Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1924

‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: ‘I know who will be the last person to be brought out of Hell and the last person to enter Paradise. It will be a man who will come out of Hell crawling. Allah will say to him, "Go and enter Paradise." So he will go there and think that it is full, so he will come back and say, "O Lord, I found it full." Allah will say to him a second time, "Go and enter Paradise." So he will go there and think that it is full, so he will come back and say, "O Lord, I found it full." Allah will say to him, "Go and enter Paradise, for there you will have something like the world and ten times more." The man will say, "Are You making fun of me (or are You laughing at me), and You are the King of all?"’ - and I saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) smiling so broadly that his back teeth could be seen. He used to say, ‘That is the person who is lowest in status in Paradise.’" [Agreed upon; this version is reported by Muslim, no. 272]

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ (peace be upon him) said, “There is a tree amongst trees, the leaves of which do not wither and that is like a Muslim; tell me what that (tree) can be?” The people began to think of the trees of the forest. Abdullah said, “I thought it could be the date palm tree, but I feel hesitant (to say it).” They (the companions) then asked, “Allah’s Messenger, (kindly) tell us which it can be?” Thereupon he ﷺ replied, “It is the date palm tree.” Abdullah made a mention of that to his father, Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra), whereupon he said to Abdullah: “Had you said that it meant the date palm tree, this statement of yours (would have been dearer to me) than such and such things.” (Source: Sahih Al-Bukhaari and Sahih Muslim)

A sermon delivered a few days before the Independence Day of Sri Lanka touching on integration, citizenship, patriotism, and jurisprudence for minorities.

يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.

(Surat Al-A’araaf 7:31)

Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Verily, Allah has prescribed excellence in everything. If you have to kill, then kill in the best manner. If you have to slaughter, then slaughter in the best manner. Let one of you sharpen his knife so his animal is spared of suffering.”

(Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1955)

Empathy is the ability to recognise, understand and share the feelings of others, almost like walking in someone else’s shoes.

There are different types of empathy that have been defined by psychologists.

Some of the main narrations shared in the episode:

Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “None of you will have faith until he loves for his brother/sister what he loves for himself.”

(Source: Sahih Al-Bukhaari and Sahih Al-Muslim)

Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The parable of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body. When any limb aches, the whole body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.”

(Source: Sahih Al-Bukhaari and Sahih Al-Muslim)