Blessed Teachings with Mr. Abobakr

Blessed Teachings with Mr. Abobakr Be Kind

Mr. Abobakr Mohammed teaches Arabic and Islamic Studies, and is immensely loved and respected by his students for the sheer dedication he pours into each and every lesson of his. Mr. Abobakr believes that Islamic Education is not a subject, rather, it is a way of life, and his most important objective is that his students become good human beings, guided by values of humanity. In this very special column, Mr. Abobakr will talk of contemporary events and topics in light of Islamic teachings.

Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said: “Every act of kindness is a charity.”

Prophet Mohammad considered kindness as an object you can easily share with others, which means the more kindness you have, the more charity you give. So how much kindness you have? Have you asked yourself such a question before? You might ask about how much money, but it never came to your mind about how much kindness? If you think for a moment, you will come to the result kindness wins. Imagine you give a poor person a big amount of money, but in a bad way, just to boast how

much better you are than them. You would hurt his feelings and he may not accept it. But if you did not have money at all and just smiled at his face can you imagine how this small act can change everything? So, money or kindness? Remember even if you have zero money but your heart is full of love and kindness, whether it’s online or offline, face to face or mask to mask, kindness is kindness. No matter who you are, when you are or where you are. No matter whether the person deserves kindness or not, since you treat people according to your behaviour not theirs.

When talking about kindness, the first thing that comes to my mind is Allah SWT, and you may want to know why? It is simply because one of his names is Arrahman, Arraheem. (The most merciful, the most gracious) which are considered by some of the scholars to be the greatest of Allah’s names. When following Allah, you become much closer to him and to the people as well, since it’s not only Allah you love but people too when you care about them and be kind to them. This part of kindness is categorized as Akhlaq, meaning manners. It’s the plural form of the word khuluq. Doing a little research, you’ll find out that this word was mentioned in the Quran describing the prophet’s good manners. And indeed, you are of a great moral character. I myself was thinking why did not Allah describe prophet Mohammad’s worships? Prayer? Fasting? Why specifically manners? What do you think? You still want to know why?

The Prophet ( ﷺ) would keep standing (in prayer) so long that the skin of his feet would crack. People asked him: "Why do you do this, when you have been forgiven of your former and latter sins?" He said, "Should I not be a grateful slave of Allah?"

Okay. �� Here goesIt’s because Allah forgives the sins

related directly to Him. For example, if you don’t pray but ask Allah’s forgiveness, Allah will forgive you, but if it is related to the people’s rights, so Allah won’t forgive until that person forgives you. So be careful.

That’s why the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I was sent to perfect good character." Hence, always be kind.