Duties of a Muslim towards a non-Muslim

[Luffy 500]

Duties of a Muslim towards a non-Muslim - islamqa.info


Praise be to Allaah.


The duty of the Muslim towards a non-Muslim includes a number of things:

Firstly:

Da‘wah or calling him to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. He should call him to Allah and explain to him the reality of Islam when possible, with regard to whatever issues he has knowledge about, because this is the greatest kindness that he can give to his fellow-citizens and to those whom he meets of Jews, Christians and others who may be mushrikeen (polytheists), because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who guides others to goodness will have a reward like that of the one who does it.” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when he sent him to Khaybar and instructed him to call the Jews to Islam: “By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through you, that would be better for you than having red camels (the best kind).” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever calls others to right guidance will have a reward like that of those who follow him, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest.”

So calling him (the non-Muslim) to Islam, conveying Islam to him and being sincere towards him in that are among the best means of drawing close to Allah.

Secondly:

He should not wrong him, with regard to his physical well being, his wealth or his honour. If he is a dhimmi (non-Muslim living under Muslim rule), musta’man (one who is granted security in a Muslim land) or mu‘aahid (one with whose country the Muslims have a peace deal), then he should give him his due rights, and not transgress against his wealth by stealing, betraying or deceiving, and he should not harm him physically by striking or killing him, because the fact that he is a mu‘aahid or dhimmi, or musta’man, means that he is protected by sharee‘ah.

Thirdly:

There is no reason why we should not interact with him, buying, selling, renting, hiring and so on. It is narrated in saheeh reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) bought from kuffaar who were idol worshippers, and he bought from the Jews, and these are interactions. When he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) died, his shield was being held in pledge by a Jew for some food he had bought for his family (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).

Fourthly:

With regard to greeting, the Muslim should not initiate the greeting, but he may return it, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Do not initiate the greeting of salaam with the Jews or Christians.” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If the people of the Book greet you with salaam (by saying al-salaamu ‘alaykum), say ‘Wa ‘alaykum.’” So the Muslim should not initiate the greeting to a kaafir, but if the kaafir initiates it, and the Jew or Christians etc. greets you with salaam, then you should say “wa ‘alaykum,” as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said.

These are some of the rights between a Muslim and a kaafir.

Another right is being a good neighbour. So if he is a neighbour, be kind to him and do not annoy him; give charity to him if he is poor, give him gifts, give him beneficial advice, because these are things that will attract him to Islam and to become Muslim; and because the neighbour has rights. The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Jibreel kept urging me to be kind to my neighbour until I thought that he would make him my heir.” Saheeh - agreed upon. If the neighbour is a kaafir, he still has the rights of a neighbour; if he is both a relative and a kaafir, then he has two rights: the rights of a neighbour and the rights of a relative.

One of the rights of the neighbour is that you should give him charity, but not zakaah, if he is poor, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Allaah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity” [al-Mumtahanah 60:8]. According to the saheeh hadeeth narrated from Asma’ bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), her mother, who was a mushrik, entered upon her during the truce between the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and the people of Makkah, seeking help. Asma’ asked the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) for permission - should she uphold ties of kinship with her? The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Uphold ties of kinship with her.”

But with regard to celebrating their festivals, the Muslim should not take part in celebrating their festivals, but there is nothing wrong with offering them condolences if a loved one dies, such as saying “May Allah compensate you in your loss” and other kind words. But he should not say “May Allah forgive him” or “May Allah have mercy on him” if the deceased was a kaafir, and he should not pray for the deceased if he was a kaafir. But he may pray for the one who is alive to be guided and to be compensated and so on. End quote.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).

Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb, 1/289-291.

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[Tridibans]

There are two Muslims worlds....

One having Turkey, Malaysia, UAE, etc...
Second: Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, etc.

No wonder the former are so developed and almost at par with the western world. They don't see the world as Kaafir and Muslims..... Infact, out of many that I visited, Turkey is among the most secular ones. You won't even feel you are a Kuffar in Turkey.

