleasures and displeasures
through the Ambiyaa , and they through wahi conveyed by the
Angels
Their teaching is, for our Deeni and worldly benefit and to
safeguard us from sin
On Allah’s command Angels perform beneficial tasks (eg rain)

Thus, rights due to Ambiyaa and Malaaikah are in part, of the
rights of Allah
Favours of Rasulullah
Saw
upon us are the most,
thus the rights due to him are also the most.

19. Huqooq ul Ibad
Deeni

The rights due to The Prophet, pbuh, are:
To believe in his Nubuwwat
To follow his every command and sunnat
To honour and love him
To continuously convey Salaat and Salaams (Durood) upon him
The rights of the angels are:
To believe in their existence
To believe them to be free of sin

20. Huqooq ul Ibad
Deeni
The rights of the angels are:
Saying ‘Alayhis Salaam’ after their names
Not entering Masjid after eating/using things with offensive smell
Saving oneself from all things which displease the angels viz :
- keeping pictures
- laxity in purifying self from Janaabat
- becoming involved in Makrooh acts

21. Huqooq ul Ibad
Deeni
Rights of Sahaaba and Ahle Bayt
Sahaba
ra
and Ahl-eBayt have Deeni and worldly attachment
directly with The Prophet, pbuh
Fulfilling their rights is part of fulfilling rights due to The Holy
Prophet
saw
The rights due to them are :
To follow and obey them
To have love for them
To believe in their being people worthy of honour and nobility
To have love for their friends and enmity for their enemies

22. Huqooq ul Ibad
Deeni
Rights of Ulema
Deeni Ulema are the inheritors/successors of Rasulullah
saw

Their rights are :
Dua for the Fuqahaah, Mujtahideen (Islamic Jurists), Ulama,
Muhadditheen, Asaatiza (Deeni teachers), Mashaikh (Sheikhs)
and authors of Islamic works
Follow and obey them in deeni matters
Honour them (no enmity)
If possible, assist them financially

23. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
The afore mentioned are means of
our Deeni bounties and favours
their rights were made compulsory on us.
There are others who are
means of worldly (dunyavi) favours and benefit
their rights have also been commanded by Shariat

24. Huqooq ul Ibad
Rights of Parents

25. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of Parents
Paramount and foremost
means of our birth and life and upbringing
The rights of parents are:
not giving them any trouble or harm
honouring and respecting them (verbally and by deeds)
obeying and serving them in all matters permitted by Shariat
If they are in need, then serving them with wealth and money
(even if they are unbelievers)

26. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said:
"He who casts up the favors he has done, he who is disobedient
to parents and he who is addicted to wine will not enter Paradise“
Anyone who seeks Allah's satisfaction
must ensure that his parents are happy with him
•The Prophet (pbuh) said that the parents of a person are his
Heaven or Hell

27. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of Grandparents
Their rights according to Shariat are exactly the same as for
parents, (whether they be living or deceased)

Maternal aunts and uncles are like mother; and father's siblings
are like father as regard their rights

Therefore
fulfill the rights of these close family ties, as that of your
parents, as they are Islamically also Mahram

28. Quran
Behavior with parents



Surah Bani Israel
Verse 23

29. Quran
Behavior with parents

“Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him,
and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or
both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto
them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious
word”
Surah Bani Israel
Verse 23

30. Hadith
Sahih Muslim
Abu Huraira reported that a person said:

Allah's Messenger, who amongst the people is
most deserving of my good treatment? He (pbuh)
said: Your mother, again your mother, again your
mother, then your father, then your nearest
relatives according to the order (of nearness)
Muslim
Book 32, Hadith 6181

31. Hadith
Duty to parents
'Akbarul Kabaair' i.e. the most serious of the major sins
When asked about the major sins, Prophet
Mohammad
saw
replied :

“To associate another God with Allah,
to disobey the parents,
to kill unlawfully and to give false testimony”

32. Huqooq ul Ibad
Spouses and Children

33. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of Spouses :
Fulfilling rights of the husband and wife respectively are very
important for a happy and fulfilling marriage
The rights upon a husband are :
Taking care of expenses of wife according to one’s capability
Teaching her masaa'il of Deen and encourage her to doing good
deeds
Permit visits to her parents, brothers and sisters, and family
Reprimanding her without being excessive

34. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi

The rights upon a wife are:
To obey, respect and fulfill lawful needs and desires of husband
Not asking for things beyond husbands means
Not spending his wealth without permission
Not being abusive or unkind to his close family
(Especially with his parents)

35. Hadith
Wives rights
A man asked the Prophet
saw

“O Messenger of Allah, what rights may a wife demand
of her husband ? ” He replied, “ That you should feed
her (with the same standard) as you feed yourself, clothe
her as you clothe yourself, that you should never hit her
face or put her down, or cut yourself off from her unless
it occurs in the house”

36. Hadith
Treatment of Wife
Be discreet and be kind to women
“Act kindly towards woman, for woman is created from
a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its top. If
you attempt to straighten it, you will break it, and if you
leave it, its crookedness will remain there.
So act kindly towards women”

Sahih Muslim
No. 3468

37. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of children
As parents have rights on their children, so to do
children have rights on their parents
Children's rights are:
Marry a pious woman (and vice versa) so that the
offspring may be pious and good-natured

38. Hadith
About a wife
The Holy Prophet, pbuh, has said :
“The whole world is a provision,
and the best object of benefit in the world
is the pious woman”

Sahih Al Bukhari
Volume 8, Book of marriage: 3465

39. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Children's rights are:
Cherish children and bring them up lovingly

- great reward and virtues for having love for your children

- particularly in regard to daughters

* not inferior to sons
* do not become disheartened by them
* very great reward for bringing-up and
looking after daughters

40. Quran
Pious children
Pray for pious children

“My Lord ! Bestow upon me of Thy bounty,
goodly offspring. Lo ! Thou art the Hearer
of Prayer”

Surah Aal Imran
Verse 38

41. Hadith
A child’s right
A saying attributed to
The Prophet
saw
relates:
“A father gives his child
nothing better than a good education”
at Tirmidhi
Hadith No. 4977

42. Hadith
The girl child
Prophet Muhammad
saw
has said
“Be fair and just in terms of the gifts you offer your
children. If I was to give preference to any (gender over
the other) I would have preferred females over males (in
terms of giving gifts)”

Al Sheha, Abdulrahman, Women in the shade of Islam 33- 34
Reported by Imam Bayhaqi

43. Hadith
Pious children
The Prophet (pbuh) said:
“Upon death, man’s deeds will (definitely) stop except for
three deeds, namely: a continuous charitable fund,
endowment or goodwill; knowledge left for people to
benefit from; and pious righteous and God-fearing child
who continuously pray Allah, the Almighty, for the soul
of his parents”
Sahih Muslim

44. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
A wet-nurse should be pious and good-natured
- the milk affects childs character and temperament
Teach Deeni Ilm, good character, manners and
etiquette
When they reach marriageable age have their nikah
performed
Take care of widowed daughter until she is remarried
- bear expenses and look after her

45. Huqooq ul Ibad
Close Relatives

46. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of a wet nurse :
by virtue of breast-feeding, it is similar to mother’s

Her rights are:
Treat her with respect and honour
If she is needy then serve her with your wealth
Since her husband is her partner, be kind and generous towards
him also

47. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of a stepmother :
rights are same as those of a wet nurse
(similar is the case of a stepfather)
It is mentioned in Hadith that elder brother is
similar to the father :
- thus younger siblings are like one’s children in respect of their
rights
- elder and younger brothers, have same rights as that of parents
and one’s children respectively
(regard the rights of sisters upon the same principle)

48. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of your family and relatives :
If anyone from your Mahram are needy and have no means of
income, then to provide for them is Waajib, as in the case of your
children
(in others circumstances it is not waajib to provide for your
mahrams, but it is necessary to serve and be kind to them)
Visit them regularly.
Do not break-off ties with them.
(even if they cause trouble or harm then be Sabir)

49. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of the in-laws
In the Quran,`in-laws' mentioned be amongst one’s relatives
This type of family relations is a Ne'mat and bounty from Allah

Father & mother in law, brothers & sisters in law and
children from spouse's previous marriage, have rights:
One should take particular care of being kind, good-natured and
helpful to them
Also visit them at times

