Is it taken from this hadith that it is not permissible to insult a disbeliever?
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The questioner : Is it taken from this hadith that it is not permissible to insult a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : From where?
The questioner : That Abu Sufyan was a disbeliever and then he embraced Islam.
The Shaykh : No, this was after his Islam.
The questioner : And not before Abu Sufyan embraced Islam... perhaps Allah will guide him, and so on.
The Shaykh : But what is taken from this hadith is that there may be good in insulting him; there may be good in insulting him, which is that when the insult reaches him, he feels ashamed and backs down.
The Shaykh : From where?
The questioner : That Abu Sufyan was a disbeliever and then he embraced Islam.
The Shaykh : No, this was after his Islam.
The questioner : And not before Abu Sufyan embraced Islam... perhaps Allah will guide him, and so on.
The Shaykh : But what is taken from this hadith is that there may be good in insulting him; there may be good in insulting him, which is that when the insult reaches him, he feels ashamed and backs down.