It is essential to respond to those who defame the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)



There is no one among us who is unaware of what the Christians say defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we are not unaware either of the gheerah (protective jealousy) of the young men of the Muslim ummah towards their religion and their Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Is it permissible to respond to those who defame the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by insulting the speaker, knowing that I insulted one of them and some of my relatives advised me not to do that again, because it will make them defame and mock him even more, so their sin will be on me?.
Published Date: 2004-04-18

Praise be to Allaah.
Defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a kind of kufr. If that is done by a Muslim then it is apostasy on his part, and the authorities have to defend the cause of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by executing the one who defamed him. If the one who defamed him repents openly and is sincere, that will benefit him before Allaah, although his repentance does not waive the punishment for defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which is execution.
If the person who defames him is a non-Muslim living under a treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities. If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it. How can we not stand up the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? It is also obligatory to report him to the authorities who can carry out the punishment on him. If there is no one who can carry out the hadd punishment of Allaah and stand up for the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) then the Muslim has to do whatever he can, so long as that will not lead to further mischief and harm against other people. But if a Muslim hears a kaafir defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he keeps quiet and does not respond for fear that this person may then defame him even more, this is mistaken thinking. With regard to the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides Allaah, lest they insult Allaah wrongfully without knowledge”
[al-An’aam 6:108] ,

this does not apply in cases where they defame Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) first. Rather what is meant is that it is forbidden to insult the gods of the mushrikeen first, lest they insult Allaah out of ignorance and enmity on their part. But if they insult Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) first, then we must respond and punish them so as deter them from their kufr and enmity. If we leave the kuffaar and atheists to say whatever they want without denouncing it or punishing them, great mischief will result, which is something that these kuffaar love. No attention should be paid to the one who says that insulting or responding to insults will make him more stubborn. The Muslim has to have a sense of protective jealousy and get angry for the sake of Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Whoever hears the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) being insulted and does not feel any protective jealousy or get angry is not a true believer – we seek refuge with Allaah from humility, kufr and obeying the Shaytaan.
And Allaah knows best.

Typically I'll respond using a comparative way, and do my utmost to avoid personal insults. That said , when there is a complete breakdown in the dialogue, I'll exit. That said there was a time when I was a rabid venomous hater of Islam and said things even worse then seen on this forum. I know treating people with respect and being cordial can be tough when they say hateful things, if I can change, perhaps others can too.

Yes you have to.If a Muslim hears a Christian or anyone else defaming the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) he has to denounce him in strong terms. It is permissible to insult that person because he is the one who started it.

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If you judge between us and them you will understand that we are more matured and respectful than them. Let's maintain that stand altough everything has its limit

abduljabbar4:
If you judge between us and them you will understand that we are more matured and respectful than them. Let's maintain that stand altough everything has its limit

see lies, you muslims, when you face questions that threatened your belief, if you have no answer to provide, your only answer is insult, is this not childish ? Read here and see for yourself https://www.nairaland.com/2904710/islamic-prayer

malvisguy212:
see lies, you muslims, when you face questions that threatened your belief, if you have no answer to provide, your only answer is insult, is this not childish ? Read here and see for yourself https://www.nairaland.com/2904710/islamic-prayer

The first post after urs insulted Islam. Can u now see what I mean? You christians have no respect for other religions but u want people to respect urs that's impossible

abduljabbar4:


The first post after urs insulted Islam. Can u now see what I mean? You christians have no respect for other religions but u want people to respect urs that's impossible

Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the million and one faiths and religions in the world are all ideas. Ideas are either good or bad, can build or can destroy, are stupid or are wise.

The important thing is to be able to talk about these ideas. Sometimes, talking about these ideas can offend people. Sometimes, the line of reasoning become very thin when topics about our beliefs are ridiculed and laughed at. Notwithstanding, these are all ideas.

We should be able to discuss ideas and criticize them no matter the topic or person(s) at hand. Jesus can be ridiculed and criticized for all I care; Mohammed can be ridiculed and criticized as well. At the end of the day, does their teachings make us better people or not. The ideas from Islam or Christianity, does it make us better people. That is the silver lining.

What is shocking is what the poster stated about what happens to a muslim or non-muslim if he or she "defames" the prophet - EXECUTION!. The poster forgets that Sharia law applies to only Muslims. The idea that someone should be murdered because of their views is exactly what we are talking about