50. Huqooq ul Ibad
Teacher and Student

51. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of Ustaad and Sheikh :
Ustaad and Sheikh are responsible for one’s internal character
and up bringing, hence like one’s father
Treat them, their family and relatives as you would treat your
father, your immediate family and relatives
Need for honouring and respecting our Elders, Sheikhs and
teachers

Students or Mureeds are in the category of children of the Sheikh
or Ustaad

52. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of a student or mureed :
Mureeds and students are like one’s children
- as regards their spiritual up bringing, compassion and kindness,
their rights are like those of his own children
- their rights amongst each other are similar to those of brothers
and sisters

53. Huqooq ul Ibad
Employer and Employee

54. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of an Employer and his Employee :
- both have obligations to each other
- but only as long as the employment lasts
The rights upon a master are:
Not placing too burdensome a task upon employee (sp Ramzan)
Being just
Being mindful of their safety and ease, no exploitation
If at times they are unable to carry out orders,
then accepting their excuse and forgiving them

55. Hadith
Wages of employee
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2987
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar

The saying of our beloved
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

“Give the hireling his wages before his sweat dries.”

56. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi

The rights on an employee are:
Obeying and seeking good for one’s employer
(within limits of Shariat)
Being patient, not complaining or cursing the master
Being grateful for employers kind acts
Not being rebellious

(These rights are valid as long as a person is employed)
(Otherwise he has his own free will)

57. Huqooq ul Ibad
Fellow Humans

58. Hadith
Sahih Muslim
“ The rights of one Muslim over another Muslim are six.”
Someone asked, “What are they?”
The Prophet
saw
replied:
“When you meet him you greet him with salaam (peace), when
he invites you, you accept his invitation, when he consults
you in a matter, you give him sincere advice. When he
sneezes and praises Allah, you ask Allah to have mercy on
him. When he is sick, you visit him and when he passes
away you accompany him i.e. you join in his janazah
(funeral). ”

59. Hadith
Bukhari, Vol 8, Book 73: 55
The Prophet
saw
has said
“A believer to another believer is like a building whose
different parts enforce each other”
The Prophet then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced.
At that time the Prophet was sitting and a man came and
begged or asked for something. The Prophet faced us and
said,
“Help and recommend him and you will receive the reward for it, and
Allah will bring about what He will through His Prophet's tongue”

60. Quran
Surah at Taubah: 71
Rights of one believer on another


“And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin
the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-
due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on
them. Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise”

61. Hadith
Good Behavior
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) said :
“Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the worst of false
tales; and do not look for others faults and do not spy,
and do not be jealous of one another, and do not desert
(cut your relation with) one another, and do not hate one
another; and:
O Allah's worshipers !
Be brothers as Allah has ordered you!”
Sahih Bukhari
Volume 8 Book73: 90

62. Rights of fellow humans :
Apart from relatives, friends and Muslims,
all the people in general have rights over you
and over one another
Be considerate of fellow humans,
even though they may not be Muslims

63. Rights of people in general
Their rights are :
•Do not trouble or harm anyone without reason
(person or property)
•Do not speak evil or insult anyone without reason
•Help people in difficult times
•Even where Shariat has given permission to punish,
do not be cruel or excessive or unjust
Be forgiving of faults
Have compassion during their grief and crying

64. Rights of people in general
Guard the love they have for you.
Accept their excuse
Remove any trouble or difficulty, which has befallen them
Always desire good for them
 Be mindful of their rights
Accept their invitation
Accept the gifts they send to you
Return the good they do to you

65. Rights of people in general
Be grateful to them for their favours to you
When the occasion arises, assist them
Protect and look after their household and families
Assist them in their need
Listen to their requests
If they are sick then visit them.

66. Rights of people in general
If they pass away then attend their funeral
Accept their intercession on behalf of others
Do not make them despair from achieving their aims
Return their lost goods to them
Reply to their greetings
Speak to them with kindness and
with soft and pleasant words

67. Rights of people in general

Be kind and bountiful towards them
If they take a pledge while relying on you,
then fulfill their pledge
If someone is oppressing them then assist them;
and if they are oppressing someone else then stop them
Have love for them and do not have enmity with them
Do not degrade them
Whatever you desire for yourself,
desire the same for them.