PS: Count the jamatis on PDF in the second group.

 

[salmanACCA]

There are two Muslims worlds....

One having Turkey, Malaysia, UAE, etc...
Second: Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, etc.

No wonder the former are so developed and almost at par with the western world. They don't see the world as Kaafir and Muslims..... Infact, out of many that I visited, Turkey is among the most secular ones. You won't even feel you are a Kuffar in Turkey.

PS: Count the jamatis on PDF in the second group.

and these is only one hindu world who takes pleasure in other religions blood as evident from thier recent election they have elected a person who has promised them a truly hindu india

 

[Force-India]

Duties of a Muslim towards a non-Muslim - islamqa.info


Praise be to Allaah.


The duty of the Muslim towards a non-Muslim includes a number of things:

Firstly:

Da‘wah or calling him to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. He should call him to Allah and explain to him the reality of Islam when possible, with regard to whatever issues he has knowledge about, because this is the greatest kindness that he can give to his fellow-citizens and to those whom he meets of Jews, Christians and others who may be mushrikeen (polytheists), because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who guides others to goodness will have a reward like that of the one who does it.” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), when he sent him to Khaybar and instructed him to call the Jews to Islam: “By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through you, that would be better for you than having red camels (the best kind).” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever calls others to right guidance will have a reward like that of those who follow him, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest.”

So calling him (the non-Muslim) to Islam, conveying Islam to him and being sincere towards him in that are among the best means of drawing close to Allah.

Secondly:

He should not wrong him, with regard to his physical well being, his wealth or his honour. If he is a dhimmi (non-Muslim living under Muslim rule), musta’man (one who is granted security in a Muslim land) or mu‘aahid (one with whose country the Muslims have a peace deal), then he should give him his due rights, and not transgress against his wealth by stealing, betraying or deceiving, and he should not harm him physically by striking or killing him, because the fact that he is a mu‘aahid or dhimmi, or musta’man, means that he is protected by sharee‘ah.

Thirdly:

There is no reason why we should not interact with him, buying, selling, renting, hiring and so on. It is narrated in saheeh reports that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) bought from kuffaar who were idol worshippers, and he bought from the Jews, and these are interactions. When he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) died, his shield was being held in pledge by a Jew for some food he had bought for his family (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).

Fourthly:

With regard to greeting, the Muslim should not initiate the greeting, but he may return it, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Do not initiate the greeting of salaam with the Jews or Christians.” And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If the people of the Book greet you with salaam (by saying al-salaamu ‘alaykum), say ‘Wa ‘alaykum.’” So the Muslim should not initiate the greeting to a kaafir, but if the kaafir initiates it, and the Jew or Christians etc. greets you with salaam, then you should say “wa ‘alaykum,” as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said.

These are some of the rights between a Muslim and a kaafir.

Another right is being a good neighbour. So if he is a neighbour, be kind to him and do not annoy him; give charity to him if he is poor, give him gifts, give him beneficial advice, because these are things that will attract him to Islam and to become Muslim; and because the neighbour has rights. The Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Jibreel kept urging me to be kind to my neighbour until I thought that he would make him my heir.” Saheeh - agreed upon. If the neighbour is a kaafir, he still has the rights of a neighbour; if he is both a relative and a kaafir, then he has two rights: the rights of a neighbour and the rights of a relative.

One of the rights of the neighbour is that you should give him charity, but not zakaah, if he is poor, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Allaah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allaah loves those who deal with equity” [al-Mumtahanah 60:8]. According to the saheeh hadeeth narrated from Asma’ bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), her mother, who was a mushrik, entered upon her during the truce between the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and the people of Makkah, seeking help. Asma’ asked the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) for permission - should she uphold ties of kinship with her? The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Uphold ties of kinship with her.”

But with regard to celebrating their festivals, the Muslim should not take part in celebrating their festivals, but there is nothing wrong with offering them condolences if a loved one dies, such as saying “May Allah compensate you in your loss” and other kind words. But he should not say “May Allah forgive him” or “May Allah have mercy on him” if the deceased was a kaafir, and he should not pray for the deceased if he was a kaafir. But he may pray for the one who is alive to be guided and to be compensated and so on. End quote.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).

Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb, 1/289-291.

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Oh the rules.

 

[SQ8]

So essentially according to this narrative, Muslims need to openly discriminate against being nice to non-muslims, be rude to them and tend to isolate them in the community.
Good way to help the image of Islam.

 

[Force-India]

@Luffy 500 It's time for Muslims to evolve. We haven't kept up with the times. Old teachings will no longer do us any good. We need a "Islamic version" of something like China's Cultural Revolution, exterminate hardcore Mullahs, emphasize loyalty to state over loyalty to Ummah, reform Islam and it's teachings to serve our needs (not God's) and a whole lot of other social reforms to catch up with the West.

Nope you can't change what is written in Quran and has been told to you to do.

 

[VCheng]

So essentially according to this narrative, Muslims need to openly discriminate against being nice to non-muslims, be rude to them and tend to isolate them in the community.
Good way to help the image of Islam.

And we are doing such a splendid job of it too!

 

[SQ8]

And we are doing such a splendid job of it too!

Thanks to the popular narrative. Essentially, stuff made up over hundreds of years due to political requirements and bias.

 

[VCheng]

Thanks to the popular narrative. Essentially, stuff made up over hundreds of years due to political requirements and bias.

That "stuff made up over hundreds of years" is regarded as sacrosanct by a majority of the zealots, here and in real life. Such honest remarks will not be taken kindly by that Closet Mullah Brigade.

 

[SQ8]

That "stuff made up over hundreds of years" is regarded as sacrosanct by a majority of the zealots, here and in real life. Such honest remarks will not be taken kindly by that Closet Mullah Brigade.

Let it not be. After all, if that leads to them heading off to Iraq to fight alongside their animal brethren known as ISIS.. and meeting their end at the hands of a Kurdish Beauty shooting their brains out with a AK-47.. so be it.

 

[VCheng]

Let it not be. After all, if that leads to them heading off to Iraq to fight alongside their animal brethren known as ISIS.. and meeting their end at the hands of a Kurdish Beauty shooting their brains out with a AK-47.. so be it.

To be honest Sir, I do not care much of what they do there, but rather what they are doing on PDF and within Pakistan. Our efforts must target them directly to prevent Pakistan from following the same descent into chaos.

 

[FaujHistorian]

There are two Muslims worlds....

One having Turkey, Malaysia, UAE, etc...
Second: Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, etc.

No wonder the former are so developed and almost at par with the western world. They don't see the world as Kaafir and Muslims..... Infact, out of many that I visited, Turkey is among the most secular ones. You won't even feel you are a Kuffar in Turkey.

PS: Count the jamatis on PDF in the second group.

Did you visit Pakistan?

it costs very little for an Indian to take a bus to Amritsar, then a taxi ride to border.

Why I say this? I have met Indians who followed this trek

Onnce you have made a trip, only then you will have a better picture.

 

[SQ8]

To be honest Sir, I do not care much of what they do there, but rather what they are doing on PDF and within Pakistan. Our efforts must target them directly to prevent Pakistan from following the same descent into chaos.

What if that is the desire of many Pakistanis? or rather their lack of desire to resist such a horrible outcome?

 

[VCheng]

What if that is the desire of many Pakistanis? or rather their lack of desire to resist such a horrible outcome?

It is up to the Pakistanis to determine their destiny. Haven't I said what you posted above many times before? The radicals are rabidly active, and the majority either agrees or is apathetic. It does not bode well, to be sure. The rest of the world can only watch.

 

[SQ8]

It is up to the Pakistanis to determine their destiny. Haven't I said what you posted above many times before? The radicals are rabidly active, and the majority either agrees or is apathetic. It does not bode well, to be sure. The rest of the world can only watch.

correction. The rest of the world can watch, whilst they enjoy their steaks and all the other requirements of a good life as Pakistanis decide if the Mullahs can truly take them to heaven.