Protecting Yourself –
As the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were socially weak, they could not pray at the House of Allah, the Exalted, the Kaaba, until Umar Bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, became Muslim. When he became Muslim, he defended the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, from harm and kept fighting the non-Muslims of Mecca until they left the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, alone. This has been discussed in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, Umar Ibn Al Khattab, His Life & Times, Volume 1, Page 59.
In a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 1931, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that whoever protects the honor of another will be protected from Hellfire by Allah, the Exalted.
Just like a Muslim would desire others to protect their honor in their presence or absence they should protect the honor of others in their presence or absence also. In fact, loving for others what one desires for themself is the characteristic of a true believer according to a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2515. A Muslim should protect the honor of others when anyone else speaks ill about them, such as backbiting or slander, irrespective of if what they are saying is true or not. This is an aspect of concealing the faults of others which leads to Allah, the Exalted, concealing their faults in both worlds. This is advised in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 225. Behaving in such a manner is a clear proof of one’s love for others for the sake of Allah, the Exalted, which is a characteristic which leads to Paradise according to a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2688.
The main Hadith under discussion clearly shows that a Muslim benefits from supporting others so even if they are too preoccupied from caring about others they should at least act in this manner for their own sake.
But the one who fails to defend the honor of others when they have the opportunity and strength to do so without fear of harm should fear that Allah, the Exalted, will not protect their honor in a time and place where it is being violated by others and especially, on the Day of Resurrection.
Finally, as the main Hadith under discussion advises protecting the honor of others it indirectly indicates the importance of not violating the honor of others. This is in fact the very sign of a true Muslim and believer according to a Hadith found in Sunan An Nasai, number 4998. Specifically, it advises that a true Muslim and believer keeps their verbal and physical harm away from the self and possessions of others.
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