
THE ENCOURAGER OF COOPERATION IN GOODNESS
The Prophet adopted the following Qur’anic principle: And always support one another in (the works of) righteousness and piety, but do not become accomplices in (works of) sin and transgression. [Q.5:2.] He said: “If anyone relieves a Muslim believer from one of the hardships of this worldly life, God will relieve him of one of the hardships of the Day of Resurrection. If anyone makes it easy for the one who is indebted to him (while finding it difficult to repay), God will make it easy for him in this worldly life and in the Hereafter, and if anyone conceals the faults of a Muslim, God will conceal his faults in this world and in the Hereafter. God helps His slave as long as he helps his brother. “I
I Set forth by Muslim in al-Ṣaḥīḥ, 4:2074 $2699. •Aḥmad b. Hanbal in al-Musnad, 2:252 $7421. •Abū Dāwūd in al-Sunan, 4:287 S4946.