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9 Social Etiquettes Taught in The Surah Hujurat To Muslims - Life in Saudi Arabia
9 Social Etiquettes Taught in The Surah Hujurat To Muslims - Life in Saudi Arabia
to Muslims
Surah Hujurat is a short Surah comprising only of 18 verses. Yet the Surah has a
strong message. It tends to teach the Muslims some basics ethics that are
required to lead a stable social life.
These social etiquettes taught to us by Islam about 1400 years ago are being
taught by the modern society today as they have learned with time that obedience
of social norms can help a society prosper.
The Surah which deals with the righteous behavior that Muslims shall have among
each other has these 9 golden rules embedded in it:
3-Wa Aqsitu (act justly): not only we ought to end a dispute between two
Muslims or two groups, rather we shall be just in our decision. We shall not be
biased. We shall act Justly as Allah loves just people.
4-La Yaskhar (do not ridicule): verse 11 forbids the believers from
mocking or making fun of others. We never know who is better than us, so why
judge them and make fun of them? Making fun of others let the morale and
confidence of others down, which makes them unable to succeed.
By calling someone with a bad name hurts them and they may become envious.
They may start calling you with bad names. Muslims have a beautiful Arabic name,
why distort them? Why welcome social conflicts?
6-Wa La Talamizu (do not insult others): Insulting each other is a
great sin. Who are we to insult others? Each person’s respect is something precious
and sacred and no one has the right to insult them. We have no right to insult our
elders, our brothers and even those who work under us.
8-Wa La Tajassasu (do not spy): fellow Muslims, do not spy on each
other. Intruding into someone’s privacy is a social crime.
9-Wa La Yagtab (do not backbite): one of the roots of social evil is
backbiting and we shall not commit this sin.