Abdullah Hakim Quick – Muslims are Boycotting France – Is there Precedence from the Sunnah?

			Not a mean, well sadly was Salam ala
		

			nabina Muhammad, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi, about a percent of our praise due to our Lord of the
worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad, the master of the first and
the last, and upon his family and his companions and all those who call to his way and establishes
Sunday, to the Day of Judgment. As to what follows my beloved brothers and sisters, our friends, our
viewers Salaam Alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
		

			Alhamdulillah our praises to Allah, we have another opportunity to reflect upon a type of
illumination that came over 1400 years ago. And that is not the light of electricity. But it is the
light of faith. The light of taqwa the consciousness of God, the light of good character, that
manifested itself, within a society that was known for its savagery.
		

			And that wasn't the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, the last of a long
series of prophets and messengers, who came to every nation and every tribe. And one of the
differences between the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and the other great messengers was that
he was sent to all of humanity. So his message, although the core and came in a divine form of
Arabic, it is situated and designed in such a way that people of all nationalities, all languages
can benefit from the book can benefit from the experiences that happened over the 23 year period, to
the Day of Judgment. And so within that generation,
		

			that the prophets of Salaam said it is the best generation, they are the best of people, we get
clues, we get direction, we get light, as to how to function in different circumstances. And because
of the Sahaba, the companions, or the last one who managed my aim, were from different walks of
life, different tribes, nationalities races, then we can see how people react to the circumstances
of these circumstances, over the 23 year period, give us an array of situations, and how to respond
as a Muslim.
		

			And one of the great examples, which is of benefit and light to us, in the 21st century. Now, when
we find that Muslims are being surrounded, we find that Muslims are under attack in many parts of
the world. And I'm not just talking about the wars that are going on in the Muslim world. But even
in the Western countries, where we are living, for the most part as taxpaying citizens, we have less
amount of alcoholism, illegal drug usage, stealing murder than any other part of the population.
		

			But yet because of our belief in Allah, because we believe that the Creator of the heavens and the
earth gave us a message that should impact all of our life. Because of this, we are being
persecuted.
		

			And so we look to the companions of the Prophet alayhi salaatu wa Salaam for the guidance that a lot
manifested through their lives.
		

			One such person was the chief of the bedroom hanifa.
		

			And the bento handy for was one of the large tribes in Al yamamah, which is the central Arabian
area.
		

			And this area, up until now is known for its huge Valley, with water and with vegetation. So
contrary to what you would think the center of Arabia is not necessarily a major desert, it is more
out toward the south, east side, in the empty quarter. But the central part where the valley is, has
always been one of the most productive areas in the Arabian Peninsula.
		

			And so in the six year after the higit, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, sent eight letters to
the kings of Arabia. And these letters were too
		

			Major tribal groupings. Now, we know many of these areas, as Yemen and we speak about Bahrain.
		

			And we look at different sections in Arabia, but in those days, they were tribal divisions. And so
one of the great tribes or nations was the better hanifa. And so a letter was sent to tamama EBIT,
Rizal. And he was a person known for his emotion known for his decisive actions. And when he
received this letter from Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, he flew into a rage.
		

			And he wanted to destroy this message, and to destroy Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him himself.
This the level of his arrogance, and the level of the authority that he thought he had in Arabia.
And so we made his plans for the assassination of the Prophet alayhi salatu was Salam. But Allah
subhanaw taala had blessed the oma by that time. And the Prophet was well secured within the area of
Medina to menorah.
		

			And so Dinamo was not able to carry out his wicked plan.
		

			And in the tradition of the pagans, the mushrikeen, of the Arabian Peninsula, he planned to go to
Mecca, to make a type of ombre, to make a less of pilgrimage for the idols. And they used to go to
Mecca, in order to worship their idols, and to pay a B cents, and also to discuss trade, to listen
to poetry. This was their way of connecting with the other tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. And so
tamama made his intention
		

			to go, he wasn't able to fulfill his evil design, but he did find a group of Muslims who are passing
through the area, and he killed all of them.
		

			And so because of this, the mama then became known as a person who was wanted. And the prophet SAW
Selim, actually put out a message against Obama because of this murder that he had committed
		

			on the companions, and to mama, then in his arrogance set out in order to get to Mecca coming out of
this valley, you have to sort of pass within the vicinity of Medina, and then go down, this is the
best way to avoid some of the worst part of the desert,
		

			by the will of Allah subhanaw taala
		

			tamama ran into a group of the Muslims who were scouting in that area, and they succeeded in
capturing him.
		

			And so this was a man who was as they would say, in Texas, in the USA, Wanted Dead or Alive.
		

