The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islmic religion)

The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islmic religion)

Allah's statement,

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ

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(The believers are but a brotherhood.) means, all of them are brothers in Islam. The Messenger of Allah said,

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«الْمُسْلِمُ أَخُو الْمُسْلِمِ لَا يَظْلِمُهُ وَلَا يُسْلِمُه»

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(The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim, he is not unjust with him nor does he forsake him.) In the Sahih,

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«وَاللهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيه»

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(Allah helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother.) Also in the Sahih:

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«إِذَا دَعَا الْمُسْلِمُ لِأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ قَالَ الْمَلَكُ: آمِينَ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلِه»

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(If the Muslim invokes Allah for the benefit of his absent brother, the angel says afterwards, "A

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n, and for you the same.

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) There are many Hadiths with this meaning, such as, in the Sahih,

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«مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ وَتَوَاصُلِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ الْجَسَدِ الْوَاحِدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالْحُمَّى وَالسَّهَر»

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(The parable of the believers in relation to the kindness, mercy and compassion they have for each other, is that of the body: when an organ of it falls ill, the rest of the body responds with fever and sleeplessness.) And also in Sahih.

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«الْمُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْبُنْيَانِ يَشُدُّ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضًا»

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(A believer to another believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each other.) The Prophet then clasped his hands with the fingers interlaced. Allah's statement,

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فَأَصْلِحُواْ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ

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(So make reconciliation between your brothers, ) refers to the two groups that fight each other,

وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ​​

(and have Taqwa of Allah) in all of your affairs,

لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

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(that you may receive mercy.) and this is a promise from Allah that He will grant mercy to those who fear and obey Him.

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Source:  Tafsir ibn Kathir 

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