sweefs
April 17, 2013, 9:05pm
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Re: Are today’s muslims, yesterday’s Bani Israeel?
I would disagree, and say that muslims are in the footsteps of Bani Israeel because just as Bani Israeel abandoned their covenant with Allah, amended the religion, brought about innovations which exceeded the limits allowed, and eventually desired to change the laws because they were deemed “outdated”.
Muslims today are doing one, two, three, or all of those things. Those who are unable to have laws established that bend Islamic law, are content in arguing that the laws should be changed since they’re outdated and no longer applicable.
If anything, muslims should start to take the prophecies literally, and act to become better muslims so that they don’t follow Bani Israeel. Your point of view about muslims waiting to Isa (a.s.) being a bad thing is in total opposition to the hadiths that confirm the coming of Isa (a.s.).
As far as I remember, the Prophet (s.a.w.) told us to seek guidance by two things; Quran and Sunnah (we learn sunnah from hadiths). So, I hold on to both. Take guidance from both. And if the hadiths mention the coming of Isa (a.s.) then I rejoice and hope to be alive that day. How can you not?
Don’t you feel that the muslims are in this condition because they’ve relaxed their practice of faith? It’s very peculiar that you think muslims were acting like Bani Israeel by believing in recorded prophecies that are mentioned in the hadith. Quite the contrary, in fact.
I do agree though, there are those among our communities who call themselves scholars, but are far from it. They either are too rigid (which Prophet s.a.w. forbade), or too linient in their religion (which both Allah and Prophet s.a.w. warned against). Brother Psyah summarized it best in his post. (JazakAllah brother).
Allah knows best…
This.
I also think it’s the way we’re brought up now, all these “amendments” proliferate throughout the years/generations and we’re at a point where we need to re-evaluate what it means to be a muslim and follow Islam in its entirety.