'Ayisha (ra) reported that the Prophet (saw) said:
“Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all things. He grants on account of gentleness what he does not grant for harshness or anything else.”
I want to discuss about a current ongoing process in campuses and job places. We are involved in many actions without proper justification from Islam. We do many things just because we have fun on it. Ragging and hazing are prime of those actions. Did you ever think is it allowed in Islam to involve such an action like ragging or hazing? As a Muslim we have to think all of our actions will be accounted and we will be punishing if any of our action contradicts Islam.
Allah Says:
“And follow not that of which you have no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)” [TMQ Al-Israa: 36]
Ragging is term normally used in India, Pakistan and some other countries."Society Against Violence in Education" gives the definition of Ragging as such:
Similar action in west is define as "Hazing". Hazing is defined by the FIPG (Fraternal Information Programming Group) as:
I’m giving you some data which explains that many students ware victimise in India because of such action. Ragging causes physical and mental harms to a student. Worst effect of it may lead to suicide.
* Amit Sahai was a student of NIT Jalandhar, Punjab and he committed suicide on October 11, 2005 by jumping in front of a speeding train. He blamed nine senior students of NIT Jalandhar in his suicide note for having had mercilessly ragged him.
* Durgesh Shukla hanged himself from a ceiling fan on September 18, 2007. He blamed seniors in his suicide note.
* Manjot Singh, an MBBS student, committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance on August 8, 2007 .
* 18 year-old Chetan Raj committed suicide on September 20, 2007. His body was found hanging from the roof of his lodge room. He had already complained to his parents that he was being ragged in his college.
* A first year engineering student, C Abraham, hanged himself to death on December 14, 2005 at his residence in Hyderabad. In his suicide note, he mentioned that he was not interested in studies. His parents suspect that his suicide to be a result of ragging.
* A 19-year-old first year engineering student, Anup Kapoor, committed suicide on September 19, 2002 by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Kanpur. In his suicide note, Anup said that he was going through mental agony due to the sexual harassment by second-year students of the institute (Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow) in the name of ragging.
* Azad Nair was a 22 year old cadet at the Officer's Training Academy(OTA) in Chennai.He had hanged himself from the fan of his room on 5th November, 2006. Prior to his suicide he had told his brother Soumendu over telephone that he was being ragged and humiliated at the OTA and he had pleaded to his father Padmanabhan Nair to rescue him from the OTA.
So let us understand the topic from the Islamic view point.
Actions Involve during ragging
Insulting
When students take ragging from a junior they speak in insulting manner.
Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Truly Allah detests the obscene and foul-tongued.”
Reported by Ahmad with a reliable chain of transmitters. Reported by at-Tirmizi who said the hadith is hasan sahih. Also reported by al-Haakim and Ibn Hibbaan in his Sahih.
‘Ayisha (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Be calm, O 'Ayisha! Take care of kindness, and beware of harshness and bad language.”
Pride
Students are often too proud as they are senior. Pride is only for Allah
Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of al-Haritha b, Wahb al-Khuzaa'I that the Prophet (saw) said:
“Shall I not inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud person.”
Making Fun
It is so obvious that senior student’s demand singing, dancing, acting from a new comer so that they can make fun.
Al-Hasan (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Verily those people that make fun of people – for them a gate of Jannah will be opened. It will be said to them: Come (and enter). That person will come with all of his anguish and depression – but when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. Then another gate (to Jannah) will be opened and it will be said: Come (and enter). So that person comes with all of his anguish and depression. But when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. This will keep happening to him until it gets to the point where it will be said to someone: Come (and enter), and he will not come out of despair from ever entering paradise.”
Oppression/Injustice
Oppression doesn’t only mean physical torture; mental torture is also a kind of oppression. Pulling out of shirt by force is simplest mean of torture.
Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) sent Mu’az to Yemen and said:
“Fear the du’a of the oppressed for between it and Allah there is no barrier.” (Agreed upon)
How should we behave with a fresher?
