Sahl bin Sa’d narrated that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “If the world to Allah were equal to a mosquito’s wing, then He would not allow the disbeliever to have a sip of water from it.”
[ Tirmidhi Book of Zuhd , Classed as Hasan]

Please, forgive my ignorance but how is this not promoting intolerance towards the unbeliever?

You are missing the point. Besides there is a difference between a kafir (disbeliever) n just any non Muslim.

A disbeliever is one who has been presented with Islam in its correct way and rejects it. Not all non Muslims are kafir.

The post is simply saying that if this world was worth anything to God. Those who have rejected Him will not have any piece of it.

I do not see any intolerance.

this analogy is so deep and impressive. you would barely notice the wing of a mosquito. man, people running all over the place, trampling on people's rights, even killing just to attain wealth and status in this low life. then some of them even end up dying miserable deaths, while they have no knowledge of what lies after the grave. may God deliver us.

the Christian believes people that don't join in the worship of christ will go to he'll, that's not intolerance. the atheist believes religious people are in delusion and are fooled by religion, that's not intolerance......

snubish: this analogy is so deep and impressive. you would barely notice the wing of a mosquito. man, people running all over the place, trampling on people's rights, even killing just to attain wealth and status in this low life. then some of them even end up dying miserable deaths, while they have no knowledge of what lies after the grave. may God deliver us.

the Christian believes people that don't join in the worship of christ will go to he'll, that's not intolerance. the atheist believes religious people are in delusion and are fooled by religion, that's not intolerance......

Not all christians believe that same thing. Infact, many christians have moved away from the "hell doctrine". Also, there are buddhists that are atheists

tbaba1234: You are missing the point. Besides there is a difference between a kafir (disbeliever) n just any non Muslim.

A disbeliever is one who has been presented with Islam in its correct way and rejects it. Not all non Muslims are kafir.

The post is simply saying that if this world was worth anything to God. Those who have rejected Him will not have any piece of it.

I do not see any intolerance.

Imagine if another religion said the same thing you said about unbelievers against muslims

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This is simply english, if I say, had my slippers worth anything to me, those who have no regards for me wouldn't be allowed to wear it means what? That the slippers itself is worth nothing, to Allah the who Earth is simply worth nothing, that is that!

vedaxcool: ^
This is simply english, if I say, had my slippers worth anything to me, those who have no regards for me wouldn't be allowed to wear it means what? That the slippers itself is worth nothing, to Allah the who Earth is simply worth nothing, that is that!

You dont carry the same consequence and importance as God.

If another religion said the same thing about muslims that God will not have any regards for the muslims because they refuse the non-muslim ideology, how owuld you feel?

Still finding it hard to understand simple english, the hadith conveys the simple sense, to Allah the world means nothing, funny now you are sounding like "logic"boy who atimes shows unrivaled comprehension problems of unquatifiable magnitude the words are simple but to he whose heart is diseased the words become quantum physics or plain speaking in tongues. FYI if a non - muslim tells me such, I will simply have said ok, no hurt feelings because I understand the context he is speaking of, our entire existence adds nothing to God that is that!