in the hereafter, they are fulfilled with one’s deeds. Hence, it is better for you to fulfil them in the world, otherwise you will regret it.

Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khān NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes, “Although animals are not bound by the laws of shariah, they too must fulfil the rights amongst one another.”^[1]

O devotees of the Prophet! What will the matter between animals be like? Let us go through what the honourable Mufti mentions,

“If a horned goat gouged a non-horned goat in the world, then on the Day of Judgement, its horns will be given to the non-horned goat, and it will gouge the other in retaliation.”^[2]

3.   Living in harmony with one another is very beloved to Allah Almighty, for the Lord Himself will make people reconciliate on the Day of Judgement and grant them entry into Paradise. Therefore, if we wish to please Allah Almighty and His Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, see a peaceful society, spread love everywhere, enter Paradise enjoy its bounties, and protect ourselves from disgrace on the Day of Judgement, then we must develop the habit to reconcile amongst ourselves and promote this action that makes one worthy of Paradise.

Step forward and immediately reconcile with those Muslims you had a row with due to your lower-self (nafs). Do so even if you are older and were not at fault. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـهِ Reconciling between people like this is a Sunnah of our Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.  Moreover, Allah Almighty also instructs us in the Quran to reconcile. It is stated in part 26 of the Quran, verse 10 of Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt: