The Muslim's Obligation Toward His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Face of Insults to Him
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Question:
The Shaykh: In light of this fierce attack on the Prophet of this Ummah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the obligation of every Muslim toward his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? Because some Muslims do not know how to defend their Prophet, first toward himself and second toward his religion. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
O my brothers, this is nothing new. The attack on the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), indeed on all the Messengers, and indeed on Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), is not new. The polytheists belittled Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by taking rivals and partners for Him and equating them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is among the greatest insults to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and belittling of Him. The Jews and Christians took a son for Allah[At-Tawbah 9:30]. The Jews said: [Ali 'Imran 3:181]. They said: "Allah is poor" [Al-Ma'idah 5:64], describing Him with stinginess and describing Him with poverty, or some of them described Him with poverty, saying: "Allah is poor and we are rich." They harmed Musa (peace be upon him) when he spoke to Allah. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab 33:69]. They harmed Musa (peace be upon him) and he suffered greatly from them, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) mentioned that in Surat al-A'raf and in other instances of the Jews' conduct toward Musa (peace be upon him). And the Christians said: "The Messiah is the son of Allah," or "Allah is the third of three," or [Al-Ma'idah 5:17]. What greater harm is there than this harm? Harm to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: "Indeed, those who harm Allah and His Messenger—Allah has cursed them in this world and the Hereafter and prepared for them a humiliating punishment." They harmed 'Isa (peace be upon him) and disbelieved in him. The Jews harmed 'Isa and disbelieved in him, saying he was the son of a fornicator, and they accused Maryam, may Allah protect us from that.
And the Christians exaggerated regarding him until they placed him in the position of Allah. What greater harm is there than this harm? In addition, the Jews kill the prophets. They kill them. It is enough that they harm them, but they actually killed a number of the prophets. They even attempted to kill 'Isa (peace be upon him), so Allah raised him up. They attempted to kill Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so Allah protected him from them. Do we expect the Jews, Christians, and polytheists to honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
This is not new; it is not new from them. But the wonder is in those who trust them and say, "We are getting closer to them," or "We are becoming brothers with them," or "We consider them our brothers in humanity and do not call them disbelievers, and we do not hate them because our religion is the religion of love." We do not hate the Jews, Christians, and disbelievers. They say our religion is the religion of love. Love for whom? Love for the enemies of Allah? Love for the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Allah?[Al-Ma'idah 5:55] Let us look at this matter.
We have people among us who call for getting closer to them, and for making peace with them, and for not hating them. Now, look at what happened from these people who are kind to the people? Allah has warned us against them.[Al-Mumtahanah 60:2-3] "The Jews will not be pleased with you, nor the Christians, until you follow their religion" [Al-Baqarah 2:217].
Meaning, we did not realize the enmity of these people until these days. We did not realize their enmity and what comes from them until these days. This is a small portion of their plotting, their evil, and their transgression. It is obligatory for the Muslims to withdraw from having good expectations of the disbelievers. Yes, there is no objection to their dealing with them in permissible matters, in buying and selling, in treaties, and in doing good to those among them who do good to us; we do good to them in return.[Al-Mumtahanah 60:8] after the reward. But as for love and loyalty, these are only for Allah, His Messenger, and the Muslims. As for the disbelievers, they are our enemies. And Allah is the enemy of the disbelievers. [Al-Mumtahanah 60:1] How can we love them when Allah hates them? How can we be loyal to them when Allah forbids us from being loyal to them?
[Al-Ma'idah 5:51] So this incident must be a wake-up call for the Muslims regarding these disbelievers, and they should take caution from them. In their dealings with them, they should be on guard and not be deceived by those who want to compare religions and make peace between religions. Making peace between disbelief and faith, reconciliation between disbelief and faith, getting closer between disbelief and faith—this is absolutely not permissible.
The Shaykh: In light of this fierce attack on the Prophet of this Ummah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the obligation of every Muslim toward his Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? Because some Muslims do not know how to defend their Prophet, first toward himself and second toward his religion. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
O my brothers, this is nothing new. The attack on the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), indeed on all the Messengers, and indeed on Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), is not new. The polytheists belittled Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by taking rivals and partners for Him and equating them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is among the greatest insults to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and belittling of Him. The Jews and Christians took a son for Allah
The Jews say, "Ezra is the son of Allah "; and the Christians say, "The Messiah is the son of Allah."
وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ عُزَيْرٌ ابْنُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَارَى الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ اللَّهِwho said, "Indeed, Allah is poor, while we are rich."
قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَقِيرٌ وَنَحْنُ أَغْنِيَاءُAnd the Jews say, "The hand of Allah is chained."
وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ يَدُ اللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌO you who have believed, be not like those who abused Moses
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ آذَوْا مُوسَىٰthat Allah is Christ, the son of Mary
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَAnd the Christians exaggerated regarding him until they placed him in the position of Allah. What greater harm is there than this harm? In addition, the Jews kill the prophets. They kill them. It is enough that they harm them, but they actually killed a number of the prophets. They even attempted to kill 'Isa (peace be upon him), so Allah raised him up. They attempted to kill Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so Allah protected him from them. Do we expect the Jews, Christians, and polytheists to honor the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
This is not new; it is not new from them. But the wonder is in those who trust them and say, "We are getting closer to them," or "We are becoming brothers with them," or "We consider them our brothers in humanity and do not call them disbelievers, and we do not hate them because our religion is the religion of love." We do not hate the Jews, Christians, and disbelievers. They say our religion is the religion of love. Love for whom? Love for the enemies of Allah? Love for the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Allah?
Your ally is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed
إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواWe have people among us who call for getting closer to them, and for making peace with them, and for not hating them. Now, look at what happened from these people who are kind to the people? Allah has warned us against them.
(2) If they gain dominance over you, they would be to you as enemies and extend against you their hands and their tongues with evil, and they wish you would disbelieve.
إِن يَثْقَفُوكُمْ يَكُونُوا لَكُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَيَبْسُطُوا إِلَيْكُمْ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالسُّوءِ وَوَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ لَنAnd they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able.
وَلَا يَزَالُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَرُدُّوكُمْ عَن دِينِكُمْ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعُواMeaning, we did not realize the enmity of these people until these days. We did not realize their enmity and what comes from them until these days. This is a small portion of their plotting, their evil, and their transgression. It is obligatory for the Muslims to withdraw from having good expectations of the disbelievers. Yes, there is no objection to their dealing with them in permissible matters, in buying and selling, in treaties, and in doing good to those among them who do good to us; we do good to them in return.
Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them
لَّا يَنْهَاكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْdo not take My enemies and your enemies as allies
لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَdo not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another
لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-009-أصول تلقي العلم وضوابطه|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:15:15)
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