Saturday 13 August 2016

CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES IN ISLAM 1

In a Islamic state it is not just the government, but every person living in it,  who has been made accountable for protecting the life and wealth of people, and keeping the ways and road clean and safe. Severe warnings have been expressed in Hadith (sayings of Rasool Allah SAW) about people who make the roads narrow or unsafe for other people, either by standing in the middle or throwing their stuff around casually in the roads. Rasool Allah SAW has said, "If a person narrows ways and passages for Muslims, then even his Jihad is not acceptable." Similarly, if there are any potentially harmful things like broken glass, stones, or thorns lying in the way then it has been made the responsibility of every person to remove these from the passageway, not just the government, and Allah SWT has promised great rewards for people who do so.

From Ma'riful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Yousuf, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RA

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