Is their a Quranic ruling for insulting and mocking Islam and Prophet (p.b.u.h.)

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Re: Is their a Quranic ruling for insulting and mocking Islam and Prophet (p.b.u.h.)

@Reidi_gul

I always wonder about this when ever such incidents happen. So recently on my facebook somebody posted this hadith
Abu Dawood (4362) narrated from ‘Ali that a Jewish woman used to insult the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and say bad things about him, so a man strangled her until she died, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ruled that no blood money was due in this case.

and i was frankly quite shocked to read it as since childhood in all of our islamiyat classes, i have read several incidents where non muslims mocked Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and his message of islam and how Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) treated them nicely in return and that contributed to their acceptance of islam.

Abu Dawood (4361) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that a blind man had a freed concubine (umm walad) who used to insult the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and say bad things about him. He told her not to do that but she did not stop, and he rebuked her but she did not heed him. One night, when she started to say bad things about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and insult him, he took a short sword or dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it and killed her. The following morning that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He called the people together and said, “I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right over him that he should stand up.” The blind man stood up and said, “O Messenger of Allaah, I am the one who did it; she used to insult you and say bad things about you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not give up her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was kind to me. Last night she began to insult you and say bad things about you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.” Thereupon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Bear witness, there is no blood money due for her.”

(Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3655)

@Raj_ind

Thanks Pagluu bro for bringing up this story. I had been looking for it for quiet some time.

Perhaps the Caliph in question was hadrath Uthman. I wonder how he could have done this and still be called among KhulfaERashidun. Pl explain someone.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sometimes chose to forgive those who had insulted him, and sometimes he ordered that they should be executed, if that served a greater purpose. But now his forgiveness is impossible because he is dead, so the execution of the one who insults him remains the right of Allah S.W.T, His Messenger and the believers, and the one who deserves to be executed cannot be let off, so the punishment must be carried out.

So in case of Hakam bin al Aas, Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) chose to forgave. And if Hakam bin al Anas repented later then who is to decide whether he lives or die when Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) let him live. And Allah S.W.T knows better. And this is my idea. The above replies are the excerpts from this Fatwa(Islam Question and Answer - Ruling on one who insults the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)).

It would be even better if you asked such questions from Islamic scholars in this forum or in your place.