DATE: 02 Aug
2017 (Originally Published)
SOURCE:
http://www.alfawzan.af.org.sa/node/15341
From the traps
of Shayṭān
– may the curse of Allāh ﷻ be upon him – that he sets for the progeny of Ādam, is that he
entices them into being cheerful, pleasant, and welcoming with everyone without
discriminating. Thus, he does not rebuke the religious innovators and those who
contradict the Sunnah on the pretext of ‘good character’.
وَإِذَا
جَاءَكَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِآيَاتِنَا فَقُلْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ
عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ
أَنَّهُ
مَنْ عَمِلَ مِنكُمْ سُوءًا بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ مِن بَعْدِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَنَّهُ
غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
❝When those who believe in Our verses
come to you,say:’Peace be upon you’ your Lord has taken it upon Himself to be
merciful,so if any of you ignorantly commits an evil,and afterwards repents and
corrects his ways,then surely He is Most-Forgiving,Most-Merciful❞.[Q 6:54]
The people of
good should be pleasantly welcomed due to their desire for righteousness. As
for the evil people, they should be met with disdain until they repent to Allāh
ﷻ.
This is from the principle of rejecting evil, and actualising loyalty and
disassociation for the sake of Allāh; loyalty to the people of good and
disassociation from the people of evil.
As for
those who bring about tribulation, then the Muslim should not be comfortable
with them and should neither give them a platform nor opportunity to socialize.
This is so as not to fall into tribulation due to them; especially if they
engage in evil speech, like speaking ill about the people of good and
describing them as harsh and extreme, and the likes of that. A Muslim should
not sit with them,
وَإِذَا
رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا
فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ
وَإِمَّا
يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
❝When you
see people who verbally
misrepresent and scorn Our
verses,shun them until they move on to another topic; and if Shaytan causes you
to forget,then do not sit ,after you have remembered,with people who are
wrongdoers❞.[Q 6:68]
The manner of interacting with each type of person varies
according to what is befitting for each of them. He should set aside his good
character for the good and righteous people; and set aside shunning for the
evil people. A Muslim should not pleasantly welcome evil people and say: ‘this
is from good character’ because this will cause them to become brazen about
what they commit of evil-doing. If he does not change the manner of his
encounters with them, they will become brazen and say: ‘there’s no disagreement
between us, so-and-so welcomes us’. No! This is not permissible. Also, if
people see him welcoming them, they will then feel comfortable with the
evil-doers and use this as a proof. So it is a must to interact with people
according to what is befitting for each of them.
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