Look at Other Muslim as brother
Allah says:
“The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.” [TMQ Al-Hujurat: 10]
In the hadith of ‘Umar it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor deserts him. Whoever helps to remove the hardship of his brother, will have his difficulties removed by Allah in this world and in the Hereafter.”
Muslims are strongly tight up with bond of imaan. Therefore a Muslim must loves another muslim. If we look at many Quaanic ayah and sayings of Rasulallah (saw) we will see that Islam teaches us to love our brothers, hide their faults, standby their side when they need, protect them from enemy and be like a mirror to each other. Allah says:
“The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is exalted in power, wise.” [TMQ At-Tawbah: 71]
And, on the authority of Abu Dardaa` (ra) who said that the Prophets (saw) said:
“Whoever defends his brother's honour, Allah will protect his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.”
So, it an essential part of our aqeeda that we must love our muslim brothers from our heart. The hadith of Anas (ra) reported by al-Bukhari states that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“None of you will taste the sweetness of Imaan until a man does not love a person except for Allah’s sake.”
Similar hadith is mentioned by Huthaifah (ra), the Prophet said:
"Whoever does not take an interest in the affairs and problems of the Muslims, he is not of them. And whoever’s state is such that, each morning and evening, he is not loyal and earnest to Allah, his Apostle, His Book, the Islamic ruler and towards the Muslims, as a whole, he is not of them."
Also at-Tabaraani reported with a trustworthy chain of transmitters which is classed as hasan ahadith on the authority of Zayd b. Thabit that the Messenger of Allah (saw):
“Allah continues to help a servant so long as he goes on helping his brother.”
So, therefore we must be careful of matter that all Muslims around the globe are our brothers as long as they are strict to the point “la ilaha illahu mohammadur rasullah”. We must love our brother’s regardless ethnicity, colour or country. We must not oppress or humiliate any Muslim brother by the means of ragging. We should help the fresher so that Allah becomes pleased on us. Neither we should look think us superior as we are senior. We must work for unity of Muslim and this will lead us to Jannah.
Be nice to a non Muslim for the sake of Dawah
Quran instructs Muslims to treat non-Muslims courteously in a spirit of kindness and generosity, given they are not hostile towards Muslims. Allah says:
“Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from dealing kindly and justly with them. Indeed, God loves those who act justly. ” (Al-Mumtahanah 60:8)
Al-Qarafi, a classical Muslim scholar, describes the depth of the meaning of “dealing kindly” referred to in the above verse. He explains the term:
“…gentleness towards the weak, providing clothing to cover them, and soft speech. This must be done with affection and mercy, not by intimidation or degradation… Also, praying they receive guidance and [thus] join the ranks of the blessed with external reward, advising them in all wordily and spiritual matters, protecting their reputation if they are exposed to slander, and defending their property, families, rights, and concerns. Assisting them against oppression and getting them their rights.”
Divine commandments to treat non-Muslims in this manner were taken seriously by Muslims. They were not just verses to be recited, but Divine Will to be acted upon. The Prophet (SAW), himself was the first person to put the divine commands into practice, followed by his caliphs and the general population of believers. The life-story of the Prophet of Islam gives many instances of his kind, tolerant co-existence with non-Muslims. Some of his neighbors were non-Muslims and the Prophet would be generous towards them and exchange gifts. The Prophet of Islam would visit them when they fell sick and do business with them. There was a Jewish family he regularly gave charity to and the Muslims after his death maintained his charity towards them.
In another instance, a Jewish man named Zayd bin Sana came to the Prophet of Islam to reclaim a debt. He grabbed the Prophet by his robe and cloak, pulled the Prophet close to his face, and said, ‘Muhammad, are you not going to give me my due? You and your clan Banu Muttalib never pay debts on time!’ Umar, one of the companions of the Prophet, got agitated and said, ‘Enemy of God, am I really hearing what you just said to God’s Prophet. I swear by the One who sent him with truth, if I were not afraid that he would blame me, I would have taken my sword and cut your head off!’ The Prophet looked calmly at Umar and censured him gently:
“Umar, that is not what we needed to hear from you. You should have counseled me to pay my debts in time and asked him to seek repayment in a respectful manner. Now take him, repay him his debt from my money and give him an extra twenty measures of date.”