68. Rights of people in general

In other Hadiths this too has been added:
Do not cause him any harm, neither in his honour nor in wealth
Do not make him stand up from his place for you to sit down on it
Do not be suspicious or doubt him
Do not be jealous or have enmity and hatred towards him

69. Rights of people in general
2 people should not speak amongst themselves while leaving a
third person out
As far as possible command good and forbid him from evil

Be kind to the young and respect the Elderly

If two Muslims fight then create a truce between them
Do not backbite about him

70. Huqooq ul Ibad
Neighbours and Colleagues

71. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of Neighbours, Companions and
Colleagues :
This group, has specific relations with you, has rights in addition
to those of the general populace

Their rights include:
Be kind and considerate towards them
Safeguard the honour of their household and family
At times send some gift for him. (Especially when they are
destitute or poverty-stricken)

72. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Do not cause them trouble, do not become angry or quarrel on
minor things
The Shariat has granted - right of neighbourship

- means that according to Shariat if you want to sell your home,
then the neighbour has the first option and right to buy it
The Ulema have said that ‘just as you have colleagues and
neighbours when at home, so too while travelling you have travel
companions’

They are like your neighbours, companions
and colleagues at home

73. Hadith
Importance of neighbours

Allah’s Apostle
saw
said
“Gabriel kept on recommending me about treating the
neighbors in a kind and polite manner, so much so that I
thought that he would order (me) to make them (my)
heirs”
Bukhari
Volume 8
Book 73: 44

74. Hadith
Obligations to neighbours
The Prophet
saw
also said
“By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not
believe! By Allah, he does not believe ! ” It was said, “
Who is that, O Allah's Apostle ? ” He said, “ That
person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil.”

Bukhari
Volume 8 : 73 : 45

75. Huqooq ul Ibad
The Needy and Indigent

76. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi

Rights of the Orphans and the Weak :
(also widows, the destitute, the needy, the sick, the traveller and
the beggar)

They all have rights:
Help and serve them
Assist and do their work with your own hands.
Be compassionate and cheer them up.
Do not reject or turn away their needs and requests.

77. Quran
Sanctity of life

“Whosoever killeth a human being for other than manslaughter
or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all
mankind”
Surah al Maida
Verse32

78. Hadith
Oppressing the weak
Aggression against human life is the second greatest sin
in the sight of Allah after denial of Him

The Prophet (pbuh) warned that :
“Fear the prayer of the wronged, for, verily,
there is no veil between him and Allah”
Sahih Muslim

79. Hadith
Oppression and rage
Never oppress nor get unreasonably enraged
Allah's Apostle
saw
has said

“The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his
strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself
while in anger”
Bukhari
Volume 8 Book 73:135

80. Huqooq ul Ibad
Regarding Guests

81. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of guests
To welcome them when they arrive
and to at least accompany them till the door when they depart
To organise and prepare their necessities
To treat them with honour and respect (serve them with your own
hands)
At least on one day prepare a special meal, but only to that extent
where you do not feel burdened, nor the guest embarrassed
At the most one should play host for 3 days

So much is their necessary right and your duty thereafter for as
long as they stay it is a favour of their host upon them.

82. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of the host :
Inappropriate for the guest to inconvenience the host
by staying for too long
by unnecessarily requesting things
by interfering in the choice of food,
place and manner of serving.

83. Hadith
Hosting a guest
“Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should
serve his neighbor generously, and anybody who believes in
Allah and the Last Day should serve his guest generously by
giving him his reward. ” It was asked. “ What is his reward,
O Allah's Apostle ? ” He said, “ To be entertained
generously for a day and a night with high quality food and
entertained for three days with ordinary food and if he stays
longer, what he will be provided with will be regarded as
Sadaqa”
Bukhari
Volume 8 Book 73: 48

84. Huqooq ul Ibad
Regarding Friends

85. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Rights of friends:
The Quran mentions the 'specialties', which exist in, close family
ties, as being the same found in friendship
These are the etiquettes and rights of friends:
Friends, should be observed carefully regarding beliefs, actions,
dealings and character
If of a sound and pious nature then forge friendship, otherwise
stay away
Great stress laid on safeguarding oneself from bad company

