<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) Defending the honor of a Muslim is a means for salvation from the punishment of the Day of Judgment.<br> 2) The Hadith indicates that the Muslim’s inviolability is a serious matter, and that assaulting it by words or deeds is a crime.<br> 1529-/2- ‘Itbān ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported in his famous lengthy Hadith which we previously cited in the Chapter on Hoping for Allah’s Mercy that: “When the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) got up to offer the prayer, he said: ‘Where is Mālik ibn al-Dukhshum?’ A man said: ‘He is a hypocrite who does not love Allah or His Messenger.’ Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Do not say that. Do you not know that he said: There is no god but Allah, seeking thereby nothing but Allah’s Countenance, and that Allah has forbidden the Fire for anyone who says: There is no god but Allah, seeking thereby nothing but Allah’s Countenance.’” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]<br> ‘Itbān is the more famous pronunciation of this Companion’s name, and it is also reported to be ‘Utbān.<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) It is obligatory to defend the believers, protect their honor in their absence, help them, and never fail them.<br> 2) The Hadith highlights the virtue of the Testimony of Faith; whoever says it while fulfilling its requirements, seeking thereby the Countenance of Allah, He will make the Fire forbidden for him.