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Brotherhood among Muslims guards rights, not mere feeling: 'The Muslim is the Muslim's brother — he does not wrong him, forsake him, belie him or despise him', and his life, wealth and honor are inviolable to his brother. Whoever tends his brother's need has God tending his.
Brotherhood among Muslims, in the thirty-fifth hadith of the Forty: 'Be servants of God, brothers: the Muslim is the Muslim's brother — he does not wrong him, forsake him, belie him or despise him', then the sanctity of life, wealth and honor between them. It is a brotherhood that guards rights, not mere feeling — forbidding envy, false bidding, mutual hatred, turning backs and outbidding a brother; and in Ibn Umar's hadith, the thirty-seventh: 'Whoever is in his brother's need, God is in his need' and 'It is evil enough for a Muslim to despise his brother' — Ibn Rajab establishing that brotherhood's condition is perfection in preferring the brother, loving him and checking on his state. In Medina the Prophet ﷺ paired the Muhajirun and Ansar in mutual sharing, making it a covenant bound to lives and wealth until the clannishness of the Jahiliyya melted and differences of lineage, color and homeland fell away.
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Brotherhood among Muslims, in the thirty-fifth hadith of the Forty: 'Be servants of God, brothers: the Muslim is the Muslim's brother — he does not wrong him, forsake him, belie him or despise him', then the sanctity of his blood, wealth and honor among them. It is a brotherhood that guards rights, not mere feeling: forbidding envy, false bidding, mutual hatred, turning backs and outbidding a brother. In Ibn Umar's hadith, the thirty-seventh: 'Whoever is in his brother's need, God is in his need' and 'It is evil enough for a Muslim to despise his brother'; Ibn Rajab establishes in his commentary that brotherhood's condition is perfection in preferring the brother, loving him and checking on his state. It connects to the sanctity of blood and concealing the Muslim's faults. In Medina the Prophet ﷺ paired the Muhajirun and Ansar in mutual sharing, making it a covenant bound to blood and wealth until the clannishness of the Jahiliyya melted and differences of lineage, color and homeland fell away.
Overview
Brotherhood among Muslims, in the thirty-fifth hadith of the Forty: "Be, servants of God, brothers. The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim: he does not wrong him, nor forsake him, nor lie to him, nor belittle him." Then the prohibition of shedding one another's blood, taking one another's property, and violating one another's honour. 1
A brotherhood that protects rights
It is a brotherhood that protects rights, not a mere feeling. It forbids envy, inflating prices, hatred, turning away from one another, and selling over a brother's sale. 1
The hadith of Ibn Umar
In the hadith of Ibn Umar, the thirty-seventh: "Whoever is in his brother's need, God is in his need." And it is enough evil for a Muslim that he belittle his brother. In his commentary Ibn Rajab establishes that brotherhood requires perfection in preferring the brother, loving him, and attending to his condition. 2
Connected to brotherhood are the sanctity of blood and veiling a Muslim.
Brotherhood in Medina (al-Rahiq al-Makhtum, pp. 185–186)
The Prophet made brothers between the Muhajirun and the Ansar on the basis of mutual support, and made it a bond tied by blood and property. The tribal solidarities of the Jahiliyya melted away, and distinctions of lineage, colour, and homeland fell away (the brotherhood between the Muhajirun and the Ansar). 3 4.
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Connections
- Based on
- Arba'un 35 — do not envy one another; be brothers· Arba'un 36 — whoever relieves a believer's distress· The sanctity of a Muslim's blood
- Mentioned in
- Muslim 45 — None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself· Muslim 54 — You will not enter Paradise until you believe and love one another· Muslim 98 — Whoever bears arms against us is not of us· Muslim 2559 — Do not hate or envy one another; be God's servants, brothers· Muslim 2560 — A Muslim may not forsake his brother beyond three nights· Muslim 2563 — Beware suspicion, for suspicion is the falsest speech· Muslim 2564a — A Muslim is a Muslim's brother· Muslim 2565 — The gates of Paradise open on Monday and Thursday· Muslim 2580 — Whoever attends to his brother's need, God attends to his· Muslim 2584 — The fetid call / Help your brother wronged or wronging· Muslim 2585 — The believer to the believer is like a building· Muslim 2586 — The believers' likeness in compassion is one body
- Related to
- The ethics of the new community in Medina
- Has part
- Concealing a Muslim's fault (satr)
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Abu Hurayra· Iman (faith)· Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab· Anas ibn Malik· The sanctity of a Muslim's blood· Concealing a Muslim's fault (satr)· Arba'un 35 — do not envy one another; be brothers
Sources
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali , p.710
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali , p.711
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.185
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.186
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim brotherhood”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ukhuwwa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.