committed elsewhere, for He, exalted is He, says: “Indeed, those who disbelieve and bar others from the path of Allah and from the Sacred Mosque—which We have appointed for all people, resident and visitor alike—and whoever seeks therein to commit deviation by wrongdoing, We shall let him taste a painful punishment.” (1)

26 – He must safeguard all the obligatory acts, the greatest of which is performing each prayer at its proper time in congregation. He should engage in abundant acts of devotion: reciting the Quran, making remembrance, supplicating, treating people kindly in word and deed, showing gentleness toward them, and aiding them whenever they are in need. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The believers, in their mutual affection, mercy, and compassion, are like a single body: when one limb suffers, the whole body responds with wakefulness and fever.” (2)

27 – He should cultivate noble character and deal with people on that basis. Good character includes: patience, pardoning others, gentleness, softness, clemency, deliberation and avoiding haste, humility, generosity and open-handedness,