This document discusses the concept of ammanah in Islam, which refers to trusts or responsibilities. It provides several examples of how ammanah applies to relationships, wealth, family, speech, promises, and positions of authority. Betraying ammanah is considered a serious offense. The document emphasizes maintaining ammanah in all aspects of life and advises being honest, truthful, and not concealing even small things when entrusted with responsibilities. Fulfilling ammanah is part of having strong character in Islam.
2. THE PEN
Abdullah ibn Mubarak walked many miles just so he
could return a pen
3. RELATIONSHIPS
Husband and wife
relationship are
ammanah. The
worst mistrust is
telling the secret
of wife or
husband. [Muslim]
4. WEALTH/FAMILY
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذين آمنُوا َل تَخونُوا َّللاَ والرسُول وتَخونُوا
ُ َ َ َّ َ َّ ُ َ َ َ ِ
أَمانَاتِكم وأَنتُم تَعلَمون
َ ُ ْ ْ َ ُْ َ
واعلَموا أَنَّما أَموالُكم وأَوَلدكم فِتنَةٌ وأَن َّللاَ عندهُ أَجْ ر
ٌ َ ِ َّ َّ َ ْ ْ ُ ُ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ ُ ْ َ
ٌعظيم
ٌ ِ َ
Allah says O you who believe! Betray not
Allâh and His Messenger [pbuh], nor betray
knowingly your Amânât. And know that your
possessions and your children are but a trial
and that surely, with Allâh is a mighty reward
[8: 27-28]
5. WORLD
If you have four things in you,then even if
you lose the whole material world, you
are not a loser
1.Protection of Amanah
2.Truthfulness
3.Beautiful morals
4.Subsenteces earned through Halal
means
(Musnad Ahmad)
6. HONEST ADVICE
To give honest advice is Amanah
Before prophet hood the Prophet saw was
called the Sadiq and Amin
7. FOUR SIGNS
The Prophet saw said, the
four signs of a hyportic are
1. When he speaks, he lies;
2. When he makes a promise,
he breaks it;
3.When he is trusted, he
betrays his trust, and
4. When he argues, he
behaves in a very insulting
manner
(Bukhari)
8. NEEDLE
Narrated Adi ibn Amirah al-Kindi:
I heard the Messenger of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) say: Whoever
from you is appointed by us to a
position of authority and he conceals
from us a needle or something smaller
than that, it would be misappropriation
(of public funds) and will (have to)
produce it on the Day of Judgment.
(Muslim)
9. Conclusion
We need to keep ammanah in with our
• relationships
• secrets
• wealth
• family
• the Qur'an
• giving advice
• in our speech
• in our promises
• trusts
• in our behavior
• and our positions
10. Action Points
• Always fulfill your ammanat with
other people relatives or friends
• Never hide anything even though
it be small as a needle
• When giving advice to someone
make sure you are honest and
truthful