Sincerity to People –
After migrating to Medina, Umar Ibn Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was informed that two non-Muslims from Mecca, Abu Jahl Ibn Hisham and Harith Ibn Hisham, visited Medina in order to convince their Muslim half-brother, Ayyash Ibn Abi Rabee’ah, may Allah be pleased to him, to return to Mecca with them. They promised him they did not desire to harm him and only wanted him to return to Mecca to visit their mother, who had sworn not to look after herself until she saw him. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was perceptive and understood that the two non-Muslims were plotting a scheme against Ayyash, may Allah be pleased with him. Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, told him not to go with them. Out of love for his mother, Ayyash, may Allah be pleased with him, desired to go to Mecca and commented that he would also bring some of his wealth back from Mecca to Medina, after seeing his mother. In order to discourage him, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, offered him half his wealth. But Ayyash, may Allah be pleased with him, still refused to stay in Medina. Finally, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, gave him his own fast camel and warned him to immediately flee from the non-Muslims of Mecca if he suspected them of treachery. On the way back to Mecca, Ayyash, may Allah be pleased with him, was betrayed and kidnapped. They tortured him until he gave up Islam and returned to his former religion.
The Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, believed that Allah, the Exalted, would never accept the repentance of a person who apostatized. Later on, after the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, migrated to Medina, the following verses were revealed about those who apostatized. Chapter 39 Az Zumar, verses 53-55:
Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped. And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive.””
Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, then wrote these verses down and sent them to those who were tortured and forced to apostatize. They sincerely repented and eventually managed to migrate to Medina to join their Muslim brothers. This has been discussed in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, Umar Ibn Al Khattab, His Life & Times, Volume 1, Pages 61-64.
In every step, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, showed complete sincerity to his Muslim brothers. He first warned Ayyash, may Allah be pleased with him, not to go with the two non-Muslims back to Mecca and even offered half his wealth to keep him in Medina. He then gave him his own camel to travel on. Finally, he sent these verses of the Holy Quran to them in order to encourage them to sincerely repent and re-enter the fold of Islam. This sincerity to others is a key aspect of Islam.
In a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim number 196, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that Islam is sincerity towards the general public. This includes desiring the best for them at all times and showing this through one’s words and actions. It includes advising others to do good, forbidding them from evil, to be merciful and kind to others at all times. This can be summed up by a single Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 170. It warns that one cannot be a true believer until they love for others what they desire for themself.
Being sincere to people is so important that according to the Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 57, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, placed this duty next to establishing the obligatory prayer and donating the obligatory charity. From this Hadith alone one can understand its importance as it has been placed with two vital obligatory duties.
It is a part of sincerity towards people that one is pleased when they are happy and sad whenever they are grieved as long as their attitude does not contradict the teachings of Islam. A high level of sincerity includes one going to extreme limits to make the lives of others better, even if this puts themself in difficulty. For example, one may sacrifice purchasing certain things in order to donate the wealth to the needy. Desiring and striving to always unite people on good is a part of sincerity towards others. Whereas, dividing others is a characteristic of the Devil. Chapter 17 Al Isra, verse 53:
“…Satan certainly seeks to sow discord among them…”
One way of uniting people is to veil the faults of others and advise them privately against sins. The one who acts in this way will have their sins veiled by Allah, the Exalted. This is confirmed in a Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 1426. Whenever possible one should advise and teach the aspects of religion and the important aspects of the world to others so that both their worldly and religious lives improve. A proof of one’s sincerity to others is that they support them in their absence for example, from the slander of others. Turning away from others and only worrying about oneself is not the attitude of a muslim. In fact, this is how most animals behave. Even if one cannot change the whole society they can still be sincere in helping those in their life, such as their relatives and friends. Simply put, one must treat others how they desire people to treat them. Chapter 28 Al Qasas, verse 77:
“…And do good as Allah has done good to you…”
An aspect of being sincere to others is aiding them in order to please Allah, the Exalted. One should not desire gratitude from people, as this destroys one’s reward and is clear insincerity to Allah, the Exalted, and people.
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