19. Chapter: On The One Who Makes A Good Or Bad Sunna
                               
Allah Almighty says, "Those who say, 'Our Lord, give us joy in our wives and 
children and make us a good example for those who have taqwa." (25:74) and the 
Almighty says, "We made them leaders, guiding by Our command." (W21:72; H21:73)
 
171. Abu 'Amr Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said, "Once we were with the Messenger of 
Allah, (PBUH), at the beginning of the day when some people came, barefoot, 
wearing striped garments or cloaks, girded with swords. Most of them were from 
Mudar, indeed, all of them were from Mudar. The face of Messenger of Allah 
hanged because his concern at what he saw of their extreme need. He went inside 
and then came out and commanded Bilal to give the adhan and the iqama. He 
prayed and then spoke and said, 'O mankind! have taqwa of your Lord who created 
you from a single person' to the end of the verse, whoever does it after him 
without that decreasing his reward in any way. Anyone who creates a bad sunna 
in Islam bears its burde and the burden of whoever acts by it after him without 
that decreasing his burden in any way." [Muslim]
'Allah watches over you continually.' (4:1) and the other verse which is at the 
end of al-Hashr, 'O you who believe! Have taqwa of Allah, and let each self 
look to what it has sent forward for Tomorrow.' (59:18) 'Let a man give from 
his dinars and his dirhams, from his clothes, from the sa' of his wheat, from 
the sa' of his dates, even,' he said, 'a half of a date.' A man of the Ansar 
brought a bag which he could barely get his hand round, indeed, he could not. 
Then the people came one after another until I saw two heaps of food and 
clothes and I saw the face of the Messenger of Allah shining as if it was 
illuminated. The Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, 'Anyone who creates a good 
sunna in Islam has its reward and the reward
 


      

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