Re: Whats wrong with this?
Sara its not easy informing people that they are wrong. We're humans, we simply hate the fact that we might be wrong, and somebody else might be right.
In truth when you tell somebody they are doing something un Islamic, they in turn get angry. I think our part is to tell them, in a polite and friendly manner. However, they have to help out and keep an open mind, they have to give us a chance and listen.
It's very hard to educate people where Islam is concerned. People get very personal...they get offended very quickly. Most people who dont follow Islam correctly are the ones who have the toughest time listening when somebody tries to tell them such and such is in a certain way in Islam.
I mean our Prophet (SAW) was a very very patient man. He tried to educated people, he did not shove anything down their throats. Yet they attacked him, ridiculed him, and in turn started arguments and fights.
So yeah in this day and age, people such as myself and you....who have limited patience can only do so much. It is a must for us to inform somebody if they are doing something wrong/haram. It's not an option. It's something we have to do.
And one doesnt have to be a perfect Muslim (such a person doesnt exist in the first place) in order to point out if somebody else is doing wrong. You dont have to follow Islam, but if you know that somebody else who does, is doing something haram, by all means point it out to them. If they inform you that it's hypocritical, tell them its not, and you're simply stating a fact. You might not be following it, but you're not saying its not true.
Anyway dont get angry over it. Be happy you were able to speak up. :)
And those who dont want to be preached to, can simply go out and get the Islamic knowledge on their own!!!