Sayyiduna Mu’aaz رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ replied: ‘Congratulations to you! I heard the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم say: ‘On the Day of Judgement, chairs will be placed for people around the ‘Arsh, their faces will shine bright like the moon of the 14^th night, people will be worrying whilst they will have no worry, people will be fearful whereas they will have no fear. They are the friends of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for whom there is neither worry nor grief.’ It was asked: ‘Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Who are those people?’ He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘Those who love one another for the pleasure of Allah.’ (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 2, p. 572)

Dear Islamic brothers! It is indeed a great blessing and a means of attaining the pleasure of Allah Almighty for Muslims to maintain an atmosphere of brotherhood between each other. If we desire for this beautiful orchard of love and affection to remain prosperous and for the society to become a safe haven, then we should try and find the causes that spread malice and strive to stop them.

Let’s listen to a few causes:

Prejudice

Allah Almighty created all humans from one mother and father, Sayyiduna Adam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام and Sayyidatuna Hawwa رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا, and this cycle continued until various tribes and families came into existence, just as Allah Almighty says:

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اِنَّا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ ذَكَرٍ وَّ اُنْثٰى وَ جَعَلْنٰكُمْ شُعُوْبًا وَّ قَبَآىٕلَ لِتَعَارَفُوْاؕ-

O people! We have indeed created you from one man and one woman, and have made you into various nations and tribes that you may recognise one another.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Surah Al-Hujuraat, Verse 13)

Alas! The plague of prejudice based on caste, language and lineage is widespread in our society today because of which, people have divided into various groups. Everybody is boastful about their own family and caste and looks disdainfully at others due to which, malice and enmity has developed