Trustworthiness In Islam
Lecturer Muhammad Tufail Raza
Contents• Character Education• Islamic Concept of trustworthy• Importance of trustworthiness• Verses from the Holy Quran• Sayings of Holy Prophet SAW• Views of Islamic classical
authorities• Summary
Why is Character Education?Character is the sum of continues development of moral and ethical qualities and the demonstration of those qualities in • responses• thinking• reasoning• dealings
Why is Character Education• Character Education prepares us for
following characteristics;• social-emotional understanding• conflict resolution• violence prevention• social skills training• Human service learning
Six Pillars Of Character Building
1. Trustworthiness2. Respect3. Responsibility4. Fairness5. Caring6. Citizenship
Now we will proceed towards
the 1st trait of character building
Trustworthiness In Islam
What is trustworthiness?
• As per Islamic term, Trustworthiness, used for ((امانت, has extensive meanings
i. Honesty in Relationsii. Honesty in Dealingsiii. Honesty in Businessiv. Honesty in Actions
Muhammad as Al-Amin(the Trustworthy)
• The man of trustworthy (الامین) prior to declaration of his Prophet hood• Installation of sacred Black Stone (Al-
Hajar Al-Aswad)• Time of migration to Medina as occasion
of his trustworthy
• Admission of Abu-Sufian at Syria• Declaration of Prophet Hood at Safa• Acceptance as head of the state at
Madinah• Words of a Abdullah Bin Salam (A great
religious Jewish scholar at Madinah)
Verses from Holy Quran
And if one of you deposits something on trust with
another,let the trustee discharge his trust, and fear his Sustainer.
(Al Baqara: 283)
Verily! Allah commands that you should render back
the trusts to those to whom they are due.
(Al-Nisa:58)
Damsels said about Hazarat Moosa A.S
“O my (dear) father I engage him on wages; truly the best of men for you to employ is the (man) who is strong and
trusty.”{Qasas.. 24-26}
Sayings of Prophet
Muhammad SAW
Trustworthiness as the essential part of Muslims’ faith
• One who is not trustworthy is not a believer. (Ahmad)• A believer as one whom the people trust
with their blood and property.(Al-Tirmidhi)
• The person has no faith who has no Trust ( Al_Mishkat)
He says encouraging all types of trustworthiness. “Promise me six things and I will promise you Paradise:i. Speak the truthii. Keep your promisesiii.Fulfill your trustsiv.Remain virtuousv. Don't look at what is unlawfulvi.And avoid what is forbidden.”
(Musnad Imam Ahmad)
Characteristics of UntrustworthinessHoly Prophet Tells four signs of untrustworthy person
I. Whenever speaks, speaks a lie.
II. Whenever given Amanah, proves to be dishonest
III. Whenever makes a promise, breaks it.
IV. Whenever quarrels, behaves in abusive language
Trustworthy with animals Once, annoyed at seeing a Companion trying to deceive his horse, He SAW said:
"Stop deceiving animals. Instead, be trustworthy with them.”(Al-Bukhari)
Disrespect for Untrustworthy PersonA banner will be raised on behalf of every Untrustworthy person on the day of Judgment and will be announced:“This is because of the Untrustworthiness”
(Sahee Ul Muslim)
Honesty Leads to Righteousness
The holy Prophet SAW says“Honesty leads to righteousness and
righteousness leads to Paradise.”
Views of Islamic classical authorities
• Islamic Classical Authorities
Umar Bin Al-Khatab R.AIf being honest degrades and lowers me,and it would very rarely do so,it is more likeable to me that having dishonesty raise me,and it would rarely do so.
Imam Al-Jafer Al-Sadiq (A.S)(The Son of Imam Zain Ul Abideen)
Be trustworthy, even to the killer of Imam Ul-Husain (A.S.).
Hazrat Umar Ibn Abd Ul-Azeez(Fifth Islamic Khalifa)
By Allah, I have not said a single lie since I found out that lying dishonors the people who commit it.
SummaryTrustworthy engenders strength on every level
• On personal level, it provides integrity, self worth, and inner courage.
• On social level, it lends depth and substance to our relationships with other people.
• On spiritual level, it brings about the sincerity to our Lord that is the key to our salvation.
A Universal Saying
Youth is time to learnAnd
Age is time to understand
What is the philosophy ofEid-Ul-Adha??
Eid-Ul-Adha actually a
rehearsal to sacrifice for
others
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