بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي ; وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي ; وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي ; يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
There is a popular modern saying: United we stand, divided we fall.
This small phrase conveys a big message; the message of unity. Unity is
very important in any society, any group and any organization in order
to achieve the goals of that particular entity. And Islam stands atop
when it comes to unity. Islam commands unity among its followers.
Praying in congregation (and Friday prayers, Eid prayers etc.) is an
example of advocacy of unity. Gathering of millions of Muslims every
year in Makkah for performing Hajj in the lunar month of Dhul Hijjah is
one of the greatest examples of unity being commanded by Islam.
This unity
of Muslims is something which worries the enemies of Islam. I was asked
by a Non-Muslim colleague of mine about why we Muslims have to pray at
one time at one place, obviously referring to congregational prayers
offered in Masjids and Hajj etc. And I could figure out a sense of worry in his question.
However,
these worries are no more in the camps of enemies of Islam now. Instead,
it is time for Muslims to worry about this. The reason is simple; there
is no more unity among the Muslims and it is known to everyone. This
lack of unity prompts the enemies of Islam to devise their strategies
accordingly against Islam. But the irony is that Muslims remain unaware
of their lack of unity. Either we are unaware of our lack of unity or we
do not care about it. In either case, we stand on the losing end.
Lack of
unity among Muslims is one of the biggest issues that needs to be
resolved by Muslim society. If a Muslim society is considered to be a
body, then its unity is its health. And the reasons which do not let the
unity stay firm are like the different diseases which attack the body
and affect its health. There are lot of such diseases spreading at a
rapid pace and if not treated at an appropriate stage, may prove to be
fatal for the body (i.e. Muslim society).
A clinical
way to cure a body from a disease is to diagnose the disease and the
causes which lead to it. So let us take a look at some of the diseases
which are attacking the health (i.e. unity) of Muslim society.
1. Some acts / practices / ideologies of the ‘Period of Jahilliyah’ still remain among Muslims.
Islam came and wiped off all the wrongs that existed during the ‘Period of Jahilliyah‘.
Islam showed the light of truth to the masses and removed the blindfold
of ignorance from the eyes of the people. After the revelation of
Qur’an, the Haq is clear to all. However, even then (even now) there are lot of such prohibited practices prevailing among Muslims. One of the worst among such practices that prevails in minds of some is ‘discriminating based on region, tribes, languages etc’; a horrible practice; a horrible disease for the health (unity) of Muslim society.
Islam does
not give precedence to any Muslim over another based on caste, creed,
tribe, colour etc. The Prophet (PBUH) said very clearly, in the farewell
speech given during Hajj, that all Muslims are equal; an Arab has no
superiority over a Non-Arab, nor does a white over a black, etc. But
what a shame; Muslims still dare to fight among themselves based on
these things. How can an Arab Muslim feel he is better than a Non-Arab
Muslim, just because he has been blessed with knowledge of Arabic
language, more wealth and proximity to the area where our beloved
Prophet (PBUH) and most of the other prophets were born? Instead he is
supposed to use his knowledge of language and his wealth to support
other Muslims by means of imparting them the knowledge as well as
helping the poor Muslims. Similarly, there is nothing for an Indian
Muslim to boast of about they being more intelligent and more educated
than the rest, and if they really are, then it is their responsibility
to use their virtues for helping Islam and fellow Muslims in different
fields of life. There is no need to criticize Muslims of other places.
And not to forget mentioning about our brothers of Pakistan who often
fall prey to self-proclaimed superiority in physical might and/or being
better-off (in all aspects) as compared to other Muslims (specially
against Muslims of India); if they are really so, they should use their
might and superior social status for uplifting the inferior Muslims,
instead of singing laurels about themselves.
What is all this? Who allows us to do this?
The cure: The
only cure is to abandon all such ideologies. Stay away from these, for
the sake of health of Muslim society and for your own sake too. Refer to
following hadith in this context:
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever rebels against obedience and splits away from the Jama’at and dies (in that state) has died a death of Jahilliyah.
