Care for Vulnerable People

8. Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

I served the Prophet at home and on journeys. By Allah, he never said to me for anything which I did: Why have you done this like this? Or for anything which I did not do: Why have you not done this like this? (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

How the Prophet Cared for the Elderly (+Stories)

9. Once Mu`adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) led people in prayer and prolonged it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him and directed him to recite short chapters of the Qur’an saying:

“O Mu`adh! Are you putting the people to trial? [Thrice]

It would have been better if you had recited Sabbihi-sma Rabbika-l-a`la [Surah 87], Wash-shamsi waduhaha [Surah 91], or Wal-layli idha yaghsha[Surah 92], for the old, the weak, and the needy pray behind you.” (Al-Bukhari)

10. Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Prophet said,

“(It happens that) I start the prayer intending to prolong it, but on hearing the cries of a child, I shorten the prayer because I know that the cries of the child will incite its mother’s passions.” (Al-Bukhari)

11. Abu Hurairah  also narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

I am closer to the believers than their own selves. So, if one of the believers dies leaving debts [unpaid off], I will repay it, but if he leaves wealth, it will be for his heirs. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)