One Muslim's pain afflicts all the Ummah.

One Muslim's pain afflicts all the Ummah.

ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤُﻮﻥَ ﻛَﺮَﺟُﻞٍ ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪٍ ﺇِﻥِ ﺍﺷْﺘَﻜَﻰ ﻋَﻴْﻨُﻪُ ﺍﺷْﺘَﻜَﻰ ﻛُﻠُّﻪُ ﻭَﺇِﻥِ ﺍﺷْﺘَﻜَﻰ ﺭَﺃْﺳُﻪُ ﺍﺷْﺘَﻜَﻰ ﻛُﻠُّﻪُ

The Muslims are like one man, if his eyes complains then the whole of him complains, and if his head complains then the whole of him complains
[Muslim]

ﻣَﺜَﻞُ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴﻦَ ﻛَﻤَﺜَﻞِ ﺍﻟْﺠَﺴَﺪِ ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺃَﻟِﻢَ ﺑَﻌْﻀُﻪُ ﺗَﺪَﺍﻋَﻰ ﺳَﺎﺋِﺮُﻩُ

The example of the believers is like the body, if part of it hurts the rest of it is summoned
[Ahmad]

Commentary:

A. The simile of a single body conveys the feeling of the closeness of the Muslims to each other, such that each ones pain is shared by another since they are from the same body no matter their location, language or ethnicity.

B. These narrations are further explanation of the part of verses in the Quran which state that only the believers are brothers (al- hujaraat), and that the believers are merciful amongst each other (al-fath).

C. Imam Abdul Raof al-Munawi said regarding the first narration that is emphasizing the rights the Muslims have over one another, and encourages them to be merciful to each other and to support one another in other than sin.

D. It can be understood that the safety and security of the Muslims is one.

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said,
"Any one of you who wakes up in the morning and does not care for the affairs of the Ummah, is not one of us (not a Muslim)."
[Muslim]