The Jewish man was so pleasantly surprised by the Prophet’s behavior that he immediately declared his acceptance of Islam!
The companions of Prophet Muhammad followed his example in how they treated non-Muslims.
Advice for the Muslims who are involve in such actions
Islam does not teach you to be harsh and unjust. Again Islam tells you be friendly with people. So we should receive a new comer with happy face. We should help him as he needs help. Also we should introduce ourselves to them and get their introduction in a proper manner.
Speaking good is a charity
Hurayrah (ra) narrated that the Prophet (saw) said:
“Speaking a good word is charity.”
Smiling is a charity
Abu Zarr (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Your smiling in your brother's face is charity.”
Advice to the juniors
'Amr b. Shu'ayb (ra) narrated from his father whose grandfather narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“He is not one of us who shows no mercy to our younger ones and does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders.”
Reported by Ahmad, at-Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad. An- Nawawi said the hadith is sound.
Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“The blessing is in your elders.”
Reported by al-Haakim who said the isnad is sound according to the condition of Bukhari. IbnHibbaan reported it in his Sahih and Ibn Muflih said in al-Adaab the isnad is jayyid.
May Allah give us opportunity to behave in the way pf prophet (SAW).
“Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all things. He grants on account of gentleness what he does not grant for harshness or anything else.”
I want to discuss about a current ongoing process in campuses and job places. We are involved in many actions without proper justification from Islam. We do many things just because we have fun on it. Ragging and hazing are prime of those actions. Did you ever think is it allowed in Islam to involve such an action like ragging or hazing? As a Muslim we have to think all of our actions will be accounted and we will be punishing if any of our action contradicts Islam.
Allah Says:
“And follow not that of which you have no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning)” [TMQ Al-Israa: 36]
Ragging is term normally used in India, Pakistan and some other countries."Society Against Violence in Education" gives the definition of Ragging as such:
" Ragging' means the doing of any act which causes, or is likely to cause any physical, psychological or physiological harm of apprehension or shame or embarrassment to a student, and includes– (a) teasing or abusing of playing Practical joke on, or causing hurt to any student. or (b) asking any student to do any act, or perform any thing, which he/she would not, in the ordinary course, be willing to do or perform."
Similar action in west is define as "Hazing". Hazing is defined by the FIPG (Fraternal Information Programming Group) as:
"Any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment, or ridicule. Such activities may include but are not limited to the following: use of alcohol; paddling in any form; creation of excessive fatigue; physical and psychological shocks; quests, treasure hunts, scavenger hunts, road trips or any other such activities carried on outside or inside of the confines of the chapter house; wearing of public apparel which is conspicuous and not normally in good taste; engaging in public stunts and buffoonery; morally degrading or humiliating games and activities; and any other activities which are not consistent with fraternal law, ritual or policy or the regulations and policies of the educational institution."
I’m giving you some data which explains that many students ware victimise in India because of such action. Ragging causes physical and mental harms to a student. Worst effect of it may lead to suicide.
* Amit Sahai was a student of NIT Jalandhar, Punjab and he committed suicide on October 11, 2005 by jumping in front of a speeding train. He blamed nine senior students of NIT Jalandhar in his suicide note for having had mercilessly ragged him.
* Durgesh Shukla hanged himself from a ceiling fan on September 18, 2007. He blamed seniors in his suicide note.
* Manjot Singh, an MBBS student, committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance on August 8, 2007 .
* 18 year-old Chetan Raj committed suicide on September 20, 2007. His body was found hanging from the roof of his lodge room. He had already complained to his parents that he was being ragged in his college.
* A first year engineering student, C Abraham, hanged himself to death on December 14, 2005 at his residence in Hyderabad. In his suicide note, he mentioned that he was not interested in studies. His parents suspect that his suicide to be a result of ragging.
