Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (723) | Honesty achieves security and reassurance
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Trustworthiness brings about security and tranquility.
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Trustworthiness is a noble character trait and a prerequisite for the stability of societies.
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The life of the Muslim Ummah cannot be upright unless trusts are fulfilled and covenants are observed within it.
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Only then does every individual within it feel secure, knowing that stability is guaranteed for the shared life among the members of society.
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Trust prevails among them, and security spreads.
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Allah the Almighty says:
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"And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive."
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The Muslim individual’s adherence to trustworthiness in their dealings with people
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is linked to the greater trust that man took upon himself.
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I mean the trust of the obligation to worship Allah alone and to observe His commands and prohibitions.
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Allah the Almighty says:
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“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)
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"But they refused to undertake it and feared it."
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“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)
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Therefore, it is not a luxury, nor is it merely a virtuous or recommended matter.
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Rather, it is a duty and an obligation upon everyone.