Moulana Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar (ra), (Khalifah of Hadhrat Moulana Abraarul Haqq, ra), put it well when he said, "Remember well that pride has two parts, (1), rejecting the truth, and (2), looking down at other people. The hadeeth states 'other people' and not 'other Muslims', meaning that even a kaafir should not be looked down upon. One may dislike kufr, but not the kaafir, and sin but not the sinner. While it is compulsory to dislike sin, it is haraam to dislike the sinner. While it is waajib (compulsory) to correct the wrong, it is haraam to look down on the wrongdoer."

Hakeemul Ummah Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (ra) says that it is not permissible for a person to advise another until he develops the ability to regard the person he is advising as better than himself. It will be haraam for one to advise a person when one regards oneself as superior to the on being advised. The person giving the advise should first meditate to himself and say, "O Allaah! Although this person I am advising is better than me, I am advising him only because it is Your command.... this is how all people should be treated with respect."

(Mawaa'idh Dard wa Muhabbah pg. 221, and Wa'z Ilaaje Kibar p. 33)

Moulana Muhammad Taqi Uthmani (daamat barakaatahu) says that a close study of the lives of all those from whose teachings and writings we have learnt the Deen will reveal that they all considered themselves to be nothing.

Consequently, Hakeemul Ummah Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (ra) reports that he heard numerous saints say, "I regard every Muslim to be better than me at present and every kaafir to be better than me by virtue of what could happen. Every Muslim is better than me because he is a Muslim and one with Imaan, and every kaafir is better because it is possible that Allaah grants him Imaan and he becomes a better person than I."

(Islaahi Khutubaat, Vol 5, pg.30)

Therefore, it is with compassion that an effort should be made on every kaafir, because it is not farfetched to think that Allaah may bless him with Imaan.

(Fatawaa Rahimiyyah, Vol 1, pp.516-517)

Another hadeeth states, "He who is not merciful to people Allah will not be merciful to him." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Kind treatment to Allaah's creature is very much liked by Him. Decent behaviour with people has been specifically mentioned in this Hadith although all creatures are covered by it.

(Riyadh us Saliheen)

May Allaah grant us all concern for humanity. Ameen.

» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 26th June 2011

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