Are the rights in the hadith "The right of a Muslim" obligatory?
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Question:
The meaning of the word "right" (in the hadithSahih Muslim 2162b) is: obligatory or emphasized?
Answer:
Emphasized. What is known among the scholars is that it is emphasized.
Q: Could some of them be obligatory and some recommended?
A: What is known among the scholars is that it is a sunnah (recommended practice), that these rights are emphasized, all of them are emphasized, but returning the greeting is obligatory.
Q: And responding to the sneezer if he praises Allah?
A: The opinion that it is obligatory is strong; because it contains a command, and they are all commands. The believer should not neglect them.
Q: Responding to an invitation?
A: Obligatory,Sahih Muslim 1432d. A person should be cautious for himself and be wary, not being lax in it and saying: "Some scholars say it is recommended." No, he should take precautions; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, and a command implies obligation. He said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3762Da'if (Darussalam). This is explicit in obligation.
Q: What do you prefer regarding initiating the greeting: obligation or recommendation?
A: What is known among the scholars is that it is a sunnah (recommended practice). The one who is closest to Allah is the one who initiates the greeting to them.
Q: If there are multiple invitations, for example, three people or two people invited him?
A: He starts with the first one. If all the invitations came at the same time, he responds to the one whose door is closest. If the invitation is multiple, the first one is responded to. If they all come at once, the one whose door is closest is responded to, as stated in the hadith.
Q: If he did not praise Allah, does anyone order him to praise Allah ?
A: If he reminds him, that is good. If he reminds him, that is advice to him.
Q: In some narrations, regarding the sneezer, it says: "Praise be to Allah in every state," and in the response: "May Allah forgive us and you"?
A: No. What is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith is that he says:Sunan Abi Dawud 5038Sahih (Al-Albani).
Q: And the other narrations besides this?
A: A matter of consideration.
The meaning of the word "right" (in the hadith
Six are the rights of a Muslim over another Muslim
حقُّ المسلم على المسلم ستُّ..Answer:
Emphasized. What is known among the scholars is that it is emphasized.
Q: Could some of them be obligatory and some recommended?
A: What is known among the scholars is that it is a sunnah (recommended practice), that these rights are emphasized, all of them are emphasized, but returning the greeting is obligatory.
Q: And responding to the sneezer if he praises Allah?
A: The opinion that it is obligatory is strong; because it contains a command, and they are all commands. The believer should not neglect them.
Q: Responding to an invitation?
A: Obligatory,
he who did not accept the invitation disobeyed Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ).
مَن لم يُجِبِ الدَّعوةَ فقد عصى الله ورسولهhas disobeyed Allah and His Messenger
فقد عصى الله ورسولهQ: What do you prefer regarding initiating the greeting: obligation or recommendation?
A: What is known among the scholars is that it is a sunnah (recommended practice). The one who is closest to Allah is the one who initiates the greeting to them.
Q: If there are multiple invitations, for example, three people or two people invited him?
A: He starts with the first one. If all the invitations came at the same time, he responds to the one whose door is closest. If the invitation is multiple, the first one is responded to. If they all come at once, the one whose door is closest is responded to, as stated in the hadith.
Q: If he did not praise Allah, does anyone order him to praise Allah ?
A: If he reminds him, that is good. If he reminds him, that is advice to him.
Q: In some narrations, regarding the sneezer, it says: "Praise be to Allah in every state," and in the response: "May Allah forgive us and you"?
A: No. What is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the authentic hadith is that he says:
May Allah guide you and grant you well-being!
يهديكم الله ويُصلح بالكمQ: And the other narrations besides this?
A: A matter of consideration.
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