Surely the biggest hypocrites are ones that take part of Islam and ignore others to suit them best.
Take, for example, muslims that will only eat Halal meat, pray whenever they feel like being close to Allah, fast during the month of Ramadhan… but never even mention fighting for Allahs cause. Be that physical fighting or doing something to ease the oppression in this world that other muslims are suffering.. Is that not an important part of being a muslim too?
A hadith says that the Muslim Ummah is like one body, if one part is hurting then the whole body should feel it. It’s really easy for muslims to take the parts of Islam that are easy to implement but anything that threatens the comfortable lifestyle we lead goes straight out of the window.
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Surely the biggest hypocrites are ones that take part of Islam and ignore others to suit them best.
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I think you're definition of a hypocrite is somewhat inaccurate.. To me a hypocrite is someone who say's one thing and does another or he/she who does not believe with the heart what he/she says with the tongue or does not believe in Allah's message in its entirety. What you have described above is more akin to having weak imaan rather than specifically being a hypocrite.
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... but never even mention fighting for Allahs cause. Be that physical fighting or doing something to ease the oppression in this world that other Muslim's are suffering.. Is that not an important part of being a Muslim too?
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Living in a western country and struggling on a daily basis to keep your imaan and your family's imaan strong and safe, isn't that fighting for the cause of Allah ??. When all around you, all you see is sin, haraam and an absence of faith, to keep a strong hold on your own faith and not to allow yourself /your children to give in to temptation... isn't that fighting for Allah's cause. Doing your best to maintain the integrity of his message not only in yourself but also in your children as they are the muslims of tomorrow..
The greatest battle you engage for the cause of Allah is the one you engage with your own nafs and do your utmost to hold true to the gift of Imaan you have in your heart. What good is fighting to ease oppression else where in the world when as a person, one is not strong in his/her own basic beliefs and is far from being a perfect muslim ??.
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A hadith says that the Muslim Ummah is like one body, if one part is hurting then the whole body should feel it. It's really easy for muslims to take the parts of Islam that are easy to implement but anything that threatens the comfortable lifestyle we lead goes straight out of the window.
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While we're on the subject of Hadith, why don't you read the one which states that the ink of a scholar is greater in value than the blood of a martyr. Since not only is learning about Islam beneficial to you as a person but it will help you to spread the message of Islam to others through teaching.
And as for your comment about doing things which are a threat to your comfortable life style… well find me a person who says he likes pain and discomfort… and I'll show you a TRUE hypocrite !.
~~ I have a dream.... But I can't tell you about it ! ~~
Assalaam Alaikum
I agree with Mehndi Cooldude, what does praying fasting and all that good stuff have to do with being a hyprocrite if one does not speak of Jihad???? I don't think it makes one a hypocrite. However if one ate haraam and then scolded another for eating haraam, that person is a hypocrite.
I agree with mehndi that u can't term someone hypocrite just because they are not calling for jihad. Jihad has different stages. Tell me how many of you know jihad binnafs and jihad bilmaal. I am not asking HT guys as they completely ignore this by terming the hadith related to these type of jihad as weak.
I tell u a story in Algeria when Islamic Salvation Front got support of people then they went to a scholar and said why don't u announce the call for Jihad. They said we have street power, we have weapons and we have political power as people are willing to vote for us. The scholar asked how many people go to Jumma prayer and they said mosque is full. Then he asked how many of them go to Fajr prayer and they said there is one row of people. He said wait till the mosque is full at the Fajr prayer and then we will THINK about jihad not. Again, the stress is on WE WILL THINK NOT START JIHAD.
My Algerian friend (who I believe won’t lie) told me this story.
Now, if you look at the situation in Algeria those people who were fighting for Allah have turned against each other since they didn’t have proper knowledge of Islam and they took weapons in their hands without thinking if they have enough knowledge with them.
You have a good point, and I agree but you misundestand what I am saying. People don't even acknowledge that Islam is a whole and everything is a part of it. It is our duties as muslims to protect other muslims, whether that be with education (very important) or by other means. By just taking the parts of Islam that suit you and rejecting others, isn't that being hypocritical..