Understanding the Prophet's Life
Treatment of the Non-Muslims
Treatment of the Non-Muslims
Every Muslim has been made responsible to employ good manners in dealing with all the citizens of the land unhesitatingly. For every Muslim it is necessary that he should be truthful in dealing with the Non-Muslims. Similarly good qualities like charities keeping one's promise, tolerance, decency, generosity, co-operation, etc. are to be brought into play while dealing with Muslims and Non-Muslims alike.
It is a famous incident of the biography of the Prophet that he owed something to a Jew. The Jew demanded repayment and in a very harsh tone said: "O Sons of Abdul Muttalib! You people unnecessarily delay the repayment of your loans." At that place Hazrat Umar bin AI-Khattab was also present. He decided to teach the Jew, who insulted the Prophet, good manners, and drew his sword from the scabbard. But the Messenger of Allah silenced Umar saying: "I and he deserve better treatment. Teach him to demand his money in a better way and advise me to repay it in a refined manner."
Islam has commanded to deal justly and fairly even if the opponent may be a wrongdoer or an infidel. Allah's Messenger has said: "The prayer of the oppressed is answered - if he is wicked and a wrongdoer, its ill effects will go against him." (Ahmed)
In another Hadith it is stated: "Even if the oppressed person is an infidel, there is no obstruction between his prayer and its answer."
In the light of these authorities and the commands, Islam has advised its followers not to mal-treat their ideological and religious opponents. Similarly Islam has ordered that its followers should be kind to their relatives, even though they may have rejected this religion, which they have made their own.
Source: "Muslim's Character" - Muhammad Al-Ghazali
Ramadan Mubarak
O ye who believe! Fasting was ordained for you as it was ordained for those before you so that you may remain conscious of Allah.
Translation of the Holy Qur'an, 2:183
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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