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If You Must Sit on the Road, Observe Its Rights
إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْجُلُوسَ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَنَا مِنْ مَجَالِسِنَا بُدٌّ نَتَحَدَّثُ فِيهَا قَالَ فَإِذَا أَبَيْتُمْ إِلَّا الْمَجْلِسَ فَأَعْطُوا الطَّرِيقَ حَقَّهُ قَالُوا وَمَا حَقُّ الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ غَضُّ الْبَصَرِ وَكَفُّ الْأَذَى وَرَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ
Transliteration
Iyyakum wal-julusu fit-turuqat. Qalu: ya rasulallah ma lana min majalasina buddun nutahaddathu fiha. Qala: fa idha abaytum illal-majlisa fa-a'tut-tariqa haqqah. Qalu: wa ma haqqu at-tariq? Qala: ghadddul-basar wa kaffal-adha wa raddu as-salam wal-amru bil-ma'rufi wan-nahyu 'anil-munkar
Translation
Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA): The Prophet (SAW) said, 'Beware of sitting on roads.' They said, 'We have no alternative — those are our gathering places where we talk.' He said, 'If you must sit there, then give the road its rights.' They asked, 'What are the rights of the road?' He said, 'Lowering the gaze, refraining from harm, returning the salaam, enjoining what is good, and forbidding what is evil.'
Practice This Today
In any public space today — a street, café, or office — observe the rights of the space: lower your gaze, cause no harm, return greetings, and speak good.
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