The Sanctity of Islam The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) asked: “Was it at Allah, and His Ayaat and His Messenger that you were mocking?” [Tafseer Ibn Katheer] A man said in the Battle of Tabuk, “I have not seen more gluttonous people, worse liars, or more cowardly at a time of fighting, than those reciters (of the Quran - referring to the Prophet and his Companions).” Awf ibn Malik (radi Allahu anhu) said, “You are a liar and a hypocrite, I will inform the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam).” He went to inform the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) and found that the Quran had already been revealed to the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) informing him about the incident. The man came to the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) and said, “O Prophet of Allah! We were only talking idly and joking to while away the time.” Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu) said, “It was as if I saw him attached to the saddle of the Prophet’s camel and the stones were dropping on him and he was saying ‘We were only talking idly and joking’ and the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was saying ‘Was it at Allah, and His Ayaat and His Messenger that you were mocking’ without looking at him and without saying anything more than that.” [Tafseer Ibn Katheer] A manifestation of a person’s hatred for Islam which constitutes apostasy and disbelief, even if he declares the Shahadatayn and considers himself to be a Muslim, is his ridiculing Allah, His Messenger, His Book, the believers because of their Eeman, or the symbols of Islam. Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) says: “Say, ‘Was it at Allah, and His Ayaat, and His Messenger that you were mocking?’ Make no excuse; you have disbelieved after you had believed. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you because they were Mujrimun.” [Quran: Surah At-Taubah, Ayaat 65-66] There are innumerable forms of mockery, poking fun at, and ridiculing, but they all share a common characteristic. They denote a contempt for Islam and disapproval of its principles. This might be by words (as in this incident in the expedition of Tabuk), or by actions, or even by a gesture such as flickering the eyes, sticking out the tongue, stretching the lips or signaling with the hand when the Book of Allah is being read, the Sunnah of His Prophet referred to, or when the Aqeedah of Islam is mentioned.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:53:49 +0000
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