I am Full of Sins, But I Boycott in Defence of the Prophet Muhammad

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Beneficent

I Love My Parents

I love my parents.  But I’m not perfect. Sometimes, I disappoint them. Actually, many times, I fail to meet their expectations. And that, in Islam is sinful.

However, despite my failure to live up to the expectations of my parents, I don’t allow any Tom, Dick and Harry to insult them or depict them in a demeaning way. And if he does, I’m forever do defend them.

Mind you, my parents aren't perfect either. They have their own sets of weaknesses. Despite that, I won't prefer anyone over them.

Having said that, the one who is more beloved to me, as a Muslim, more than my parents is The Prophet Muhammad, ṣallā Allāhu ‘alayhi was sallam.

But I Love The Prophet Muhammad More

I love The Prophet Muhammad. I am a Muslim with my own set of weakness. Sometimes [read: many times], I fall in the trap of sins. I may not be up to the expectations of the Prophet Muhammad. The very mission he sacrificed the last 23 years of his noble life in establishing. However, my failure to live up to that expectations and to mirror the good image of his message doesn’t mean I should go and hide under the blanket when any Tom, Dick and Harry disrespects him.

When someone insults our parents, those insults change nothing in them, but who chills about that? Who goes and hugs the one insulting his parents? So should we go party with Macron and his cartoonists with broad smiles and hugs, because their demeaning depicts of the Prophet doesn’t actually degrade the rank of the Prophet Muhammad?

Abdullāh, The Drunkard Companion

Have you ever heard of Abdullah, the drunkard companion?

Abdullāh was one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam. Raḍiya Allāhu ’anhu. However, he had his own set of weakness. He was a drunkard. On a multiple occasion, the Prophet Muhammad ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam had to carry out Sharī‘ah punishment on him, for drinking.

Interestingly, as much as he drank, and as much as he was punished, he was close to the Prophet and would eagerly crack jokes, just to see smiles in the noble face of the Prophet, and to hear laughter from the noble mouth of the Prophet ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam.

He was once been punished (lashed), when a man in the crowd said, “O Allah curse him! How frequently he has been brought the Prophet for drinking.” Upon hearing that, the Prophet ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam said:

‏لاَ تَلْعَنُوهُ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ‏.‏

“Do not curse him, for by Allah, all I know is that he loves Allah and His Messenger.”

One can imagine what Abdullah raḍiya Allāhu ’anhu would be told, it was to be among us today, and was to react in defence of the Prophet whom who loved, despite his sins. One can imagine him been told, to go stop drinking before boycotting the French products in defence of the Prophet.

Loving The Prophet Muhamad is Part of the Faith

Loving the Prophet Muhammad is not inherited. It’s rather a faith that’s developed and nurtured. We may meet Allah on the Day of resurrection covered with sins, but the love of the Prophet and his intercession may ease our burden.

I am full of sins. But I boycott French products (within my capacity) in defence of the Prophet Muhammad ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam. I do this, in the hope, that if I fail to make it to Heaven (may Allah forbid), he ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam would say to Allah…

Ya Allah… please pardon him, for all I know is that he loves Allah and His Messenger. Yā Rabb!

اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يَنْفَعُنِي حُبُّهُ عِنْدَكَ. اللَّهُمَّ مَا رَزَقْتَنِي مِمَّا أُحِبُّ فَاجْعَلْهُ قُوَّةً لِي فِيمَا تُحِبُّ. اللَّهُمَّ وَمَا زَوَيْتَ عَنِّي مِمَّا أُحِبُّ فَاجْعَلْهُ فَرَاغاً لِي فِيمَا تُحِبُّ.

“O Allah, grant me Your Love and love of the anyone, whose love will benefit me in You Sight. O Allah, anything You provided me with, which I love, make it a strength in what You love, and anything You have taken from me which I love, make it a space for what You love.”

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ، مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمُ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِمَّا سَأَلَكَ مِنْهُ مَحَمَّدٌ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِمَّا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، اللَّهُمَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ لِي مِنْ قَضَاءٍ فَاجْعَلْ عَاقِبَتَهُ لِي رُشْدًا.ـ

“O Allah, I ask You for all goodness, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know; I seek refuge in You from all evil, now and later on, that which I know and that which I do not know. O Allah, I ask you for Paradise and the words and deeds that will bring me closer to it, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from the words and deeds that would bring me closer to it. O Allah, I ask You for that which Muhammad asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from that, which Muhammad s.a.w. sought refuge. O Allah, whatever You decreed for me, make its consequences good.”

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Please, Don’t Misunderstand the Point

The core mission of every sincere propagator of Islam (dā’ī) is to remind people about Allah, in ways that keep them constantly conscious of Him. By achieving that, they observe His commands and abstain from his prohibitions.

However, we must know or remember that the cleanest of generations, which was the generation of the Prophet Muhammad had the likes of Abdullah, the drunkard raḍiya Allāhu ‘anhu. It’s therefore absurd for us, in the 21^st century, in the time of the complicated fitnah, to demand clean pages with Allah before expressing our defence for the Prophet Muhammad ṣallā Allāhu ’alayhi wa sallam.

Also, in no circumstance, does this piece aims to incite violence of any kind.  Unless someone chooses to believe that making your own choice of whom you buy your needs from is also violence.

Therefore, while we should do our best to uphold the covenant of the Prophet Muhammad, by being more conscious of Allah, we should also have the freedom to exercise our love for the Prophet Muhammad, in the way of our choice, away from violence.

Allah knows best.
Allāhu Ḥāfiẓ 🙂