Ramadan 2020 – Day 18: Hate

Ramadan 2020 – Day 18: Hate

“We may have reason to disagree but disagreement itself is no reason to hate. Our resentment is more a reflection of ourselves than others.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
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Love not Hate

In a hadīth related by Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal in his Musnad and others, Rasūl Allāh ﷺ says “The disease of the nations of yore has crept into you, which is envy, and malice/hatred is the shaver. I do not say that it shaves hair, rather it shaves religion. By Allāh in Whose Hand rests… Continue reading Love not Hate
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Eradicate Hatred from Your Heart

In a hadīth reported by Imam Tirmidi in his Sunan and Ahmad bin Hanbal in his musnad on the authority of Zubair ibn al-Awam, Rasul ﷺ said دَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ دَاءُ الأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمُ الْبَغْضَاءُ وَالْحَسَدُ ، وَالْبَغْضَاءُ وَهِيَ الْحَالِقَةُ ، لَيْسَ حَالِقَةَ الشَّعْرِ لَكِنْ حَالِقَةَ الدِّينِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا ،… Continue reading Eradicate Hatred from Your Heart
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Speak with Love and Respect

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qur’an, وَقُلْ لِعِبَادِي يَقُولُوا الَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ “And say to My servants to speak that which is the best, for shaytaan seeks to draw divisions between them.” [al Isra’ 17:53] Shaytaan creates enmity and hatred between us by exploiting what we say to each… Continue reading Speak with Love and Respect