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«قال رسول الله: «مثل المؤمنين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم مثل الجسد: إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى»»
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Summary
A report of al-Nu'man ibn Bashir in the chapter on the mercy of believers in Sahih Muslim: the likeness of the community as one body in sleeplessness and fever. It is the best-known text on social solidarity. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, al-Nu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari and Islamic brotherhood.
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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
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2586 — The believers' likeness in compassion is one body”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2586/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.