✨ Sunnah Gems Series ✨

One of the most weighty Sunnahs is removing harm from the path.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

إِمَاطَةُ الْأَذَى عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ
“Removing something harmful from the road is a charity.”
— Bukhari & Muslim

Islam teaches us to care not only for hearts — but for spaces. A believer is a source of safety, ease, and benefit wherever they go. Even an unnoticed act, done quietly for Allah, becomes ṣadaqah.

A thorn, a stone, broken glass — what others ignore, Allah records.

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🌿 A Deed That Can Open Jannah

The Prophet ﷺ told us of a man who found a thorny branch on the road and removed it. Allah appreciated his action so greatly that He forgave him.

In another narration, the Prophet ﷺ said that a man saw a branch harming people and said, “By Allah, I will remove this so it does not harm the Muslims.” Allah admitted him into Jannah.

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🤍 What This Sunnah Teaches Us

Removing harm means:
• Preventing injury before it happens
• Caring for people regardless of not knowing them
• Choosing responsibility over indifference

It reflects a heart that is alive, alert, and considerate. 🌿

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🌿 And the Reward?

For every harm you remove for Allah:

🔹 It is written as charity
🔹 People are protected through you
🔹 Allah is pleased with your concern
🔹 Sins are forgiven

Islam is not only prayer and fasting — it is being a benefit.

A believer is like a rose; even when crushed it gives off fragrance.

— Shaykh Musa Jibril حفظه الله
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“A believer is like a rose; even when crushed, it gives off fragrance.”

- Shaykh Musa Jibril حفظه الله -

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68:10

وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍۢ مَّهِينٍ ١٠

And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer

އަދި އެމީހަކު ނިކަމެތި އަދި ދެރަ އަދި ގިނަގިނައިން ހުވައިކުރާ ކޮންމެ މީހަކަށް (އެއްވެސް މީހަކަށް) ކަލޭގެފާނު ކިޔަމަންތެރިވެ ވަޑައިނުގަންނަވާށެވެ.

68:11

هَمَّازٍۢ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍۢ ١١

[And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -

އަދި މީސްތަކުންނަށް ހުތުރު އެއްޗެތިކިޔާ އަދި غِيْبَ ބުނާ އަދި ދޭދޭ ދެމީހުންގެ ދޭތެރެ ފާސިދުކުރުމަށް ދެބައޮޑުވަމުން ހިނގާ (އެއްވެސްމީހަކަށް ކަލޭގެފާނު ކިޔަމަންތެރިވެ ވަޑައިނުގަންނަވާށެވެ.

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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Do you know what is backbiting? They (the Companions) said: Allah and His Messenger know best. Thereupon he (the Prophet ﷺ) said: Backbiting implies you talking about your brother in a manner which he does not like. It was said to him: What is your opinion about this that if I actually find (that failing) in my brother which I made a mention of? He said: If (that failing) is actually found (in him) what you assert, you in fact backbited him, and if that is not in him it is a slander.

[Sahih Muslim 2589]

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Al-Fudayl ibn 'Iyād said, "Love is better than fear. Do you not see that if you have two slaves one of whom loves you and the other of whom fears you, that the one who loves you will be true to you whether you are present or absent because of his love of you. The one who fears you will perhaps be true to you when you are present because of his fear of you, but he will deceive you when you are absent and not be true to you."

Jamial Hikam
Ibn Rajab

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New Year Celebrations in Islam

Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله said:

"How would you feel after being resurrected from your grave when you see some people rescued and not you?
And righteous people are walking fast on the sirat (a bridge over hellfire) and you are tripping and falling?"

[Captured Thoughts | Pg. 691]

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Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله said:

“Be kind to those who are unkind to you, conclude your affairs in private and make people your acquaintances and not your friends.”

[Saydil al-Khatir, pg. 953]

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