			They captured the mama. And they brought him back to Medina. And they tied him to a pole in the in
the main Masjid area. Because remember, the masjid was not just a place of prayer. The Masjid was an
all purpose Islamic center.
		

			And so even in this case, with a person who is newly captured, or for those who are embracing Islam,
they would first bring them to the masjid. It's the main center of activity within the city of
Medina.
		

			They tied him to a pole when they didn't know who they had. But when the prophet SAW Selim saw this
man, he realized this is the Obama This is one of the great kings of the Arabian Peninsula, it is
the one who carried out attacks against our people. But instead of being revengeful and spiteful,
the prophet SAW Selim then said to his companions, take some milk from my camels, give him food,
allow him to rest, keep him tied, but feed him and so to mama then was fed, he was watered and he
was able to take
		

			advice or at least to see what was going on in the mosque because this is a Masjid which has a lot
of activities. Time for prayer. People are making this a lot. People are studying in Hala pious, the
poor are being fed talim is going on education is going on. There's a brotherhood is a sister with
two because sisters women were also coming to the masjid. There was a section for the men and four
section for the women. And this is something that was unheard of in other parts of Arabia. But women
were liberated and they were coming to the masjid. And so tomorrow
		

			First day, he is watching the activities that are going on in the mosque. So the prophet SAW loved
and came to Tama, and then started to negotiate with him. And to mama being an arrogant person, he
said to the prophet SAW Selim, if you want to take revenge, then you have noble blood.
		

			If you want to forgive me, then I will be thankful.
		

			And if you want compensation, I'll give you anything that you want. So this is a tough negotiator.
The prophet SAW Selim than just watched him, just smiled and he left. Second day, the same thing
happened. The third day the same negotiation went about.
		

			Finally, after this, the prophet SAW Selim again who does not think like normal people, he is guided
by Allah subhanaw taala, not guided by his emotions. Naturally, one of the primal emotions amongst
human beings is intercon. That is revenge. And so instead of taking revenge, he is looking for this
person to come into Islam, that the person has strong qualities, and maybe a loss of Potala would
guide this person and help him to accept Islam. So the prophet SAW Selim in his mercy, and he was
Ramadan, the latter mean, a mercy to all of humanity. He said to his companions, release this man.
		

			And so they released him. And to mama then went with his Campbell, he went to the outskirts of the
city at that time, they'll clear the graveyard, which is now sort of enclosed in Medina. But in
those days, you had to go some distance from the Prophet's mosque to come to the graveyard. It was
kind of outskirts in that section. And he went there and he relaxed, and he thought about what was
happening. And Allah Subhana Allah subhanaw taala opened up his heart.
		

			He realized something was coming over him. And he wanted more of this. Even though he had been
hostile to Islam, he wanted more of this religion. And so he returned to the masjid. And he went in
front of our group of the companions. And he raised his hand and he said, I shall the one that ilaha
illAllah Muhammadan rasul Allah, He bore witness in the oneness of God, and that Muhammad was his
messenger.
		

			This was an amazing thing, the companions were shocked to see this.
		

			And when the mama went into the person, into the presence of the Prophet so seldom, he exclaimed,
that you owe Mohammed, you were the most hated face, the hate most hated personality in my life. But
now, you are the most dear person to me in this world.
		

			And the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him,
		

			then prayed to Allah for blessing for the moment.
		

			And to mama, then feeling guilty for what had happened. He said, but I have killed people I have
done wrong. How can I atone for my sins?
		

			And the Prophet peace be upon him told him Islam? Yeah, Jew buma Kabbalah that Islam wipes away the
previous sense. And so a great burden was lifted off the back of the mama.
		

			And he left the Prophet peace be upon him know that his original intention was to go to Mecca, to
perform his giant Li omura his visit to Mecca to worship idols, and the Prophet peace be upon him
said continue your intention, but do it for Allah subhanaw taala. And so the mama then went down
from Medina to Mecca, came into the precincts, of the Kaaba. And as he came in, and he had been
instructed by the prophet peace be upon him, how to make the basic formula, one of the basic rights
that you have to actually do and as he was coming in to court he heard the sound law Baker law
Humala bake law Baker LaShawn ecola cola bake in 101. Now I'm outta Lackawanna milk, law, shoddy
		

			Kodak. They heard that eternal sound, the bake Allahumma barik Voila. I am at your service.
		

			I'm at your service, there is no god except you. Surely the praise and the kingdom belongs to you.
There is nothing worthy of worship, except you. When the chorus heard this, they pounced upon this
man.
		

			And one of their archers was about to shoot him and kill him. But the court aged and recognizing who
it was, they said, Don't do this. This is tamama.
		

