🗒️ Question: What's your stance on the current dilemma in Jerusalem Palestine? Why are you so quiet and not protesting at all? Why are you not doing anything to alleviate the condition of the Palestinian Muslims?
📝 Answer: Allah the Almighty knows best.
1. I am completely against the injustices and atrocities committed against any human being regardless of their religion. I don't agree with the violence done against the Palestinians whether Muslims or not (and this issue has been going on for so many years) just as I oppose what the oppressive Nazis did against the innocent civilian Jews before.
2. Although I disapprove of what some non-Muslims have done against Palestinian Muslims, I personally don't agree with taking part in noisy protests and supposedly peaceful rallies nor do I advocate the idea of demeaning any country's flag or dissing specific nationalities. You can't hate on an entire nation or country simply because of the ignorant acts and idiocy of a number of miseducated individuals.
3. Despite not liking the concept of protesting and waving flags of a particular country to display "solidarity" with those who've been suffering for a long time, Alhamdulillah I've been avoiding, since some years ago, certain products which I believe somehow contribute to aiding those groups of individuals who are directly or indirectly responsible for the injuries and casualties in Jerusalem Palestine.
4. I think it's ironic that some individuals are very enthusiastic about wanting Palestine to be set free yet many of them on social media proudly flaunt how much money they've spent at Starbucks or they chant "free Palestine" while casually sipping on or gulping drinks from beverage companies which could be openly supportive of the oppressors responsible for the injuries and casualties of Palestinian Muslims. If you're wondering why I am okay with boycotting some branded products but I'm not one of those who are into conducting online protests and street demonstrations, consider the fact that if I were an environmentalist and was eager to play a part in preserving nature (while knowing that Only Allah The Almighty has full control over His creation and what He Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala decrees to occur in the entire universe), I would abstain, as much as possible, from wasting money on items sold by retailers who intend to use a portion of their earnings to deliberately spoil the environment by any means available, and joining a crowd of protestors chanting "protect the environment" would not make any sense if they're doing that in front of uninhabited buildings and the only ones actually paying attention to their chants are a few jinns who probably don't care much about saving the environment.
5. I personally believe that Muslims and non-Muslims should be able to co-exist without getting into battles and squabbles through not meddling in each other's rights and boundaries. "For you is your religion, and for me my religion." We Muslims are not supposed to force anybody to accept Islam and likewise people of other religions must not compel us to do anything that contradicts Islamic values.
6. If I were a millionaire or if I had the financial ability to do charity for Allah's sake, I would enthusiastically send medical supplies, clothes and other essentials to the affected civilians regardless of their religion. I remember several years ago Alhamdulillah my dear parents (Allah yarhamhuma. Ameen.) often filled up large boxes and cartons with packed foods and clothing etc. for some Palestinian, Chechen and/or Bosnian refugees in the past, sending them to Islamic organizations which were authorized or assigned to distribute charitable donations to the Muslim needy. If there's a project like that here in the Philippines and those collecting the donations are trustworthy Muslims who sincerely wish to alleviate the circumstances of other human beings,
Inn-sha-Allah I'd be willing to contribute with what I can, but at the moment I am not in the position yet to do charity whenever I want to. If an infant is crying in a jam-packed airplane while his parents are asleep and they're wearing earphones, I can't walk all the way to their seat to comfort the baby, no matter how much I want to, while I'm seated between arguing passengers who refuse to stand up and the aisle is being blocked by some stewardesses nonchalantly distributing the in-flight meals. I can attempt to throw a bottle of milk to the baby if I had one, and if I know that the baby can miraculously catch flying objects, but then one of the travelers may grab it first and enjoy the drink themselves.
7. Alhamdulillah what I try to do more of is regularly including the Muslim Ummah and the oppressed Muslims in my prayers / Du'as / supplications particularly when praying Tahajjud / Qiyaam Al-Layl, and sometimes sharing some Islamic articles with others to raise awareness regarding what we Muslims can appropriately do (instead of going against any governor and enticing further violence with violence) when other Muslims are suffering from some people's unjust actions which
Inn-sha-Allah will be asked about on the Day of Judgment.
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📖 Suhayb RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Amazing is the affair of the believer, as there is good for him in every matter. This is not the case for anyone but for the believer. If he goes through ease (or happy moments), he thanks Allah and it is good for him. If he goes through difficulty, he shows patience and it is good for him."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2999
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Nothing afflicts a Muslim of hardship, nor illness, nor anxiety, nor sorrow, nor harm, nor distress, not even the pricking of a thorn, but that Allah will expiate his sins by it."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5318
Sahih Muslim 2573
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The believer is one who is trusted by the people. The Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe (not guilty of backbiting, telling lies, and deliberately committing injustice). The emigrant (muhaajir) is one who emigrates away from evil. By the One (Allah the Almighty) in Whose Hand is my soul, a servant will not enter Paradise if his neighbor is not secure from his harm."
Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 515
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut
