HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. Don't Preach What You Don't Practice!

 

Honesty Is The Best Policy.

Don’t Preach What You

Don’t Practice! It’s Hypocrisy.

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

“O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon

you clothing to conceal your private parts and as

adornment. But the clothing of righteousness –

that is best. That is from the signs of Allah

that perhaps they will remember.”

(al-Quran 7:26)

The Bible says (2-Timothy 3:1-5):

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God — having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people!”

We are living in those times. The world is going through the crisis of wars, death & destruction, viruses and plagues. This crisis is affecting all aspects of our lives. It has also brought a lot of changes in our lives – both good and bad. But there is also a funny side of this crisis. It has produced a whole new crop of experts, scholars, doctors, hakims, quacks, preachers and well-wishing advisers. The Internet is full of them all.

Don’t Speak Without Knowledge! Verify first!

It is good to share information, spread awareness and propagate data with good intentions. But it requires one basic element which is 'authenticity' (or truth). That element springs from a valid research and honest hardwork, not the hearsay!

If we do not have complete knowledge about anything, we better keep our mouths shut. You might think that speaking about something without full or authentic knowledge is a trivial matter. But it is not, and it might have grave consequences. Don’t spread rumors or unverified information! To all those Facebook and Whatsapp preachers, I dare to present the following verse from the Quran. Allah the Almighty warns us:

“Behold, you received it on your tongues,

and said out of your mouths things of which

you had no knowledge; and you thought it

to be a light matter, while it was most

serious in the sight of Allah.”

(al-Quran 24:15)

Allah asks us in the very next verse as to why did we not think of verifying it? Why does it not occur to us that it could be wrong, incorrect or incomplete or not-the-whole truth? We should be very careful in such matters as we might commit slander which is punishable!

“And why did you not, when you heard it, say:

‘It is not right of us to speak of this. Glory to

Allah! This is a most serious slander!'"

(al-Quran 24:16)

Those who have a habit of sharing and narrating Ahadith, they should be very careful about the authenticity of the contents. Generally, there is NO solid proof or evidence that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) has really said what we are quoting. Ahadith books were published two hundred years after the death of the Prophet (s.a.w.) and lack authenticity. That’s why Imam Bukhari took it upon himself to sort out the fake Ahadith from the authentic. But after years of research, he was unable to publish a Hadith book. He was still in the middle of his research when he died. People took his manuscripts and notes and mixed them again and published the Hadith books. Thus we were back to square one. Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w.) said:

“Whoever ascribes to me what I have not said, then let him occupy his place in Hell.” – (Bukhari, Book 3, Ch. 38, No.109).

Ali ibn Abu Talib (r.a.a.) narrated: “The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: Do not tell a lie against me for whoever tells a lie against me (intentionally) then he will surely enter Hell.” – (Bukhari, Book 3, No. 106).

Lying is very common in our lives. We all pretend sometimes, depending on the situation. We think it is a normal thing in our daily life. As a matter of fact, pretending is similar to lying because it is far from the truth. We are actually trying to hide the truth. We are trying to show others what we are not. Shouldn't we call it 'cheating'? In fact, saying one thing and doing something else falls into the definition of hypocrisy. The Almighty God has stated clearly in the Holy Quran that this act is the most hateful in the eyes of the Creator.

“O you who believe! Why do you SAY that

which you don't DO? It is most hateful in

the sight of Allah that you SAY that

which you DO not.”

(al-Quran 61: 2-3)

I appreciate what people are posting on Facebook to educate others and spread awareness. But to those internet preachers of Islam, I have one question: “Do you practice what you are preaching?” I am sure most of them don't, otherwise there wouldn't be so much troubles in the world, especially in Muslim countries. People talk about trivial things and present them as Sunnah of the Prophet (s.a.w.) but they don't practice the big and more important Sunnahs. We should always try to avoid hypocrisy. Allah warns us:

“The hypocrites, men and women, (have an

understanding) with each other: They enjoin evil, and

forbid what is just, and are close with their hands.

They have forgotten Allah; so He has forgotten them.

Verily the hypocrites are rebellious and perverse.”

(al-Quran 9:67)

“Allah has promised the hypocrites men and women,

and the rejecters of Faith, the fire of Hell. Therein shall

they dwell. Sufficient is it for them. For them is the

curse of Allah, and an enduring punishment.”

(al-Quran 9:68)

Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) lived a very simple life. He never lied in his entire life. He never committed any act of injustice, dishonesty or false preaching. He feared Allah and he lived his entire life according to the Commands of Allah, as per the tenets of the Quran. We don't follow that Sunnah. We don't eat the way our Prophet (s.a.w.) ate – one main meal per day. We don't fast like our Prophet (s.a.w.) did – at least 11-12 days per month. He fasted every Monday, every Thursday, and every 13^th, 14^th & 15^th of every Islamic month! He wore simple clothes and didn't possess more than two dresses, etc., etc. Do we follow those Sunnahs? No, we don't, but we give lectures on Sunnah and Islam!

We are promoting fake, fabricated, unauthentic, weak and unreliable Hadith narrations just to support our own argument or point of view. As a matter of fact, we are promoting those “Jahil” Sheikhs and self-proclaimed scholars who say that “lying” (falsehood) with good intention is permitted in Islam (while it is NOT permitted in the Quran). We have distorted the face of Islam and we blame non-Muslims for every evil. The evil of hypocrisy prevailing in Muslim countries is a much bigger evil than those evils prevailing in non-Muslim countries.

There are 'professionals' in all religious groups who make money by manipulating religion. Those preachers use God's name and Scriptures to get rich. Here’s what the Bible says about such people:

Titus 1:16 “They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.”

Matthew 23:27-28 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.”

“In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside, you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”

1-John 4:20 “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.

1-Peter 2:16 “Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.”

Luke 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?”

Mark 7:6 “He replied, Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.”

Muslim leaders of today are not Muslims in the true sense. They are plain hypocrites (Munafiqeen). They are corrupt, crooks and are playing puppets in the hands of their colonial masters just to stay in power. They are responsible for bringing misery, destruction, bloodshed and civil wars in many Muslim countries. They are helping the Zionists to destroy Muslim countries. Their pay-back time will be coming soon. The Quran says:

“The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of

the Hellfire; no helper will you find for them.”

(al-Quran 4:145)

“And that He may punish the hypocrites, men

and women, and the Polytheists men and women,

who imagine an evil opinion of Allah. On them is

a round of Evil. The wrath of Allah is on them.

He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them;

and evil is it for a destination.”

(al-Quran 48:6)

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