Mercy
(Muhammad Saad Ifrahim, Karachi)
If someone who accepts Allah as
lord then he must practice mercy and compassion to one another but according to
the injunctions of Quran and the sayings of Noble Prophet (Peace be upon Him).
To attain Allah’s mercy is directly link to the morality of believer. Quran
says: ‘’the men and women of the believers are friend of one another. They
command what is right and forbid what is wrong, and establish prayer and pay the
welfare tax, and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah
will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise’’ (Surat at-Tawba: 71). To be
merciful with one another is the sign of true believer. Noble Prophet (Peace be
upon Him) says, ‘’you will not be true believers until you are merciful with one
another’’ (Bukhari and Muslim). A Muslim must be an obstruction for his Muslim
brother in the way of wicked deed in order to prevent him from such a deed.
Command in verse number 104 of Surah Al-Imran is, ‘’Let there be a community
among you who call to the good, and enjoin the right, and forbid the wrong. They
are the ones who have success.’’