this, you will only be concerned with yourself, and such a person is the most favourite to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ (Mawsu’ah Li Ibn Abid Dunya, vol. 4, pp. 359, Raqm 60)

Du’a of Angels

A famous Taabi’i saint, Sayyiduna Mujahid عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الۡـوَاحِـد has said: When a person mentions his Islamic brother with good words, the angels that are with him make Du’a for him, ‘May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ also grant you the same’; and if a person speaks ill of (i.e. backbiting etc.) his brother then the angels say, O man! ‘You have revealed his secret! Look at yourself and thank Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ that He has concealed your faults.’ (Tanbih-ul-Ghafileen, pp. 88)

That which makes us heedless of others’ faults

Sayyidatuna Rabi’ah ‘Adawiyyah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَعَالٰی عَـلَيْهَا used to say: When a person tastes the love of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes him aware of his own faults, so he does not pay attention to the faults of others.’ (He gets busy rectifying his own faults). (Tanbih-ul-Mughtarrin, pp. 197)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Each of us should prefer to conceal the faults of others just as we want others to conceal our evils and faults, because a sign of perfect faith is that a Muslim loves for others, what he loves for himself.

قُربان روزِ محشر دامن کا پردہ ڈھک کر

عیبوں کو میرے سَروَر خود ہی چُھپا رہے ہیں

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Sign of a perfect Muslim

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘لَایُؤْمِنُ اَحَدُکُمْ حَتّٰی یُحِبَّ لِاَخِیْہِ مَا یُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِہٖ’ None of you can become a perfect believer (Mu’min) unless he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. (Bukhari, vol. 1, pp. 16, Hadees 13)