Whoever fights for no real cause, getting angry for the sake of
tribalism, calling for tribalism, or supporting tribalism, and is
killed, dies in a state of Jahilliyah. Whoever rebels against my Ummah,
striking righteous and wicked alike, and does not spare the believers,
and does not pay attention to anyone who has covenant of protection with
the Muslims, he is not of me and I am not of him.”
(Hadith No. 4786 (1848), Book of Leadership, Sahih Muslim, Vol. 5).
Dear brothers and sisters, it is strictly prohibited in Islam to indulge in such acts. These are one of the biggest contributors towards the disharmony among Muslims. So beware!
2. Emergence of different sects
Another disease, and probably the most prominent one of all, that does not let the Muslims unify is emergence of different sects in Islam. The Prophet (PBUH) had warned about this:
Abu
Hurairah (RA) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “The Jews
split into seventy-one sects, or seventy-two sects, and the Christians
similarly, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects.”
(Hadith No. 2640, Chapters on Faith, Jami’ At-Tirmidhi, Vol. 5).
The most
unfortunate splitting among Muslims is that of creation of two sects:
Shia and Sunni. The differences might have started on smaller notes, but
as of now, the rift is too big to be abridged easily. The number of
sects is increasing day-by-day (I am not sure how many sects are in
being at present, but the number seems to be close to what has been
mentioned in the hadith above). We can call these different sects as
School of thoughts, Ideologies etc. The great four school of thoughts
based on following four great Imams are known to all of us: Imam Abu
Hanifa (the Hanafis), Imam Shafi’ (the Shafi’s), Imam Malik (the
Malikis) and Imam Ahmed Humbal (the Humbalis). All these great Imams are
respected by us and we pray for Allah’s mercy for their blessed souls.
Our discussion ahead in no way tends to bias with any particular Imam.
Further in no way does the discussion tend to find out a fault with
teachings of any of these great Imams. I am too small to dare to do so.
So, I request the readers not to misquote anything from here, and
instead read it with an unbiased state of mind.
Now let us see some examples regarding how we enter into disaccord based on our division into different sects.
Example 1:
This is about an event that took place with me. While on my trip last
year to my home place in India, I explained the importance of Tahayyat-al-Masjid
and persuaded my friends to offer them regularly. Alhumdolillah they
started offering these prayers. When I was again with them last time (a
year after the previous trip), one gentleman posed a question about
offering Tahayyat-al-Masjid while Khutba of Friday
prayer is in progress. He said that may be it is allowed to do so in
Maliki or Shafi’ or Humbali school of thoughts, but according to Hanafi
school of thoughts, it is not allowed to pray any voluntary prayer while
Friday Khutba is in progress. Disaccord is obvious. But who is
correct? Or are both correct at the same time? Answer to this is very
simple; refer to following hadith:
It
was narrated that Jabir bin Abdallah (RA) said: Sulaik Al Ghatfani came
on a Friday when Prophet (PBUH) was preaching (i.e delivering Khutba)
and he sat down. He said to him, “O Sulaik, get up and pray 2 raka’at
and make them brief.” Then he said, “If one of you comes on a Friday
and the Imam is preaching, let him pray 2 raka’at (Tahayyat-al-Masjid) and make them brief.”
(Hadith No. 2024 (875), Book of Friday Prayer, Sahih Muslim, Vol. 2).
This is
the saying of our beloved Prophet (PBUH) which is above the views of any
of the scholars of this world. And according to Allah’s Messenger
(PBUH), we have to offer Tahayyat-al-Masjid upon entering a Masjid, even when Friday Khutba
is in progress. Therefore, in this case Hanafi view does not gives the
best solution, whereas the other views are in accordance with the
Prophet’s Sunnah. Thus, we have to agree upon it unanimously; no
disaccords whatsoever.
