Haqooq-al-Ibad, Rights of People in Islam
Islam is a complete way of life. It incorporates the obligations towards Allah (Haqooq-Allah) as well as a system of living our lives and our relationship with people around us (Haqooq al Ibad). There is a perfect harmony and balance between the two. Unfortunately, today majority of us think of Islam as a set of rituals, forgetting the true essence of Islamic teachings.
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ يَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا، وَسَكِّنُوا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرُوا ”.
The Prophet Mohammadﷺ said, “Make things easy for the people, and do not make it difficult for them, and make them calm (with glad tidings) and do not repulse (them). (Sahih Bukhari: 6125)