relations, observe prayer at night while people are asleep, then you will peacefully enter  the Garden (Paradise).”
And he said:
“The Muslim is that one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe.”
And said:
“None amongst you believes (truly) till one likes for his brother that which he loves for himself.”
And said:
“He will not enter Paradise, he whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct.”
And said:
“A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim; he neither oppresses him nor does he fail him. Whosoever  removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allâh will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day  of Judgement. Whosoever shields a Muslim, Allâh will shield him on the Day of Resurrection.”
And said:
“Abusing a Muslim is an outrage and fighting against him is disbelief.”
And said:
“To remove something harmful from the road, is charity.”
And said:
“Charity erases sins just as water extinguishes fire.”
And said:
“He is not a perfect believer, who goes to bed full and knows that his neighbour is hungry.”
And said:
“Show mercy to people on earth so that Allâh will have mercy on you in heaven.”
And said:
“Try to avert fire even by half a date (in charity) if not by tendering a good word.”
And said:
“Clothing an under-clad Muslim, entitles you to a garment from the Paradise; feeding a hungry
Muslim will make you eligible (by Allâh’s Will) for the fruit of the Paradise, and if you provide  water to a thirsty Muslim, Allâh will provide you with a drink from ‘the Sealed Nectar’.”
He used as well to exhort the believers to spend in charity reminding them of relevant virtues for  which  the hearts yearn.
He said:
“The believers in their mutual love, are like the human body where when the eye is in agony, the  entire body feels the pain; when the head aches, all the body will suffer.”
And said:
“The bonds of brotherhood between two Muslims are like parts of a house, one part strengthens  and holds the other.”
And said:
“Do not have malice against a Muslim; do not be envious of other Muslims; do not go against a
Muslim and forsake him. O the slaves of Allâh! Be like brothers with each other. It is not violable  for a Muslim to desert his brother for over three days.”
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) used as well to promote that habit of abstention from asking the  others for help unless one is totally helpless. He used to talk to his companions a lot about the merits,  virtues and Divine reward implied in observing the prescribed worships and rituals. He would always  bring forth corroborated proofs in order to link them physically and spiritually to the Revelation sent to  him, hence he would apprise them of their duties and responsibilities in terms of the consequences of  the Call of Islam, and at the same time emphasize the exigencies of comprehension and  contemplation.
That was his practice of maximizing their morale and imbuing them with the noble values and ideals  so  that they could become models of virtue to be copied by subsequent generations.
‘Abdullah bin Mas‘ud (May Allah be pleased with him)  once said: If you are willing to follow a good  example, then you can have a recourse in the tradition of the deceased, because the living are likely  to  fall an easy victim to oppression (so they might waver in faith). Follow the steps of Muhammad’s
Companions. They were the best in this nation, the most pious, the most learned and the least  pretentious. Allâh chose them to accompany the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and establish His  religion. Therefore, it is imperative to get to know their grace, follow their righteous way and adhere  as