Example 2: According to Hanafi school of thoughts, if a man is touched by a woman, his Wudu does not break. While as per Shafi’ view, if a man is touched by a woman, his Wudu breaks and he has to perform Wudu
again. Same question: Who is correct? Or are both correct at the same
time? Let us go through following hadith on this issue to get a clear
picture:
It
was reported from Al-A’mash, from Habib, from Urwah, from Aishah (RA):
‘The Prophet (PBUH) kissed one of his wives, then went out to pray and
did not perform Wudu.’ Urwah said to her: ‘And who else can it be except you?’ At which she laughed.
(Hadith No. 179, Book of Purification, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 1).
If kissing cannot invalidate Wudu,
how can a mere touch do that? So, it is clear that in this case, the
Hanafi view is in accordance with the Sunnah and therefore it is to be
followed. Simple; no disagreements whatsoever!
Example 3:
Another real event involving my presence; yet another gathering and yet
another question! The question this time is about whether we should say
Ameen in a loud voice or in a low voice, after Imam completes reciting Surah Al-Fatiha (Surah No. 1, Holy Qur’an)
in congregational prayer (during raka’ats in which recitation is done
aloud)? One gentleman following Imam Abu Hanifa’s views says that Ameen should be said in a low voice. Whereas, Shafi’ school of thoughts are of the view that we should say Ameen aloud. Again I ask: Who is correct? Or are both correct at the same time? Let us go through some narrations to understand this:
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): The Prophet (PBUH) said, “Say Ameen when the Imam says it and if the Ameen
of any one of you coincides with that of the angels then all his past
sins will be forgiven.” Ibn Shihab said, “Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) used
to say Ameen.”
(Hadith No. 780, Book of Adhan, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1).
The hadith
is self-explanatory. But just for the sake of clarification of all
doubts, let us consider a case where followers of Hanafi school of
thoughts do not agree fully with the inference drawn from this hadith.
They may say that this hadith tells us about saying Ameen, but it doesn’t tell us clearly whether saying Ameen should be done in a loud or a low voice; although if read carefully, the above mentioned hadith really points towards saying Ameen aloud. However, to eliminate all such doubts, let us go through another hadith:
Wa’il bin Hujr (RA) narrated that he prayed behind Allah’s Messenger (PBUH). He (the Prophet, PBUH) would raise his voice with ‘Ameen‘, and he would say the Salam to his right and left until I could see the whiteness of his cheek.”
(Hadith No. 933, Book of Salat, Sunan Abu Dawud, Vol. 1).
This
should be enough for us to settle the dispute. Clearly, here, Shafi’
view is in accordance with Sunnah and therefore we have to follow that.
Thus, we
see that in some cases Hanafi views are better while in other cases,
Shafi’ views are more in line with Sunnah. I do not mean to say that any
of these great Imams were wrong while explaining any issue in Islam.
There might be several reasons for them to differ in their opinions: may
be they interpreted some rulings in a different manner, both in honest
state of mind; may be some of the ahadith did not reach them at the time
of their teachings because compilation of ahadith was an enormous task
and was completed much after these four great Imams died. But now all
ahadith are easily available to us, explained very clearly and
categorized beautifully for our ease, we cannot dare to ignore them.
The cure: Followers
of a particular school of thought stick to their views. Moreover, they
strictly advocate that one has to be in either of the schools only; to
them it is not acceptable that a Muslim may follow some of Hanafi views
and some of Shafi’ views etc. One has to be either a Hanafi or a Shafi’
or a Maliki or a Humbali, as per their ideology. This is a mistake.
The only source for a Muslim to follow is Qur’an and after that is the
Sunnah (i.e. authentic ahadith). Any view which contradicts these two
cannot be followed. Allah says:
وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ إِنْ كُنتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
“Do ita’at of Allah & Rasool-Allah (PBUH), if you are Mu’mineen.”
(Aayah No. 1, Surah Al-Anfal, Chapter No. 8, Holy Qur’an).
