Trustworthiness
๐ In short
Being trustworthy means looking after what we're given and returning it to its owner, and doing what's asked of us properly. A trustworthy Muslim doesn't take what isn't theirs, doesn't give away secrets, and doesn't cheat in tests.
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- The people of Makkah left their valuables with the Prophet ๏ทบ even after they opposed him.
- The Prophet ๏ทบ said: โWhoever cheats us is not one of usโ (reported by Muslim).
- Trustworthiness and honesty go together: the trustworthy are truthful, and the truthful are trustworthy.
- Keeping your friends' secrets and belongings safe makes them trust you more.
๐ Find out more
๐ Things in our care
A book we borrow from a friend is in our trust: we look after it and give it back clean and on time. And if we find something lost, we don't keep it, but give it to a grown-up to return to its owner.
๐ A secret is a trust
If a friend tells us a secret, we don't tell anyone else. But if the secret is something that hurts or frightens them, we tell our parents or teacher so they can help.
๐ก Our work is a trust
Our homework is a trust, so we do it ourselves and don't cheat. Our bodies and our time are a trust too, so we look after them and don't waste them.
๐ฏ The Prophet's ๏ทบ trustworthiness
When the Prophet ๏ทบ migrated to Madinah, he was still keeping valuables for the people of Makkah, even though they were harming him. So he left Ali, may God be pleased with him, behind to return them one by one.
๐ Key words
- Trustworthiness
- Looking after what we're given and returning it to its owner
- Cheating
- Tricking others, like copying an answer in a test
- Lost property
- Something lost that we find
๐ฑ Put it into practice today
Borrow a book from a friend or the school library, look after it well, and give it back early with a little note saying: โThank you for trusting meโ.
๐งฉ Test yourself
1 You found money in the street. What do you do?
2 Which of these is a trust?
3 What did the Prophet ๏ทบ say about cheating?
๐ Read next
- ๐ฌ Honesty
- ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง Kindness to parents
- ๐ Mercy and kindness to animals
- ๐งผ Cleanliness is part of faith
- ๐๏ธ Being good to neighbors
- ๐ฝ๏ธ Table manners
- ๐ Greetings and smiles
- ๐ฑ Patience
- ๐๏ธ Forgiving and forgiveness
- ๐งฉ Cooperation and brotherhood
- ๐ The five pillars of Islam
- โจ The six pillars of faith
- ๐ง Wudu and purity
- ๐ง Prayer
- ๐ Ramadan and fasting
- ๐คฒ Zakat and charity
- ๐ Hajj and Umrah
- ๐ Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
- ๐ The Qur'an
- ๐ The Prophet Muhammad ๏ทบ
- ๐ The mosque, the house of God
- โต The story of Noah (Nuh)
- ๐ฅ The story of Abraham (Ibrahim)
- โญ The story of Joseph (Yusuf)
- ๐ The story of Moses (Musa)
- ๐ The story of Jonah (Yunus)
- ๐ Friday