many rights of neighbours that it seemed that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would give him a share in inheritance.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 8, pp. 111, Hadees 7523)

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ grant us the privilege to take great care of our neighbours!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sayings of Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ

Dear Islamic brothers! Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ reformed the people not only through his character, but he also guided the Ummah by presenting the call towards righteousness through his admonitory sayings.

Sayyiduna Raafi’ رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has said: I was present in the court of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. I humbly said: Please advise me. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said twice: ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on you and grant you blessing (then said:)

1. Offer Fard Salahs on time.

2. Pay Zakah happily.

3. Observe the Siyam of Ramadan.

4. Perform Hajj of Baytullah and

5. Never become a ruler.

I humbly asked: O Ameer-ul-Mu`mineen! Nowadays, the rulers are the best people of Ummah. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied: Nowadays, governance is easy but I fear that in the future due to the excess of victories, there will be many governments, and thus it is likely that incompetent rulers will emerge. On the Day of Judgement, the accountability of a ruler will be longer and [he will suffer] more torment, whereas non-ruler’s accountability will be lesser and [he will suffer] light torment, because it is the ruler who inflicts more cruelty