“Take good care of your weak and needy people, for you are provided means of subsistence and helped through your weaklings.” Abu Dawud, Jihad, 69
The worldly and spiritual status of individuals that form a society varies greatly. Social structure is formed from different groups such as the wealthy, poor, young, and old. In every society there are people who need support and special attention. Allah the Almighty clearly attracts our attention to such people in various verse of the Qur’an (al-Nisa 4; 36, al-Insan 76; 8, al-Duha 93; 9-10, al-Maun 107; 1-3)
Our Prophet (pbuh), sent as a mercy to the worlds, met with people from all levels of society without discriminating between them, but he was especially concerned with helping those who were in need. In fact, the old, the poor, the disabled, slaves, children who needed to receive a good education, and oppressed and exploited women achieve respectable living standards. The Prophet’s advices about such people and his dealing with them present a good example for the Muslims of the modern world.