the importance of sisterhood in islam

When is the last time you told someone 'I love you for the sake of Allaah'?
Insha'Allaah these aayaat and ahadeeth will remind you about the special bond
between us sisters.


Allaah says in the Qur'aan:
( The Believers are but a single brotherhood . . .) [Qur'an 49:10]

'There are three things that whoever attains them will find
the sweetness of faith: if Allah (subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa) and His Messenger are
dearer to him than anyone or anything else; if he loves a person
solely for the sake of Allah (subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa); and if he would hate to
return to kufr after Allah (subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa) has rescued him from it,
as much as he would hate to be thrown into the Fire.'
[Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 1/49, Kitab al-iman,
bab halawat al-iman]

'A man went to visit a brother of his in another village. Allah
(subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa) sent an angel to wait for him on the road.
When the man came along, the angel asked him, `Where are you headed?'
He said, `I am going to visit a brother of mine who lives in this village.'
The angel asked, `Have you done him any favour (for which you are now
seeking repayment)?' He said, `No, I just love him for the sake of Allah
(SWT).' The angel told him, `I am a messenger to you from Allah (SWT),
sent to tell you that He loves you as you love your brother for His
sake.'' [Sahih Muslim, 16/124, Kitab al-birr wa'l-silah wa'l-adab,
bab fadl al-hubb fi-Allah]

'Believers are like a structure, parts of which support other parts.'
[Bukhari and Muslim. See Sharh al-Sunnah, 13/47, Kitab al-birr
wa'l-silah, bab ta'awun al-mu'minin wa tarahumuhum]

'The believers, in their mutual friendship, mercy and affection,
are like one body: if any part of it complains, the rest of the body
will also stay awake in pain.' [Ibid]

'No two people who love one another for the sake of Allah (subhaanahu
wa Ta'alaa), or for the sake of Islam, will let the first minor offence
of either of them come between them.' [Reported by Bukhari in
al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/493, Bab hijrah al-Muslim]

'Do not break off ties with one another, do not turn away from one
another, do not hate one another, do not envy one another.
Be brothers, as Allah (SWT) has commanded you.' [Sahih Muslim,
16/120, Kitab al-birr wa'l-silah wa'l-adab, bab tahrim al-zann
wa'l-tajassus wa'l-tanafus]

'Do not envy one another, do not outbid one another (in order to inflate
prices), do not hate one another, do not turn away from one another,
and do not enter into a transaction when others have already entered
into it. O servants of Allah (SWT), be brothers. A Muslim is the brother
of a Muslim. He does not oppress him, humiliate him or look down upon him.
Taqwa is here' - and so saying, he pointed to his chest three times.
'It is evil enough for a man to look down upon his Muslim brother.
The whole of a Muslim's being is sacred to another Muslim - his blood,
his wealth and his honour are inviolable.' [Sahih Muslim, 16/120,
Kitab al-birr wa'l-silah wa'l-adab, bab tahrim zulm al-Muslim
wa khadhaluhu wa ihtiqarahu]

'Your smiling at your brother is an act of charity (sadaqah).'
[Reported by Tirmidhi, 3/228, Abwab al-birr, 36. He said it
is hasan gharib]

'The believer is the mirror of his brother. If he sees any fault in him,
he corrects it.' [Reported by Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad, 1/333,
Bab al-Muslim mir'ah akhihi]

Anas (RAA) said that a man was with the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa
sallam), when another man passed by. The first man said,
'O Messenger of Allah, indeed I truly love this man.' The Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)) asked him, 'Have you let him know that?'
He said, 'No.' The Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said, 'Tell him.'
He caught up with him and told him, 'Truly I love you for the sake of Allah
(subnaahahu wa Ta'alaa),' and the man said, 'May Allah (subhaanahu wa Ta'alaa)
love you who loves me for His sake.' [Reported with a sahih isnad by Abu
Dawud, 4/452, Kitab al-adab, bab akhbar al-rajul bi mahabbatihi ilayh]