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No doubt the art of social relations requires the understanding of two things together: knowing the factors that strengthen the relationship and knowing the factors that destroy and harm it. This is because knowing the second will help us avoid those...

No doubt the art of social relations requires the ...

Relations with elders - whether they are our parents or teachers and scholars - have their own special manner. Islam enjoins Muslim youth to respect them. It is reported in a hadith that: "Among the respect of the Almighty Allah is respecting elders"...

Relations with elders - whether they are our paren...

Entertaining a guest is something known and good in Islam, which regards entertaining guests as one of the good habits. It is reported in a hadith that: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Day of Judgement should entertain his guests." Thus, the manne...

Entertaining a guest is something known and good i...

Among the rights of our friend on us is to congratulate him on any success and favour he achieved in life, and, likewise, it is our right upon him to have him do the same thing for us. Indeed, congratulating each other is among the factors of strengt...

Among the rights of our friend on us is to congrat...

The art of social relations doesn't mean that we should only be with people at the time of happiness; rather it requires us to be with them at the time of tragedy also. Maybe the need for comfort and a comforter, for an angry man, is much greater tha...

The art of social relations doesn't mean that we s...

Among the advices of Prophet Luqman (peace be upon him) to his child is: "While traveling with people consult them on your issues; do not hang your head. Smile at them; share your properties with them; answer their call if they call you; if they need...

Among the advices of Prophet Luqman (peace be upon...

One thing that has a great effect on strengthening social relationships is the exchange of visits, which is encouraged in many narrations to the extent that it is stated that whoever visits his brother, it is as if he visited Allah and His Messenger....

One thing that has a great effect on strengthening...

Concerning neighbors, the Almighty Allah said: "…and neighbour close to you and neighbour who is a stranger…" Holy Qur'an (4: 36) And, likewise, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) said: "The Arch Angel Gabriel (Jibra'el) continues to talk to me concerning nei...

Concerning neighbors, the Almighty Allah said: "…a...

One of the things that helps in the quick recovery of a sick person or at least reduces his pain is a visit. It is in view of this that Islam encourages this kind of visit and legislated some etiquette for it: A- Limiting the time of the visit. Prolo...

One of the things that helps in the quick recovery...

A gift has a great effect on the heart of he whom the gift is given to, because when you give me a gift - with its real meaning not its material value- you are sending me a message of your love and affection. Thus, it is upon me to be happy and put i...

A gift has a great effect on the heart of he whom ...

A prophetic hadith calls us to live with our friends and relatives with goodness and to prefer them on our own selves; we should not let them see any corruption or cheating on our part. We should be kind with them or we should not show them any sign ...

A prophetic hadith calls us to live with our frien...

It is true that you can not see your friend while phoning him, nor he sees you, but this doesn't mean that you should indulge with manners of phoning. Among them are: A- First, you should greet your friend and show him your concern and love as if you...

It is true that you can not see your friend while ...

We have mentioned before that the reward of good is good and that the repaying of beauty is beauty or what is better than that, therefore, it is not good for me to repay good with showing no concern or even evil. Thus, thanksgiving has its own manner...

We have mentioned before that the reward of good i...

A- Among the etiquette of greetings is that a rider should greet the one who is on foot, a passer-by should greet the one who is standing, a small group should greet a larger one, little ones should greet the elders, a man should greet a woman, a chi...

A- Among the etiquette of greetings is that a ride...

After being acquainted with some moral laws through prophetic hadiths and sayings of psychologists, then, we will come to the answer of the second question on how to proceed socially. Morals play an important role in the art of social relations. It i...

After being acquainted with some moral laws throug...

Good morals and sound relations can be a common and general language of the world, but one can rarely find a society that hates truth and justice or likes theft, injustice and aggression. Even if you find a society like this, it would be a backward a...

Good morals and sound relations can be a common an...

Meanwhile a rumour spread among the people that Abraha had decided to demolish the Ka'aba. This caused a commotion among certain Arab people, and one Arab, hearing of Abraha's intention, went to Yemen, entered the church at night and polluted it with...

Meanwhile a rumour spread among the people that Ab...

In the fifth or sixth year of the Prophethood, pressure upon the Muslims of Mecca intensified. The Prophet said to the Muslims: "Now that the enemies of Islam have begun to torture you all. They are sparing me and my family on account of Abu-Talib's ...

In the fifth or sixth year of the Prophethood, pre...

Abraha was a competent officer in Eryat's army who did not think much of his commander, and so he decided to wrest power from him, and with the aid of his subordinates rose against Eryat. The Abyssinians got divided into two groups: one group support...

Abraha was a competent officer in Eryat's army who...

When we say that the Christian world knew nothing about a place called Abyssinia, it is due to the fact that it is so recorded in a document that in 1520 A.D. John II, 64 Emperor of Portugal, heard that on the other side of the world there existed a ...

When we say that the Christian world knew nothing ...

Egypt is an ancient land about which abundant scientific research has been carried out owing to its wealth of ancient monuments and archaeological treasures that have survived intact and much has been written about them. Among the many countries enga...

Egypt is an ancient land about which abundant scie...