Every Muslim is supposed to do ita’at
of Allah and His Messenger (PBUH). Dear brothers and sisters, follow
Qur’an and Sunnah; stop labelling yourselves as Hanafis or Malikis or
Deobandis or Wahabis or Bareilwis or Ahl-e-hadiths etc. Use only one word of identity: Muslim. This will enable all of us to stay united. The only labels for the followers of Islam found in Qur’an are Muslims or Mu’mins.
Neither Qur’an nor any hadith says that we should call ourselves
followers of so and so Imam (i.e. a Hanafi, or a Maliki etc). Just ask
yourselves: If a Non-Muslim accepts Islam and in his early days asks one
of us about whether he shall say Ameen aloud or in a low voice during Salat,
will we ask him whether he has entered into Hanafi sect or a Shafi’
sect, so that we may answer him accordingly? Just ask yourselves.
Allah says about people who divide themselves into different sects:
مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَلا تَكُونُوا مِنْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
“(And remain always) turning in repentance to Him (only), and be afraid and dutiful to Him; and perform As-Salat and be not of Al-Mushrikin.”
مِنْ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعاً كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ
“Of those who split up their religion, and become sects, each sect rejoicing in that which is with it.”
(Aayah No’s 31 & 32, Surah Ar-Rum, Chapter No. 30, Holy Qur’an).
At another place in Qur’an, Allah says:
إِنَّ
الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعاً لَسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِي
شَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا
كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
“Verily,
those who divide their religion and break up into sects, you (O
Muhammad, PBUH) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is
only with Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do.”
(Aayah No. 159, Surah Al-An’am, Chapter No. 6, Holy Qur’an).
So, dear brothers and sisters, please be careful.
3. Emergence of different organizations
There is
no harm in creating organizations, and the organization is blessed by
Allah when it is created with an intention of doing service to Islam.
And we see that there are so many organizations committed to these
goals. However, these very organizations, originally intended to serve
Islam, tend to become a disease for the health (i.e. unity) of Muslim
society when they try to blame other organizations and try to prove they
are superior. The moment this happens, it is falsehood. I can cite an
example: Recently a very old famous Islamic organization released a fatwa against the head of another famous Muslim organization, and ruled him a Kafir. Do the scholars of this organization (the one issuing such a fatwa) know that calling a fellow Muslim a Kafir is not allowed in Islam? If they do not know, let me quote this hadith:
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said, “If a man says to his (Muslim) brother, ‘O Kafir !’, then surely, one of them is such.”
(Hadith No. 6103, Book of Al-Adab, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8).
Thus, if the accuser is telling the truth, then the accused is a Kafir, otherwise the accuser is a Kafir. How serious, and how scary? Whoever knows this hadith, will never dare to say any such words to his fellow Muslim.
If the
scholars do not know this hadith, it is a big question mark on their
ability and question should be raised about how they can take up such a
responsible position of a Mufti. But if they know this hadith and still they issue such a fatwa, then it is not only a matter of shame but also a matter of serious concern, for them as well as the Muslim society.
The cure: This
is a disease, and has to be terminated. No harm in developing an
organization, but any such organization should base its teachings solely
on Qur’an and Ahadith. There should be no personal vendetta, no
personal campaigns; individual ideologies are to be kept at bay. Please
abandon these acts. All organizations are supposed to work as
complimentary organizations, supporting each other, solely on the basis
of Qur’an and Ahadith.
4. Concept of Islam in our minds has turned limited and perverted.
This is
probably the biggest disease of all and it is related to almost all
problems associated with Muslims at present. Unless our vision and
concept of Islam is not correct, the problems will remain; and we won’t
be able to unite.