			He is the the leader of Belo hanifa. This is one of the most powerful clans in the Arabian
Peninsula. We have to talk to this man.
		

			So they they went to remember what are you doing? Are you disrespecting your parents and your
religion, and tamama then told them I have accepted the best religion.
		

			And I came here in order to carry out my religion and the Quraysh then were dumbfounded. They didn't
know what to do. Not just because this is a man who's accepting Islam because a normal person, they
would have killed him immediately. But the difference was young mama at the time, was the one of the
most fertile places in Arabia. And it was through the trade going on with the center of Arabia that
Mecca actually survived. Mecca up until today is a very hot place. It's a very dry place only
because of technology now that you see some green. But if you knew what Mecca was like before,
nothing green, a few palm trees here and there. But two major supplies that come into Mecca, are
		

			coming from the outside, it is dissolves on water that's keeping them alive.
		

			But they were dependent upon your mama for their trade.
		

			And so the mama then
		

			wanting to do something for Islam,
		

			recognizing what the Quraysh had done,
		

			seeing the oppression that they had carried out the slaughter of the people, having heard the
stories of the surrounding of Medina, first the torture and Mecca, that the companions went through.
And then the Battle of better about love or the Battle of the conduct of the trench. All of these
battles, the near extermination of the people, the continuous oppression that was going on. He then
said, I pledged not only myself, I pledge my life, I pledge my people to Islam.
		

			And so he returned to the area. Having been the first person
		

			to make the Tobia, the baker lahoma bag, this is the first Muslim making it. Remember this is before
the Great ombre of the prophet SAW some of them, this is before it. So that this is a record in the
sense. Today, people will put you in the Guinness
		

			Book of Records. This is the first person to make the Tobia
		

			a great achievement that was not enough for him. He wanted to solidify
		

			what he was doing with Allah subhanaw taala. He wanted to pay back for the lives he had taken and
for the bad thoughts and intentions that he had. And so he returned to the center of Arabia, and he
cut off all supplies. He cut off the trade with Mecca.
		

			And this is what you would call today will kata it is a boycott. He literally cut the trade.
		

			And as the year went by, the difficulty came in on Quraysh like a thunderous boat.
		

			They were suffering because their goods are coming from there. Their sustenance is coming from
there. The animals could not be fed the wheat, the major wheat production in Arabia at that time was
in the center of Arabia. So their bread has cut off much of their supplies, even the sukkah the
dates that you get today. This is where it comes from. The best dates in Arabia coming from out of
the center, as well.
		

			And so it was all cut off. And they really began to suffer to the point where starvation started to
come in. And the kodesh out of desperation, sent a delegation to the Prophet Muhammad peace and
blessings be upon him.
		

			And they said in words with others sofiane came as their leader, the same person
		

			who had
		

			sought revenge and or the same person was organized against them with the zap in the Battle of the
trench. He came now as a beggar because of the sanctions that were put upon his city. And he came to
the prophets are seldom and said, I thought you were a mercy to all of humanity. We had a treaty,
this sort of who they BIA, we have a treaty of who they BIA that I made we made with you that we
would have brotherhood, between ourselves I thought we had some kind of agreement that that was
actually going on.
		

			And the profit sell, selling be being a mercy for all of humanity.
		

			He then sent a letter to the mama and told him lift the boycott, allow the trade to come through.
		

			Because it is not the intention of Islam, not the intention of Muslims, that we are harming the
individuals. But we are calling to the good and forbidding evil, not the innocent people to suffer.
		

			And so tamama then lifted the boycott.
		

			Following this in the same area, one of the lowly people who was demented, diluted individual was
salema then came up and said, I am the messenger of God. He got a little attention from the province
of Southern when his delegation went to Medina, but he was not really the lead up to Mama was the
leader.
		

			And so was St. Lima then came up and claimed to be the Messenger of Allah and he sent a letter to
the prophet SAW Selim saying from Hussein Lima rasulillah to Muhammad Rasul Allah,
		

			you take half of Arabia, and I'll take the other half.
		

			So the province of Southern wrote back to him and said, from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah to
Salah Al Khattab de ly.
		

			And he quoted from the Quran, enough out of the law he up to how many shadowman A baddie allowed
people to live in a tepee. Surely this earth belongs to Allah. And it gives it to whom he pleases
from his servants and worship is, and the best reward is for those who have piety and right action.
		

			And immediately the Muslims recognize the danger of these people. The prophet SAW seldom had passed
away. But it wasn't the time of Omar but a hot tub. That and even before that, that
		

			tamama himself announced his Islam, and he began to wage a struggle against Mussolini.
		