* A 19-year-old first year engineering student, Anup Kapoor, committed suicide on September 19, 2002 by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Kanpur. In his suicide note, Anup said that he was going through mental agony due to the sexual harassment by second-year students of the institute (Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow) in the name of ragging.
* Azad Nair was a 22 year old cadet at the Officer's Training Academy(OTA) in Chennai.He had hanged himself from the fan of his room on 5th November, 2006. Prior to his suicide he had told his brother Soumendu over telephone that he was being ragged and humiliated at the OTA and he had pleaded to his father Padmanabhan Nair to rescue him from the OTA.
So let us understand the topic from the Islamic view point.
Actions Involve during ragging
Insulting
When students take ragging from a junior they speak in insulting manner.
Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Truly Allah detests the obscene and foul-tongued.”
Reported by Ahmad with a reliable chain of transmitters. Reported by at-Tirmizi who said the hadith is hasan sahih. Also reported by al-Haakim and Ibn Hibbaan in his Sahih.
‘Ayisha (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Be calm, O 'Ayisha! Take care of kindness, and beware of harshness and bad language.”
Pride
Students are often too proud as they are senior. Pride is only for Allah
Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of al-Haritha b, Wahb al-Khuzaa'I that the Prophet (saw) said:
“Shall I not inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud person.”
Making Fun
It is so obvious that senior student’s demand singing, dancing, acting from a new comer so that they can make fun.
Al-Hasan (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Verily those people that make fun of people – for them a gate of Jannah will be opened. It will be said to them: Come (and enter). That person will come with all of his anguish and depression – but when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. Then another gate (to Jannah) will be opened and it will be said: Come (and enter). So that person comes with all of his anguish and depression. But when he gets close, the gate will be closed in his face. This will keep happening to him until it gets to the point where it will be said to someone: Come (and enter), and he will not come out of despair from ever entering paradise.”
Oppression/Injustice
Oppression doesn’t only mean physical torture; mental torture is also a kind of oppression. Pulling out of shirt by force is simplest mean of torture.
Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) sent Mu’az to Yemen and said:
“Fear the du’a of the oppressed for between it and Allah there is no barrier.” (Agreed upon)
How should we behave with a fresher?
Look at Other Muslim as brother
Allah says:
“The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.” [TMQ Al-Hujurat: 10]
In the hadith of ‘Umar it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He neither oppresses him nor deserts him. Whoever helps to remove the hardship of his brother, will have his difficulties removed by Allah in this world and in the Hereafter.”
Muslims are strongly tight up with bond of imaan. Therefore a Muslim must loves another muslim. If we look at many Quaanic ayah and sayings of Rasulallah (saw) we will see that Islam teaches us to love our brothers, hide their faults, standby their side when they need, protect them from enemy and be like a mirror to each other. Allah says:
“The Believers, men and women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is exalted in power, wise.” [TMQ At-Tawbah: 71]
And, on the authority of Abu Dardaa` (ra) who said that the Prophets (saw) said:
“Whoever defends his brother's honour, Allah will protect his face from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.”
So, it an essential part of our aqeeda that we must love our muslim brothers from our heart. The hadith of Anas (ra) reported by al-Bukhari states that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“None of you will taste the sweetness of Imaan until a man does not love a person except for Allah’s sake.”
Similar hadith is mentioned by Huthaifah (ra), the Prophet said:
"Whoever does not take an interest in the affairs and problems of the Muslims, he is not of them. And whoever’s state is such that, each morning and evening, he is not loyal and earnest to Allah, his Apostle, His Book, the Islamic ruler and towards the Muslims, as a whole, he is not of them."
Also at-Tabaraani reported with a trustworthy chain of transmitters which is classed as hasan ahadith on the authority of Zayd b. Thabit that the Messenger of Allah (saw):
“Allah continues to help a servant so long as he goes on helping his brother.”
