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Isl am and Hum an R ights 82 nor leave another to endure transgression unaided. Remember, that he who occupies himself in assisting his brother will find Allah coming to his own assistance, and he who strives to relieve his brother of anxiety will find himself shielded against anxiety by Allah on the Day of Judgment, and he who overlooks his brother’s fault will find his own faults over looked by Allah”. 41 He observed: “None of you can be a believer unless he should desire for his brother what he desires for him - self ”. 42 He urged: “Go to the help of your brother whether he is an oppressor or is oppressed. ” On being asked how an oppressor may be helped, he rejoined, “Stop him from continuing in his course of oppression”. 43 Article 3 This is a general article which embodies what has come to be regarded as a truism. Several of the articles that follow spell out some of the specific elements of 41 Tirmidhi II, Sect. :Virtue, etc. , Ch. :Benevolence. 42 Bukhari I, Sect. , Faith, Ch. . It is part of faith to desire for one’s brother what one desires for oneself. 43 Bukhari II, Sect. :Oppression, Ch. :Help your Brother.