			This was the first activities, the first struggle against the liar prophet.
		

			It was done by samama himself. Following this, the armies of Islam led by Khalid a bit of Walid
rhodiola, one came to the area, they followed up to Mama's actions, and they defeated was Salem and
finished his false Prophethood.
		

			But Obama himself would go down as one of the great leaders who had embraced Islam. And we have to
remember that although the prophet SAW Selim himself did not declare the boycott, he allowed it to
happen. He did not
		

			punish tomorrow, Obama. He did not say to him, What you did is wrong. It's against the Sunda.
		

			He told him because seeing the effect on the police lifted,
		

			and so it was lifted. And some historians even look to the fact that by the time the prophet SAW
Selim and his companions then opened up Mecca, the facto Mecca. This is one of the physical reasons
why the kodesh could not resist because they had been weakened
		

			by the boycott and the sanctions that went on.
		

			And so in looking at this illumination, and what is happening in the world today, we recognize that
Muslims are being pressurized and attacked by a number of nations
		

			recently, because of a very sad situation in France, where a Muslim immigrant from Chechnya who was
not part of the French community, Muslim community was angry because a teacher then put up cartoons
against the Prophet so seldom.
		

			He took it in his own hands as a vigilante and he murdered that teacher. I want to make it very
clear that we do not condone any type of vigilante action like this. This would be considered
		

			A crime in the Muslim Lance. But we do recognize that the response of the French by closing down
mustards by demonizing Islam, by allowing the right wing people within that country to start
attacking Muslims and women have been attacked to women were stabbed under the Eiffel Tower.
		

			People are being beaten, they're living in fear. This is not the response that is supposed to be
because we recognize that if France is a secular society,
		

			then if something is done against any religion, if the Jewish religion is attacked, if they are
leazes, their leaders if Moses and peace be upon him, is ridiculed. In a cartoon, this would be
considered anti semitism.
		

			If women are being openly ridiculed, it's anti feminism.
		

			And so the secular state does not allow these things to be happening to religion.
		

			And so when the Prophet Muhammad SAW seldom is attacked, and is clear that it hurts the
sensibilities of Muslims as he is the Messenger of Allah, his Sunnah his way, is a major part of our
understanding. It is well known, it is well discussed. And so it is an open attack upon the Muslim.
And this follows the centuries going back to the crusades, when even the First Crusade
		

			was called in Claremont, which is in France, where the first major crusade is to come with a Franks,
where the western side when crusades was sent against the Muslims in Spain and Portugal and the
loose, it was the Franks. And so it is part of an ongoing animosity and attack against Islam. And so
Muslims, we are not those who take revenge, wild revenge. However, we do have the right to resist.
And in the Sunnah all the way up to mama.
		

			If we're not, if we feel this pressure happen, we see the evil that is going on, we have a right to
resist into Mama's case. He did not sell goods, he stopped that. But in our case, we do not have to
buy goods, because we are some of the biggest consumers in the world. Even in tourism, Islamic
tourism, considered to be the biggest tourism in the world. Now, in terms of cosmetics, in terms of
quality products, high end clothing, much of which comes out of France, Muslims are some of the
biggest consumers in the world. And the least we can do without love of the Prophet peace and
blessings be upon him. And our recognition of Islamophobia.
		

			Coming through all ranks, within that society, the least we can do is stop eating their products and
stop wasting our money upon goods, which only have a name on the back of it. But I'm not even as as
well done as products coming from our own lens. And so the Prophet peace and blessings be upon him
and the people around him, give us the best example. And they give us illumination. They give us
light
		

			at the end of this darkness, at the end of the tunnel, there is light through that illumination that
is coming from Islam.
		

			And so we ask Allah subhanaw taala to make it easy for the Muslims in France, and the Muslims
throughout the world throughout Europe and even here in the Americas right here in Toronto, in the
GTA. Islamophobia is on the rise. masjids are under attack. People have been killed. People have
been threatened, Islamophobia is rising up, but we are not going to sit back idly. We're not going
to roll over and die, as they say. But we will stand up for the truth. We will not take the form or
actions of a savage. In order to fight savagery, we will keep the best character but in the
tradition of our companions in the traditional prophet moment so seldom, we will stand clearly for
		

			Islam. We will stand clearly
		

			for our message. I pray that Allah subhanaw taala would have mercy on this Omar and would make it
easy for all those who are suffering
		

			Throughout the Muslim world, as I leave you with these thoughts, Baraka Tawana Alhamdulillah rabil
alameen wa Salaam wa Alaykum warahmatullahi wa better cat