This rule commits the Muslim not to expose themselves to what may be harmful and to refrain from infringing upon the property of others, a rule that applies to all aspects of life and to all economic, commercial, and industrial transactions, the Imam said.

The concept of prejudice or harm encompasses everything that is likely to harm oneself and others, which is explicitly illicit in the Muslim religion, the Imam affirmed, adding that prejudice is prohibited since Islam is a religion that recommends good and discourages evil, and which advocates a sense of compassion and facilitation. The Imam cited a hadith of the Prophet Sidna Mohammed, peace and blessings be upon him, according to which whoever causes prejudice to others, God will cause prejudice to him, adding that the said hadith has become one of the most verified doctrinal rules in religion, as it establishes one of the purposes of the holy religion: to banish prejudice, which is in clear contradiction with the mode of relations that Islam advocates both between individuals and in terms of relations between communities and between States, the speaker specified. The Holy Quran contains several verses warning against this concept of prejudice, the Imam noted, insisting in particular on that which can taint a will regarding inheritance so as to favour one of the heirs to the detriment of others. "If a man or a woman dies leaving neither ascendants nor descendants, but has a half-brother or a half-sister from the same mother, each of them shall have a sixth; but if they are more than that, they shall share the third, after payment of any legacy or debt that does not prejudice the heirs. This is a commandment from God, and God is All-Knowing, All-Forbearing" (Quran: An-Nisa). The Imam noted that Islam also prohibits any prejudice or harm in the education of children and in marital relations by enjoining, for example, the husband not to neglect or mistreat his wife and to provide for her needs. This recommendation is also valid for the conclusion of sales contracts and the establishment of rights (witnesses' affair), which must not suffer from any vice that could prejudice one of the contracting parties. Another form of prejudice discouraged by the holy religion is that which consists, for example, of depriving others of a good common to the community (watercourses, pastures, mines...), the speaker added. Just as it discourages harming others and their property, Islam prohibits any harm to oneself, the Imam indicated, citing the verse "And do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction, but do good; indeed, God loves the doers of good" (Al-Baqarah). In this regard, God warns against any act that could harm physical or moral integrity, such as suicide, which is severely punished in the afterlife. Islam, a tolerant religion, also forbids any excess in the performance of religious duties, in the sense that it grants "exemptions" to people who are ill or undertaking long and arduous journeys to perform, without prejudice, prayers, fasting, or the pilgrimage, the Imam recalled, adding that by stating these principles that the community of Muslims must preserve, Islam establishes itself as a truly tolerant religion. At the end of his sermon, the Imam implored the Almighty to grant support and assistance to H.M. the King, Commander of the Faithful, protector of worship and religion, to preserve the Sovereign as a source of benefits for the Ummah, and to bless him in the persons of H.R.H. Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, H.R.H. Prince Moulay Rachid, and all members of the illustrious Royal Family. He also prayed to God to surround with His Holy Mercy the late H.M. Mohammed V and the late H.M. Hassan II and to welcome them into His vast

paradise.