Islam is not merely following the four things (Salat, Zakat, Saum and Hajj). Remember the biggest pillar of Islam, that is Tauheed, asks for more. Tauheed
asks for worshipping only Allah and complete submission to Allah. This
is achieved by following each and every order of Allah and avoiding each
and every thing that is prohibited by Allah, i.e. by following Qur’an
completely. Unfortunately, proper attention has not been paid to other
aspects of Islam. Even majority of our scholars have restricted the
discussions and emphasis to Salat, Zakat, Saum and Hajj.
Of course these are the pillars of Islam, but what about the
superstructure that rests on these pillars? What about neighbour’s
rights, what about rights of parents, what about rights of kindred, what
about practices to be adopted in our commercial transactions, what
about the relationship between husband-wife, what about raising our
kids, and the list goes on. Qur’an tells us about all these aspects of
our daily lives, and even more. Do we emphasize on these? Do we try to
follow what Allah says, about unity among Muslims, in Qur’an? We ignore
it. And at times, we follow Qur’an as per our liking; wherever we need
to follow it we follow, wherever we feel we will have to risk our
prestige, we ignore what Qur’an says. Muslim males tend to use
permission of four wives for wrong reasons. Muslim females abandon Hijab and proudly defend their act.
This is our concept of Islam now: limited, narrow and perverted.
The cure: Each
and every aspect of Qur’an has to be brought into our lives. We can’t
choose what to follow from Qur’an and what to avoid. There is strict
warning from Allah about this in Qur’an:
أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ
بِبَعْضِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَكْفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍ فَمَا جَزَاءُ مَنْ يَفْعَلُ
ذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ خِزْيٌ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ
الْقِيَامَةِ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى أَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَافِلٍ
عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
“Then
do you believe in a part of the Scripture and reject the rest? Then
what is the recompense of those who do so among you, except disgrace in
the life of this world, and on the Day of Resurrection they shall be
consigned to the most grievous torment. And Allah is not unaware of what
you do.”
(Aayah No. 85, Surah Al-Baqarah, Chapter No. 2, Holy Qur’an).
We need to
change the way we look at Islam; we need to understand what Islam
stands for, what Allah wants us to do and follow His words (i.e. Qur’an)
in each and every aspect of our life. There has to be complete
submission to Allah. And when the concept of Islam in minds of each and
every Muslim aligns to this, Insha’Allah there shall be no threat to
unity among us. Qur’an shall unify us, Insha’Allah. So, dear brothers and sisters, hold on to Qur’an and Sunnah; remember what Allah says:
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعاً وَلا تَفَرَّقُوا
“And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. Qur’an), and be not divided among yourselves…”
(Aayah No. 103, Surah Aal-Imran, Chapter No. 3, Holy Qur’an).
Thus, we see that the cure for all the diseases of Muslim society’s health is common: Our strict adherence to Qur’an and Sunnah.
What should a common man do, who depends on the scholars for understanding the religion?
This is the plight of a common man, who has no other option but to adhere to Taqleed.
But having seen the differences between different sects and different
organizations/scholars, where should a common Muslim go? Who should the
common Muslim approach to understand his queries about the religion?
The answer is in Qur’an: Follow Allah and His Messenger (PBUH). Let me quote a verse from Qur’an:
يَا
أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ
وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ
إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِنْ كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ
وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلاً
“O
you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (PBUH), and those of
you who are in authority. If you differ in anything amongst yourselves,
refer it to Allah and His Messenger (PBUH), if you believe in Allah and
in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final
determination.”
(Aayah No. 59, Surah An-Nisa’, Chapter No. 4, Holy Qur’an).
Therefore,
there is no harm in following any scholar, or any organization or any
sect, as far as all of them teach, preach and act as per Qur’an and
Sunnah. It is our responsibility to check each and every fatwa given by
our scholars in light of Qur’an and Ahadith. The moment we come across
any of their rulings which contradict each other, then they should be
judged against Qur’an and Sunnah and the one in line with Qur’an and
Sunnah are to be accepted, rest are to be rejected. Similarly, if any of
the fatwas of any of the scholars of your liking contradicts
Qur’an and/or Sunnah, then it has to be rejected without any second
thought. Don’t even give a thought about how great the scholar or how
famous the organization is. Taqleed is on Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) only; no one else is worthy of a common man’s Taqleed.
