Who so ever believes in Allah and the Last Day, either speak good or keep silent and let him who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his neighbour, and let him who believers in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest.
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L2 for mention of good words and actions
L3 for mention of words and actions helping at the Judgement
L4 for mention of faith and action being closely linked
Three kinds of action are specifically referred to in this Hadith of the Prophet (pbuh) who by repeating the statement, ‘Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day’ before the action emphasised the importance of each of the action given in the Hadith, giving the teaching to Muslims that every action one does stems from one’s belief. Speech should be used in a positive way and good treatment of others is a recommended trait of a true believer and that is brought out in this Hadith.
<aside> 💡 The hadith stresses upon the belief in Allah and the Last Day of Judgement. The emphasis on the words ‘let him who believes in Allah and the Last day’ before every action signifies that every noble and good actions are an outcome of one’s belief. Actions like of controlling one’s speech (“It is also a charity to utter a good word”), being kindly to neighbours and showing hospitality to guests are examples of being generous, as well as fullfilling our rights with others. Islam places a great deal of emphasis on the rights of fellow beings upon Muslims and says that huquq al ibad are just as important as huquq Allah.
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L2 for mention of the importance of generosity in word and action
L3 for some analysis of the meaning and importance of generosity