compassionate.” [Luke: 31 – 36]
And the Almighty said:
{Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah ; and those with him
are forceful against the
disbelievers, merciful among
themselves. You see them
bowing and prostrating [in
prayer], seeking bounty from
Allah and [His] pleasure. Their
mark is on their faces from the
trace of prostration. That is
their description in the Torah.
And their description in the
Gospel is as a plant which
produces its offshoots and
strengthens them so they grow
firm and stand upon their
stalks, delighting the sowers so that Allah may enrage by
them the disbelievers. Allah has
promised those who believe
and do righteous deeds among
them forgiveness and a great
reward.} {The Holy Quran
Surah Al-Farh (the Victory): 29}
And we have been taught
through the wisdom of
Muhammad (s.a.w) and the
Family of Muhammad (a.s) that
it has been prohibited to show
enmity and hostility towards
people.
The Prophet (s.a.w) said,
‘Gabriel has not exhorted me
against anything like he has
exhorted me against showing
enmity towards people.’ [alKafi, v. 2, p. 202, no. 11]
The Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘After
idol-worship, I have not been
prohibited with anything as
significantly as I have been
prohibited hostility towards
people.’ [Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no.
42]
The Prophet (s.a.w) said,
‘Whoever shows hostility
towards others, his gallantry
wanes and his kindness
vanishes.’ [Amali al-Tusi, p.
512, no. 1119]
Imam Ali (a.s) said, ‘The peak
of ignorance is showing enmity
towards people.’ [Ghurar alHikam, no. 5237]
Imam al-Askari (a.s) said, ‘The
enemy with the weakest
stratagem is he who openly
displays his enmity.’[A`alam
al-Din, no. 313]
The Prophet (s.a.w) said, ‘Fear
wrongdoing, for verily it is a
source of darkness on the Day
of Resurrection.’ [al-Kafi, v. 2, p.
332, no. 11]
Imam Ali (a.s) said, seeking
immunity from wrongdoing,
‘By Allah, I would rather spend
a sleepless night on the thorns
of the Sa`adan tree [a type of
prickly tree], or be driven as a
prisoner in shackles, than meet
Allah and His Messenger on the
Day of Resurrection having
wronged any servant or having
usurped any kind of worldly
wealth. How can I wrong
anyone for the sake of this soul
that is rapidly hastening
towards destruction and is to
remain under the earth for a
long time?’ [Nahj al-Balagha,
Sermon 224]
Furthermore, we are unaware
of that which is in the heart of
each person. And,
SubhanAllah, we have had
Christians, Atheists, Sunnis,
Shias and even Salafis and
Wahabis accept the Dawah, and
all Praise be to Allah,
Subhanahu wa Ta3ala, for
everything. Therefore, just
because someone has certain
beliefs today does not mean
that he or she will be on those
very same beliefs tomorrow or
the next day. Therefore, we
must always be careful of the
way we treat others, and that
we call them towards Allah
(swt) by letting the