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٩ *,/ (1 : 23 + $ 435 ?OP ; < $ Yhc bF/ * $4=^1 bF/ ~# D 28"# !" # $ % & ? EF" + G ?AH + G I J5 K L 9— Like for Your Brother What You Like for Yourself Narrated by Hadrat Anas (May Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet of Allah (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said: “None of you can be a truly faithful Muslim unless he likes for his brother what he likes for himself. ” ( S S S S a hih hih hih hih al-Bukh a a a a r i i i i , Book of Faith, Chapter: To like for one`s brother what one likes for himself is a part of faith) Explanatory Notes This Hadith sets forth the true standard of Islamic brotherhood. Firstly, the Holy Quran knits all Muslims into one brotherhood by declaring that “ all the faithful are brothers. ” The Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) explained the high standard at which this brotherhood was to be evolved through the words of this Hadith. How forcefully he says, by swearing by the power of his Lord,