1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,960 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,960 Trustworthiness brings about security and tranquility. 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:18,859 Trustworthiness is a noble character trait and a prerequisite for the stability of societies. 4 00:00:18,859 --> 00:00:26,859 The life of the Muslim Ummah cannot be upright unless trusts are fulfilled and covenants are observed within it. 5 00:00:26,859 --> 00:00:34,859 Only then does every individual within it feel secure, knowing that stability is guaranteed for the shared life among the members of society. 6 00:00:34,859 --> 00:00:38,859 Trust prevails among them, and security spreads. 7 00:00:38,859 --> 00:00:40,859 Allah the Almighty says: 8 00:00:40,859 --> 00:00:44,859 "And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive." 9 00:00:44,859 --> 00:00:49,859 The Muslim individual’s adherence to trustworthiness in their dealings with people 10 00:00:49,859 --> 00:00:54,859 is linked to the greater trust that man took upon himself. 11 00:00:54,859 --> 00:01:00,859 I mean the trust of the obligation to worship Allah alone and to observe His commands and prohibitions. 12 00:01:00,859 --> 00:01:02,890 Allah the Almighty says: 13 00:01:02,890 --> 00:01:08,890 “Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a fool.” (33:72) 14 00:01:08,890 --> 00:01:12,890 "But they refused to undertake it and feared it." 15 00:01:12,890 --> 00:01:18,890 “Lo! We offered the trust unto the heavens and the earth and the hills, but they shrank from bearing it and were afraid of it. And man assumed it. Lo! he hath proved a tyrant and a fool.” (33:72) 16 00:01:19,890 --> 00:01:24,890 Therefore, it is not a luxury, nor is it merely a virtuous or recommended matter. 17 00:01:24,890 --> 00:01:28,890 Rather, it is a duty and an obligation upon everyone.