Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Al-Bukhāri

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Hadith text: Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppr…

Explanation of the hadith: Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppr…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Muslim to support his fellow Muslim, whether he is an oppressor or oppressed. A man then said: O Messenger of Allah, I support him if he is oppressed by removing the injustice from him, but what if he is the oppressor? How can I support him then? He said: Stop him, restrain him, and prevent him from committing injustice, for it is indeed supporting him against his devil and his own soul that commands evil.

Lessons: Support your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppr…

A reminder of one of the rights of faith-based brotherhood among Muslims.
Restraining the oppressor and preventing him from committing injustice.
Islam stands in opposition to the concepts of the pre-Islamic era, where people would support one another whether they were oppressed or oppressors.

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