Mufti Menk – Signs Of A Confused Scholar

We have generations to worry about. The Ummah,

we have to worry about. It's not about

you and I. Please, oh dear scholars,

I'm sorry to say it, but I have

to say bluntly,

behave yourselves.

Here are the masses looking for guidance, not

looking for swear words against one another. You

find one calling the other names. And what's

the other one doing? He will smile and

say, may Allah forgive him. And he will

keep on doing the work. My brothers and

sisters, recognize them. When you hear a scholar

belittling another,

understand it's a mental problem.

Understand it's a psychological issue.

Understand it's a complex that they've developed thinking

that they know and everyone else doesn't.

And understand when a scholar begins to sway

at another and scoff at another and belittle

another, it's a sign he has lost not

only the plot

but even the argument.

You know, it's like kids when you're playing

a game and you're a big guy and

the little guy comes and actually wins. What

do you do? You spoil the game and

you say he's an idiot. He's a dog.

He's a puppy. He's a whatever. He's a

pig and so on. May Allah forgive us.

These type of words are being used by

those who are supposed to be carriers

of the deen of Allah, of the Quran

and Sunnah. My brothers and sisters, do you

really think those are our true leaders? Or

should we excuse them? Should we excuse them?

Because if we're going to go back and

fight back,

what will happen? We will create a public

disaster for nothing. We're going to make a

fool of ourselves as an Ummah. The truth

is we make dua for them and we

carry on.

The Quran teaches us when the ignorant

and the arrogant, the Juhal,

when they are communicating with you, the only

thing you can say is salaam peace and

you walk away. Maintain your peace. Keep the

peace among the people and continue. Allah will

grant you goodness. My brothers, my sisters, it's

about time we as the Ummah, the masses,

realized and recognized

those who make a true effort and constantly

serve the ummah. They serve humanity. They go

out, they feed the poor. They go out,

they teach

diligently. There are people we don't even hear

of who have produced huffar. They have produced

so many of the young people learning the

Quran. You and I were taught by men

and women of knowledge who have

dedicatedly

trained us when we were young to read

the Quran. No one even mentions them. No

one even knows them at times. Those are

the awliya'ullah.

Those are the friends of Allah who dedicatedly

work

quietly teaching alif

alif.

Those are the ones who get a full

reward. Massive and they are not even known

by the public. They are known by the

angels who carry their sadaqa jariyah, the reward

on a daily basis.