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Road etiquette in Islam

Dr..

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Haddad

December 25, 2020

Our true Islamic religion is a religion of noble morals and supreme values, and a virtuous example. It came on the authority of Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them, in the interpretation of the words of God Almighty: {And you have a great character.} He said: On a great religion, so he called the whole religion a creation;

Because morals are what a person lives with his Lord as a praiseworthy and grateful servant, and with himself contented, contented and loving, and with others in the community a cooperative and loved one, and thus he is happy in his world with the pleasure and happiness of life, and in the hereafter with a great reward, as the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, explained that when asked About what people enter Paradise the most?

He said: “God’s piety and good manners,” and he, may blessings and peace be upon him, said: “The heaviest thing in the balance is good manners.”

The Muslim should keep good morals in mind in all his situations, especially in the roads that all people need, and which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded to give them their rights, and by which he knows the nobility of a person from his ferocity.

The owner of good manners does not use his skill on the roads to harm others, so he disturbs the unsuspecting inhabitants of their homes, including the sick, the old, the sleeper, and the one who is calm in his silence and his imaginations, for those who are safe in their homes find from the stray roads of great trouble, especially in the quiet of the night, and the light winter breeze, when their ears are deaf. From the drifting, excessive speed, and the piercing sounds of those who do not care about the comfort of people in their homes and homes.

And the owner of good manners feels that those who dwell in their homes are like his fathers, mothers, children, brothers and sisters, so he loves that these people not be disturbed by the voice of their shouting because of their position with him, so change it as well, and a person does not believe until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

A person with good manners does not harm someone who shares the road, rather he knows that the right of someone else on the road is the same as his own.

The owner of good manners knows that the civilized face of the country is calm and serenity, so he preserves this wonderful civilized face in our high-end city in all its conditions.

And the owner of good manners knows that the high-end roads did not come easy, but rather they came with great generosity and greater effort, so maintaining them is regarded as loyalty to the government that did and was stingy, and saved and what was short.

The owner of good manners sees while walking in these luxurious streets with quality, capacity and organization that he is faithful to them, and appointed to his partners in them if they need him, so he expands the road for them and does not bother anyone, respects the traffic regulations that have been prepared in his favor, and appreciates the police that protect everyone and maintain order.

And the owner of good manners abides by the instructions of traffic lights, side monuments, and so on in order to protect himself and others.

A person with good manners does not take advantage of the positions prepared for other people of determination, or bother others in not adhering to the limits of his car ... to other matters that are required by the public and private interest among people on the roads, for all of this and other morals of Islam for which a person is rewarded a great reward, And if he neglected it and chose for himself the bad side of morals;

He will be notorious and subject to the discretionary penalties set by the guardian to deter those whose character is not righteous, and what we see in terms of flexibility in dealing with these people.

Because this is a mercy for them, so that they might return and care and be reformed if they hold themselves accountable, as Lapid said:

He does not blame the free, generous person as himself ... and a good sitter fixes him

However, this flexibility is seen by society as a waste of its right, so what is the sin of someone who is disturbed by the noise of sports cars or equipped cars, and becomes thinner at night, deaf ears, and the elite of his time departs from him?

There is no doubt that society deserves mercy than these reckless ones.

If accountability is not a successful option, then the means to obstruct this reckless behavior are available and comfortable to all, from the multiplication of bumps in the streets that witness reckless racing, or the increase of radars per km, at a speed of 30-40 in neighborhoods that witness such disturbance, and this is a community contribution. In the interest of the roads, and to achieve the interest of society, and the desire of the inhabitants, and the refinement of the mindless.

Finally, I say to these brothers and sons: Our Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, used to pray, saying: “Oh God, I seek refuge in You from discord and hypocrisy, and from bad manners.” So seek refuge from what he used to seek refuge from, so that you will be better of them.

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A person of good manners does not monopolize the parking spaces prepared for other people of determination, or bother others by not adhering to the limits of his car.