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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