86. Huqooq ul Ibad
Dunyavi
Never betray or be miserly to a friend

If he does something against your temperament, then overlook it
A misunderstanding must immediately be cleared
Do not be lax in seeking good for him
Never refrain from giving him your good advice and consultation
(mashwara)
Listen to his consultation with sincerity and if it is worthy of
following then act upon it

87. Quran
Surah al Hashr: 10
Help friends reform and pray for them





“Our Lord!
Forgive us and our brethren who were before us in the
faith, and place not in our hearts any rancour toward
those who believe. Our Lord! Thou art Full of Pity,
Merciful”

88. Hadith
An ideal friend
Greet friends cheerfully

“Your smile when you see a friend is also a sadaqah
(good deed or charity)”
Tirmizi
An ideal quality
“Each of you is like a mirror for his brother. If he sees
something ill in his brother , he should try to dispel it”
Tirmizi

89. Huqooq ul Ibad
Some Special Issues

90. Islamic view on adoption
The custom of 'adopting' children has no basis in
Shariat
The Islamic legal status of adopted children is no more
than that of 'sincere friendship'
Legally speaking, like in inheritance, etc., they do not
receive any share

91. Law pertaining to disinheritance :
The custom of disinheriting is totally unlawful and null
and void
eg: saying that so and so (of his children or Islamically legal heir)
should not receive inheritance
Inheritance is a command of Shariat and thus
obligatory, and not voluntary

92. Huqooq ul Ibad
Animal Rights

93. Animals have rights too !
Islam has made ill-treatment of animal
reason for entering Hellfire
Showing them compassion and treating them well
is a means to attain forgiveness of one's sins

94. Hadith
Sahih al Bukhari
Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, said :

"Once a man was tending to some business, and
became very thirsty. He came across a well, so he
descended into it and drank from it. [When he came
out], he saw a dog panting and rolling his mouth in dirt
(in search of water) due to thirst. The man said, 'This
dog is as thirsty as I was.' So he descended [once
again] filled his boot with water and gave drink to the
dog. [Due to that] Allah rewarded him by forgiving his
sins." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, will we be
rewarded even due to our well treatment of animals?"
He replied, "Yes indeed. For [the well treatment of]
every fresh liver (living thing) you will receive reward."

95. Hadith
Sahih al Bukhari
 Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, said :

"A woman was punished due to a cat. She imprisoned
it until it died, so she entered the Hellfire due to it. She
did not feed it nor give it drink when she kept it, nor did
she let it free to eat the insects (and other things) of
the earth."

96. Rights of Animals

Animals not of direct benefit :

- do not cage them for no reason
- do not take the young away from parents
- do not merely kill them for sport

97. Rights of Animals
Animals we use for our benefit :

- provide for their food and care
- do not task them beyond their capabilities
- do not beat them over the limit

Animals for slaughter/ harmful one which is to be
killed :
- kill with a sharp instrument, knife, etc.
- do not make it suffer unnecessarily
- do not starve an animal or cause it to die

98. Huqooq ul Ibad
Conclusion

99. Huqooq ul Ibad
It’s Significance
Islam is undoubtedly a religion of action
Service of man and the good of humanity
constitute pre-eminently the service and worship of Allah
All creation is the family of God
Of all creation the most beloved of God
is one who does most good to his family

100. Huqooq ul Ibad
It’s Significance
Allah will not be merciful to him who is not merciful to men
Allah is always ready to help His worshipper
so long as the worshipper is ready to help his brother

Allah is merciful to those who are merciful.
“Be ye then merciful to those who are in the earth,
so that He who is in the heaven may be merciful to you.”

101. Huqooq ul Ibad
Ideal life
A selfless life is the ideal life of a Muslim
Asked as to the best part of faith, Prophet Muhammad,
pbuh, said:
“That thou love for the sake of God, and hate for the
sake of God, and that thou love for men what thou
lovest for thyself, and hate for them what thou hates
for thyself.”
“Ye shall not believe unless ye love one another.”

102. Conclusion
The importance of Huqooq ul Ibad
cannot be over emphasised as this
is among the pre-requisites
for proper Ibaadat