Based on
this, a common Muslim should choose an organization or a scholar, whose
views he finds according to Qur’an and Sunnah. And his search for such
an organization and/or such a scholar should continue till he finds one
or he meets his death. Here is a beautiful hadith on this:
“Narrated
Hudhaifa bin Al-Yamin (RA): The people used to ask Allah’s Messenger
(PBUH) about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it
might overtake me. Once, I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! We were in
ignorance and in evil, and Allah has bestowed upon us the present good;
will there be any evil after this good?” he said, “Yes.” I asked, “Will
there be good after that evil?” He said, “Yes, but it would be tainted
with Dakhan (i.e. the little evil).” I asked, “What will its Dakhan
be?” He said, “There will be some people who will lead according to
principles other than my Sunnah. You will see their actions and
disapprove of them.” I said, “Will there be any evil after that good?”
He said, Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the
gates of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it, will be
thrown in it.” I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (PBUH)! Describe those
people to me.” He said, “They will belong to us and speak our language.”
I asked, “(O Allah’s Messenger, PBUH)! What do you order me to do if
such a thing should take place in my life?” He said, “Adhere to the
group of Muslims and their chief.” I asked, “If there is neither a group
nor a chief?” He said, “Keep away from all those different sects, even
if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah
while you are still in that state.”
(Hadith No. 3606, Book of Virtues, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4).
Concluding remarks
Dear
brothers and sisters, Islam calls for unity. All the unacceptable acts /
practices (i.e. the diseases) harming the unity of Muslim society (i.e.
the health of society) should be abandoned. All Muslims are brothers in
Islam, as Allah says in following verse:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
“The
believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islam). So make
reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may
receive mercy.”
(Aayah No. 10, Surah Al-Hujurat, Chapter No. 49, Holy Qur’an).
Think… think again… and again…
Are we fulfilling these requirements? Are we treating each others as
brothers? It is sad as well as ironical to say that the relationship
between real brothers are not being fulfilled justly, what to talk about
fulfilling the responsibilities towards brothers in Islam.
Islam not
only tells us to keep unity among ourselves but also to safeguard the
unity. Every Muslim has to be an ambassador of unity and peace. Whenever
any of us come across a situation where two Muslims (people or groups)
have a dispute over a certain matter, it is responsibility of all
Muslims to get together to solve it by all means and to make the two
disputed parties (or people) united. Refer to following verse from
Qur’an:
وَإِنْ
طَائِفَتَانِ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا
فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي
حَتَّى تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ فَاءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا
بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ
الْمُقْسِطِينَ
“And
if two parties or groups among the believers fall to fighting, then
make peace between them both. But if one of them outrages against the
other, then fight you (all) against the one that which outrages till it
complies with Command of Allah. Then if it complies, make reconciliation
between them justly, and be equitable. Verily, Allah loves those who
are equitable.”
(Aayah No. 9, Surah Al-Hujurat, Chapter No. 49, Holy Qur’an).
I shall
end my discussion with a request to all of us that we should make sure
that all the diseases (as discussed in this article as well as any thing
else or any individual or any group etc.) that are dangerous for the
health of Muslim society (i.e. its unity), need to be eradicated.
Whoever tries to harm the unity of Muslims should be dealt with
severely:
It was narrated that Ziyad bin Ilaqah said: I heard Arfajah say: I heard Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) say, “There will be Fitnah and innovations. Whoever wants to divide this Ummah when it is united, strike him with sword, no matter who he is.”
(Hadith No. 4796 (1852), Book of Leadership, Sahih Muslim, Vol. 5).
Be united.
And Allah knows best.
May Allah forgive me if I am wrong and guide us to the right path…Ameen.
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُون َ ; وَسَلامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ ; وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
