Unit: Akhlaq & Manners · Lesson 39 of 50 · study cards + quiz
Trust is faith
Amanah means fulfilling every trust: returning what you borrow, keeping secrets, doing your job well, and guarding what people leave with you. The Prophet ﷺ said there is no faith for the one with no amanah.
The trustworthy trader
The honest, trustworthy merchant will be with the prophets, the truthful and the martyrs. Cheating is disowned: "Whoever cheats us is not of us."
Even with enemies
On the night of Hijrah the Prophet ﷺ left Ali behind to return the deposits the Makkans — his persecutors! — had entrusted to him. Amanah has no exceptions.
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What is amanah? A type of food · Fulfilling trusts and responsibilities · A festival · A style of writing
Who will the honest merchant be with? The kings · The prophets, the truthful and the martyrs · The poets · No one
Why did Ali stay behind at the Hijrah? To fight · To return the trusts the Makkans left with the Prophet ﷺ · To sell the house · To guard the cave