Brotherhood in Islam — Rights and Duties

fiqh Level: basic muamalat fqh-021

إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِخۡوَةٌ فَأَصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَ أَخَوَيۡكُمۡ

— الحجرات 10

Verse: "The believers are but brothers." (49:10)

Six rights of brotherhood in hadith: "When you meet, greet him; when he invites you, accept; when he seeks your advice, advise him; when he sneezes and praises Allah, respond; when he is sick, visit him; when he dies, follow his funeral." (Muslim 2162)

Prohibitions between Muslims: "Every Muslim's blood, wealth, and honor is sacred to another Muslim." "He must not wrong him, desert him, lie to him, or belittle him."

Source: Sahih Muslim (2162); Al-Qurtubi (16/326); Muslim (2564)

Question: What are a Muslim's rights over his fellow Muslim as mentioned in the hadith?

Answer: Six: returning greeting, accepting invitation, giving advice, responding to sneezing, visiting the sick, following the funeral.