07-07-2005, 01:54 AM
Asalamalaikum
I think we should be patient with our Muslim Brothers and Sisters who go astray. There is a sin you committ against Allah and there is a sin you committ against Allahs creatures. Allah can forgive them solong they seek his forgiveness but we should never ever let them go or think of them lowly. As our brother Khalid yaseen said in his lecture called "from the root to the froot" he said: We must search for our treasure in the trash.
I have really cried when he said that because it's really truly. Especially when he said this part: To our young Muslims who are in the streets: We hate what you do in the streets, we hate who you with in the streets, but we love you. We can never hate the shahada. Insha'Allah amongst you there is an abu tha'r and Khalid ibn Walid. No matter how low you start there is always a way up!!
That was a lecture for the youth of islam.
I always used to try not to go near those who don't practise their Islam. I used to do that because of the immorality they were involved in made me think that I should guard my own self from their Evil not because I thought of them lowly or because I feared that they would rub their sins on me. But I think differently now. After I have listened to that lecture It made me want to be near those who go astray. And thats what I will do from now on.
Believe it or not nobody likes to be in darkness. Nobody likes to turn against Allah. But do you know what I know? I know that many people who went astray do want to come back to this beautiful deen, but many muslims like you and I are stopping them. Because we have become intolerant and we judge. We look down upon our Brothers and Sisters in Islam. If we see a Sister in the Mosque who is praying with clothes that are see through, instead of trying to help her. we BadMouth, we slander her. We also think that we should only worry about ourselves and thats it.
How can we except Allah to accept our Salat, the quraan we recite everyday, and all good deeds we do, IF We can't even want the beauty of Imaan for our fellow muslims. Even if they are engaged in the lowest of the low. Like Our brother Khalid Yasiin said WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR OUR TREAUSRE IN THE TRASH
Polish your Brother and Sister in Islam up, help them become the person you think you are.