Basics of Religious Education — Page 106
106 106 106 106 106 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION The previous Hadith (No. 19) states that a seemingly minor act of virtue must not be abandoned. In the current Hadith , two statements regarding the praise and glorifi- cation of Allah are given. These seem to be short sentences, but these are very substan- tive in the sight of Allah. The Holy Qur’an (17:45, 24:42 and 50:40-41) further explains the subject of praising Allah. In 1880, The Promised Messiah as , was taught by God, a revealed prayer contain- ing the above two expressions and a third one: “O Allah bless Muhammad and his people. ” He recovered from a very seri- ous illness as a result of this prayer (see prayer No. 2, Part 4. 4). 21. A Word of Goodness Al-kalimatut-tayyibatu sadaqa-tun A word of goodness is an act of charity (Bukhari) If you tell someone about an act of virtue and persuade him to do so, and then if he reforms himself and performs a good deed, you too will share in an equal reward. So, saying something virtuous to someone, and for him to act upon it, is like performing that virtuous act yourself. The Holy Quran (2:264) further expands on this concept: “A kind word and forgive- ness is better than Sadaqah (charity) fol- lowed by injury. ” (Also, see Hadith No. 1) A A A A A HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH — A — A — A — A — A HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH HADITH WITH WITH WITH WITH WITH C C C C C OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENT OMMENTAR AR AR AR ARY Y Y Y Y 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2 3. 2