Evening Reminder. Thursday. Tolerance and Forgiveness in Islam continues. Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Life is short. Let us not waste our energy on being angry at our enemies and seeking revenge against them. If we can progressively minimize our spite every day, then soon we will bear no hatred or malice in our hearts, in shaa Allah (God willing). This is how we can end conflict amongst ourselves, since it is a day to day issue we face. After all, sometimes our own actions can provoke another person’s wrong doings and we may not be aware of how we contributed to the conflict. We tend to judge the faults of others, while being blind to our own. We forget how we have wronged others, and we only remember how others have wronged us. In the same manner, we forget the good things that others have done for us, and remember only the good that we have done for them. It is an innate human error. But let us try to remember our own shortcomings before we reflect on the shortcomings of others. Let us stop victimizing ourselves and think about how we have victimized others, and then seek their forgiveness. And if they ask our forgiveness, let us always grant it to them. Because the Prophet taught us that: “Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy” (Al-Bukhari). And we must keep in mind that however we treat others is how Allah will treat us. So with immediate effect when someone hurts us, let us try to meet their oppression with kindness and forgive them, even if they are not sorry. May Allah aid us through our efforts to tolerate each other, respect each other and forgive each other for His sake. Aameen. My humble appeal to brothers and sisters is that please stop calling me sheikh bcs that name is bigger than me please. Im your brother in Islam I prefer that. Im a student of knowledge, I only share the little I learn from learned sheikhs or scholars of Islam. Theyve than the job already, we are only sharing their knowledge. I dont qualify to give fatwa, I only respond base on scholars fatwas or base on what Allah and His Messenger has said if clear to respond to a question so please lets avoid too much praises and pray for Allah to forgive my sins, increase my knowledge and wisdom and grant me Jannat thats all I need nothing else please. May Allah reward us all for learning and sharing His knowledge. Aameen.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 21:25:06 +0000