So, therefore we must be careful of matter that all Muslims around the globe are our brothers as long as they are strict to the point “la ilaha illahu mohammadur rasullah”. We must love our brother’s regardless ethnicity, colour or country. We must not oppress or humiliate any Muslim brother by the means of ragging. We should help the fresher so that Allah becomes pleased on us. Neither we should look think us superior as we are senior. We must work for unity of Muslim and this will lead us to Jannah.
Be nice to a non Muslim for the sake of Dawah
Quran instructs Muslims to treat non-Muslims courteously in a spirit of kindness and generosity, given they are not hostile towards Muslims. Allah says:
“Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from dealing kindly and justly with them. Indeed, God loves those who act justly. ” (Al-Mumtahanah 60:8)
Al-Qarafi, a classical Muslim scholar, describes the depth of the meaning of “dealing kindly” referred to in the above verse. He explains the term:
“…gentleness towards the weak, providing clothing to cover them, and soft speech. This must be done with affection and mercy, not by intimidation or degradation… Also, praying they receive guidance and [thus] join the ranks of the blessed with external reward, advising them in all wordily and spiritual matters, protecting their reputation if they are exposed to slander, and defending their property, families, rights, and concerns. Assisting them against oppression and getting them their rights.”
Divine commandments to treat non-Muslims in this manner were taken seriously by Muslims. They were not just verses to be recited, but Divine Will to be acted upon. The Prophet (SAW), himself was the first person to put the divine commands into practice, followed by his caliphs and the general population of believers. The life-story of the Prophet of Islam gives many instances of his kind, tolerant co-existence with non-Muslims. Some of his neighbors were non-Muslims and the Prophet would be generous towards them and exchange gifts. The Prophet of Islam would visit them when they fell sick and do business with them. There was a Jewish family he regularly gave charity to and the Muslims after his death maintained his charity towards them.
In another instance, a Jewish man named Zayd bin Sana came to the Prophet of Islam to reclaim a debt. He grabbed the Prophet by his robe and cloak, pulled the Prophet close to his face, and said, ‘Muhammad, are you not going to give me my due? You and your clan Banu Muttalib never pay debts on time!’ Umar, one of the companions of the Prophet, got agitated and said, ‘Enemy of God, am I really hearing what you just said to God’s Prophet. I swear by the One who sent him with truth, if I were not afraid that he would blame me, I would have taken my sword and cut your head off!’ The Prophet looked calmly at Umar and censured him gently:
“Umar, that is not what we needed to hear from you. You should have counseled me to pay my debts in time and asked him to seek repayment in a respectful manner. Now take him, repay him his debt from my money and give him an extra twenty measures of date.”
The Jewish man was so pleasantly surprised by the Prophet’s behavior that he immediately declared his acceptance of Islam!
The companions of Prophet Muhammad followed his example in how they treated non-Muslims.
Advice for the Muslims who are involve in such actions
Islam does not teach you to be harsh and unjust. Again Islam tells you be friendly with people. So we should receive a new comer with happy face. We should help him as he needs help. Also we should introduce ourselves to them and get their introduction in a proper manner.
Speaking good is a charity
Hurayrah (ra) narrated that the Prophet (saw) said:
“Speaking a good word is charity.”
Smiling is a charity
Abu Zarr (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“Your smiling in your brother's face is charity.”
Advice to the juniors
'Amr b. Shu'ayb (ra) narrated from his father whose grandfather narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“He is not one of us who shows no mercy to our younger ones and does not acknowledge the honour due to our elders.”
Reported by Ahmad, at-Tirmizi, Abu Dawud and al-Bukhari in al-Adab al-Mufrad. An- Nawawi said the hadith is sound.
Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said:
“The blessing is in your elders.”
Reported by al-Haakim who said the isnad is sound according to the condition of Bukhari. IbnHibbaan reported it in his Sahih and Ibn Muflih said in al-Adaab the isnad is jayyid.
May Allah give us opportunity to behave in the way pf prophet (SAW).
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