The Muslims' Position on the Insults Directed at the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
Allah sent to you, and this questioner says: What is our position, we Muslims, regarding the fierce attack on our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with mockery and ridicule?
Answer:
First, we know that this is not something new. This has existed with all the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them). The polytheists, the disbelievers, the Jews, and the Christians attack Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and attack the Prophets. This is not a new thing. But our position toward them is specific to our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from among all the Prophets.
We do not differentiate between the Prophets. So we do not differentiate between the one who cursed Musa and the one who cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Or the one who cursed 'Isa and the one who cursed Muhammad, or the one who cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). All the Prophets are equal to us; we do not differentiate between any of them. We believe in them all, and we respect them, honor them, and revere them all.[Al-Baqarah 2:136].
This is the obligatory thing we must know: that this matter is not new, but rather it is from the past. They have been speaking, cursing, and insulting, and even killing. They killed the Prophets. The Jews killed the Prophets, and the Jews cursed Allah (Mighty and Majestic).[Ali 'Imran 3:181] They said, [Al-Ma'idah 5:64]. The Christians said, "Allah is the third of three." "Allah is the Messiah, the son of Maryam." "The Messiah is the son of Allah." There is nothing greater than this insult.
If they insult Allah with this kind of insult, how could they not insult the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
We must know that this is an old history, not something new, and that Allah responded to them in the Qur'an. Look at the Qur'an, see their articles, and how Allah responded to them. So you respond to them with what Allah responded to them with in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)[Al-Hijr 15:94-95] So these who mocked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah will humiliate them, Allah will humiliate them, and Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will destroy them, because Allah is jealous for His messengers.
Especially our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is jealous. So they are on the path to destruction, but it is obligatory for us to condemn this and to show our response to them. And we do not say that we are fanatical for our Prophet to the exclusion of others. If they insult Musa, do we stay silent? No. Or if they insult 'Isa, do we stay silent? No. The prophets are all brothers, all of them are brothers. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We do not differentiate between any of them. And this is the belief of the Muslims: [Al-Baqarah 2:177] and the prophets, [Al-Baqarah 2:285] and His Messenger, [Al-Baqarah 2:285] among them. We must know this in the matters of creed; this is mentioned in the books of creed. Yes.
Allah sent to you, and this questioner says: What is our position, we Muslims, regarding the fierce attack on our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with mockery and ridicule?
Answer:
First, we know that this is not something new. This has existed with all the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them). The polytheists, the disbelievers, the Jews, and the Christians attack Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and attack the Prophets. This is not a new thing. But our position toward them is specific to our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from among all the Prophets.
We do not differentiate between the Prophets. So we do not differentiate between the one who cursed Musa and the one who cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Or the one who cursed 'Isa and the one who cursed Muhammad, or the one who cursed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). All the Prophets are equal to us; we do not differentiate between any of them. We believe in them all, and we respect them, honor them, and revere them all.
We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."
لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَThis is the obligatory thing we must know: that this matter is not new, but rather it is from the past. They have been speaking, cursing, and insulting, and even killing. They killed the Prophets. The Jews killed the Prophets, and the Jews cursed Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
who said, "Indeed, Allah is poor, while we are rich."
قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَقِيرٌ وَنَحْنُ أَغْنِيَاءُThe hand of Allah is chained
يَدُ اللَّهِ مَغْلُولَةٌIf they insult Allah with this kind of insult, how could they not insult the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
We must know that this is an old history, not something new, and that Allah responded to them in the Qur'an. Look at the Qur'an, see their articles, and how Allah responded to them. So you respond to them with what Allah responded to them with in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
(94) Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists. (95) Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَEspecially our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is jealous. So they are on the path to destruction, but it is obligatory for us to condemn this and to show our response to them. And we do not say that we are fanatical for our Prophet to the exclusion of others. If they insult Musa, do we stay silent? No. Or if they insult 'Isa, do we stay silent? No. The prophets are all brothers, all of them are brothers. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Prophets are brothers through their mothers.
الأنبياء إخوة لعلاتbut [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book
وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِThe Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِand His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any
وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-19-العلماء ورثة الأنبياء|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:38)
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