As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah

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The Messenger (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said:

إن دين الله لن ينصره إلا من حاطه من جميع جوانبه

‘Surely, this Deen of Allah, none aids it except him who surrounds it from all sides.’ [al-Bayhaqi; al-Jami’ al-Kabir, al-Suyuti 34034]

If we wish to be the protectors, victors and helpers of the Deen of Allah, `azza wa jall, then we need to realise that our efforts are required continuously from all angles; be it in Da’wah, charity, helping communities to establish and progress, aiding the oppressed and removing injustice from the lands, etc.

From the great statements of scholars is:

من أصول الالتزام حمل هم الدين

‘From the Principles of iltizam (adhering to Islam) is to carry the concerns of this Deen.’

The true Nasir (helper) of Islam is the one to rise to every occasion, whatever the need may be and he takes on the burden because he took on Islam from the time his heart became alive and he took on a pact with his Lord. He sees the Deen as his sole responsibility and hence he does not merely rely on others. He carries its concerns upon his shoulders and surrounds it from all sides – caring for its well-being, protecting it and defending it. It hurts him to see the Deen of his Lord belittled, attacked or disregarded, and he finds it unbearable to see injustice,  falsehood and sin become widespread.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا كُونوا أَنصَارَ اللَّهِ

‘O you who believe, become the helpers of Allah…’ [al-Saff: 14]