The Reality of Muslims: A Cause for People Turning Away from Islam
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A man hears about Islam while he is not a Muslim, and he knows that Islam calls for the oneness of Allah and that there is one God, but he sees from the outward appearance of Muslims—this is what reaches him—that they are fierce, that they are fighters, and that their Prophet is such and such, but he believes that there is one God. So what is the reward of this person on the Day of Resurrection?
This person is a disbeliever. As long as he has not believed in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he is a disbeliever. And it is obligatory for whoever truly wants Islam—Meaning: a genuine desire—to look into the teachings of Islam and the directives of Islam, not at the Muslims; because the Muslims have various sins, and some of them even have major shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is their calling upon other than Allah.In verification of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): (You will surely follow the ways of those who were before you, step by step, so that if they entered into the hole of a scorpion, you would enter it too). And the hole of the scorpion is known to be winding, not straight. So if they entered this narrow, winding hole that is not straight, you would enter it too. Therefore, it is obligatory for the person who truly wants to reach faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to look at Islam itself, not at the Muslims.
As for the Muslims, as you see now, among them are lying, deception, unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, theft, riba (usury or interest), shirk (associating partners with Allah), and aggression without right. And it is not befitting for these people. Also, these descriptions are not general for all Muslims, but rather in some Muslim people. Perhaps this man does not encounter anyone but those who have adopted such morals, while the victorious, sound group is in another place, and this man does not know about them.And the obligatory, as I said and I repeat: It is upon the person to look only at the teachings of Islam, not at the Muslims.
This person is a disbeliever. As long as he has not believed in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he is a disbeliever. And it is obligatory for whoever truly wants Islam—Meaning: a genuine desire—to look into the teachings of Islam and the directives of Islam, not at the Muslims; because the Muslims have various sins, and some of them even have major shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is their calling upon other than Allah.In verification of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): (You will surely follow the ways of those who were before you, step by step, so that if they entered into the hole of a scorpion, you would enter it too). And the hole of the scorpion is known to be winding, not straight. So if they entered this narrow, winding hole that is not straight, you would enter it too. Therefore, it is obligatory for the person who truly wants to reach faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to look at Islam itself, not at the Muslims.
As for the Muslims, as you see now, among them are lying, deception, unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy, theft, riba (usury or interest), shirk (associating partners with Allah), and aggression without right. And it is not befitting for these people. Also, these descriptions are not general for all Muslims, but rather in some Muslim people. Perhaps this man does not encounter anyone but those who have adopted such morals, while the victorious, sound group is in another place, and this man does not know about them.And the obligatory, as I said and I repeat: It is upon the person to look only at the teachings of Islam, not at the Muslims.