04-13-2008, 01:37 PM
Asalaamu alikum Karbala,
Of course it is not reasonable to compare what John Doe says and what the Prophet did on any level, and I guess that is where the confusion is coming from. I was speaking about the comment of Umm Z on the same topic when she replied to John pointing out the hug. I didnt think the topic needed any limelight after that.
Actually, I hardly read what John has to say, much less put any concern into it. Why would I? And even more why or how can I possibly compare what he does or says to the Prophet?
I guess I assumed that was a given, but you know what you get for assuming. But to answer your question, No I dont think it is over the top for John at all, I think it is John doing his job.
So lets do our job too. We are only as strong as our weakest link, nobody passed any fatwa about this girl (can we remember this is a staged scenario in the first place) so certainly this is no grounds to start sticking condescending labels on any fellow Muslim. This is not constructive, and we should not make a habit of doing this. Let us pray for each other that Allah increase in knowledge and sincerity and may he guide us all to the right path, Ameen.
Jazak Allah kharin