Weird

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Re: Weird

@Reha

Did the Prophet (saw) condemn this woman for insulting the messenger of Allah swt? Did he??? Answer that.

You’re doing it again. Basically saying that (nauzubillah) the Prophet’s (saw) reactions and examples are good enough to talk about but not emulate?

That account is a demonstration of what he expects his Ummah to do. It does not demonstrate his rank…it shows us how to melt even the biggest Islamophobe. With patience, love and compassion.

I don’t think you guys get a really simple concept…which surprises me considering all the religious experts on this forum. I am quite shocked that someone like ME…a so called ABCD…can grasp this but the more learned people cannot? It proves one thing very well to me…that Islam really does not depend on a 3rd person to be a middle man. No one should rely on the words of another…always look for your own answers via Qur’an and Ahadith.

Here goes: The Prophet’s (saw) example is the ONLY example that matters. His reactions are the ONLY reactions that matter. Desi Muslims are really weird. You were sent a human being who spent his entire life showing Muslims how to live…his existance was a dedication to his Ummah and here you are saying…“oh he was too good for us to even think about emulating him”.

Wha? Why is there always excuse upon excuse to not have the guts to do the right thing?

No Psyah, as a Muslim…his opinion, his life, his reactions and his message are the only ones that matter. No other reactions, interpretations, opinions, conclusions are allowed. Even you should know that much.

Dear Sister Reha

I’m not saying we should not emulate RasoolAllah (SAW) … Yes that example you gave is a good one to emulate and
I would use this very example to console the hearts of the Muslims who are deeply affected by the harm of the insulters and others too, to help them regain composure. RasoolAllah (SAW)'s example of personal attacks on him is slightly different on how we should view attacks on him (SAW) … You see if we were being personally attacked, i.e. if I was being personally attacked then yes … It would be better to walk away. In the case of where another is being attacked while we are bystanders … What is the requirement of the bystander? To stop evil harm, or to speak out against it, or to dislike it in the heart, the last being the lowest of Iman. And if that other being attacked was someone more dearer to me than my own parents, then how does Islam expect us to react? What reaction does Islam allow before it becomes a sin?

The actual topic is about welcoming insult vs not allowing it. Islam requires us to be humble and forbearing but it prohibits us from being dishonouring of ourselves too. Sayyiduna Muhammad (SAW) never asked people to insult him … Rather poetry used to be used as a form of propaganda against Muslims, like cartoons are used today … Those poets were condemned by the early community. People think it’s easy to ignore insults about those who they love … Perhaps they don’t really love anything enough!