الْمُؤْمِنُ مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ، يَكُفُّ عَنْهُ ضَيْعَتَهُ وَيَحُوطُهُ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ
A believer is another believer’s mirror and brother; he keeps loss from him and safeguards him in his absence.
Source: Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud.
Arabic word or phraseMeaning
مِرْآةُmirror
أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِthe believer’s brother
يَكُفُّkeeps away; wards off
الْمُؤْمِنُ and الْمُؤْمِنِ both mean believer here. مِرْآةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ means “the believer’s mirror”; أَخُو expresses the brother relationship. The mirror illustrates seeing a fault in order to correct it.
Being a mirror means neither hiding a fault to please someone nor attacking them with it. The explanation’s aim is correction through helpful information. Next, retain the responsibilities concerning loss and absence as well.