Huqooq ul Allah are the fundamental responsibilities of a Muslim that he owes to Allah such as praying, fasting, Zakat etc. However, the duties of fellow Muslims are also important and necessary to enter Jannah – these are known as Huqooq ul Ibad.
Huqooq ul Ibad are the duties and responsibilities that we owe to other people or mankind in general. It is an important part of Islam for every believer, as it is stated in the Quran:
And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the children of Israel ˹stating˺, “Worship none but Allah; be kind to parents, relatives, orphans and the needy; speak kindly to people; establish prayer; and pay alms-tax.” But you ˹Israelites˺ turned away—except for a few of you—and were indifferent. [Surah Baqarah Ayat 83]
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF HUQOOQ UL IBAD?
There are two types of Huqooq ul Ibad:
Rights Of A Muslim Over Another Muslim
Following are the Huqooq ul Ibad for a Muslim over another Muslim:
A Muslim has six rights over another Muslim: to greet him with peace when he is met, to answer his invitation when invited, to advise him when he seeks counsel, to bless him when he sneezes and praises Allah, to visit him when he is sick, and to follow his funeral when he dies.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2162
Rights Of Other People On Us
- Rights of Our beloved Prophet on us
- Rights of Parents
- Rights of Orphans
- Rights of our Neighbors
- Rights of Husband on Wife
- Rights of Wife on Husband
- Rights of Children on Parents
- Rights of Inheritors among each other
- General Rights of every person and Human being
- Rights of Relatives
- Right of Guest over Host
- Right of Host over Guest
- Rights of Employees over Employers
- Rights of Employer on Employees
- Rights of our Friends on us
There may be more to this list but in a nutshell, these are the rights that every believer has over another. ‘Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah said, "A (true) Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe; and a Muhajir (Emigrant) is he who leaves the deeds which Allah has prohibited."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].