Week Four: Treat Others The Way You Want to be Treated

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Whoever would love to be delivered from Hellfire and admitted into Paradise, let him meet his end with faith in Allah and the Last Day, and let him treat people as he would love to be treated."

- Source: Sahih Muslim

In this hadith, The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is telling us two important things we need to make sure we stay consistent in doing in order to stay out of the Hellfire and be granted Paradise. Not only do we need to treat people, treat everyone around us as we would love to be treated but we must, we MUST keep our faith in Allah and the Last Day.

This is a reminder to me and to you. We need to keep up with our five daily prayers. Make dua for anything and everything. Ask Allah (SWT) for forgiveness. To forgive you, your parents, your family, and your friends. The Ummah. Stay connected to Allah. Believe that He will help you, forgive you, and guide you. Believe that the Day of Judgement is coming and we need to prepare for it by doing as much good as possible. This is why we treat everyone around us the best way we possibly can.

Do good and good will be reciprocated back to you. <3

Treat people the way you want to be treated and pay more attention to those who really go out of their way for you. Don’t let a good heart give up on you. Remember a heart doesn’t turn cold unless it’s been ignored for a while. Good people are getting less common these days!

- Mufti Menk