Mufti Menk – Never Belittle These People

My brothers and sisters,

like I said, when we talk of being

a good Muslim, there are so many things

that come to mind. The verses of the

Quran are full. But we haven't read that

Quran. We haven't gone through the sunnah of

Muhammad

Look at his life.

He was the best, he was a shining

example. We are talking

of him for the last few days, and

we are speaking about him today as well.

And we would like to emulate his entire

lifestyle.

He gave so much importance to people. He

helped those who were his enemies as well.

And he made sure that he greeted people.

In fact, Allah

tells him to go out of his way

to greet the poor.

Allah says, when the believers come towards you,

tell them, salaamun alaikum. He's telling Muhammad

If you look at the reasons of revelation

of that particular verse, amazing how?

Allahu Akbar, Allah

is

instructing Muhammad

to give greater importance to those who are

seemingly downtrodden,

yet their hearts

are full of iman.

Never ever turn away from such people. Today

you see a person who's a little bit

poor. They might have tatty clothing and so

on. And people tend to give the wealthy

a little bit more importance.

A good Muslim

will spend a moment

even giving importance to those who have tatty

clothing.

A good Muslim is he who gives importance

to little children, knowing

that the future lies in their hands.

A good Muslim is he who understands the

position of the sisters,

and has it in his mind, that I

will never abuse the respect of the sister

of mine. Subhanallah.

The world out there teaches you that a

woman is just an object of sexual amusement.

Believe me, they can say what they want,

but that is how the women are being

treated. Like I said yesterday,

in one of the programs I had.

People say Muslim women are being forced to

wear what they are wearing. The reality is

the rest of the world is being forced

to wear what they are wearing.

Why? It's a different way of forcing.

It's just a more intellectual smart way of

forcing.

You see a sister or someone, perhaps in

a different part of the world,

wearing

heels

that are this high, and they become higher.

She cannot walk. Look at how high it's

becoming.

She cannot walk. She has calluses on her

feet.

She's struggling.

But because the telly has brainwashed her,

society has conned her. The movies have really

knocked her brain out.

The big brothers and reality shows have really

taught her

something

and made her believe it's her freedom. Yet,

it's knocked her out because she's suffering in

those shoes. But she will not leave her

home without those shoes.

Who was forced? Who is being forced?

She will wear a miniskirt,

so mini that it becomes a maxi shirt,

rather than a miniskirt.

Really.

And she will do it, why? Because of

the same thing. She's out with a telly

everyday.

The games she plays, everything on there is

showing her how short the skirt should be.

May Allah protect us.

And then when she goes out, she looks

at everyone else and says they are forced.

Sister,

you were forced and compelled to do what

you are doing, but in a smart way.

Remember that. May Allah protect us. They are

judging you based on the texture of your

legs.

This is what they are judging you by.

They are judging you by how your hair

flies in the wind. I've spoken about this

in the past at length. And I've even

told you about pantine and head and shoulders

and everything else. Masha'Allah.

Molten brown and what have you. May Allah

protect us.

We don't want to be molten red in

the fire of Jahannam. May Allah

grant us goodness.