Mufti Menk – Treatment Of Prisoners Back In The Day
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The speaker discusses the treatment of veterans in the United States, including the use of war veteran funds and the treatment of veterans in prison. They also mention the importance of respecting and praising veterans, as well as the use of language in the message. The speaker emphasizes the need for caution and respecting veterans in the face of war.
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Let me tell you something very interesting.
When Allah chose
to favor entire
humanity,
He actually blessed us with a Nabi,
Muhammad
And when Allah chose you and I to
be from the ummah of Nabi Muhammad sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam, He favored us. We will
be entering Jannah by the will of Allah,
by the mercy of Allah, and by the
intercession of Nabi Muhammad salallahu alaihi wa sallam.
My messenger has told me that I will
recognize you on the day of judgment by
the shine on the places that you used
to wash When you used to make wudu
so many times a day. The place will
shine and I will recognize my ummah. And
I will tell Allah, O Allah, this person
is from me and my ummah. Let them
come here.
Subhanallah.
Isn't it soothing?
He speaks about his intercession for those who've
committed sins
so that Allah will forgive them. This person
is from my ummah.
For as long as you tried
and keep seeking the forgiveness of Allah, I
have a lot of hope.
Allah says, We sent Him as a mercy.
Not just to mankind but to all creatures.
O Messenger,
we have not sent you except
as a means of mercy
for alalamin.
We sent you as a means of mercy
for Alalamin.
He came in and taught us to be
merciful to animals.
To be merciful to other creatures.
If Allah taught me to be merciful towards
a dog, then what do you think Allah
would have taught regarding other human beings?
At times of war
we were taught,
be careful how you treat the prisoners of
war. Be careful who you fight. The elderly,
the women, the disabled, the places of worship.
All these are no go areas even though
you are in a war.
Today they claim to be very advanced.
Wallahi, today we are more barbaric
than anything that happened at the time of
the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Look
at the treatment of those who go to
prison
anywhere in the world. Look at how they
are treated. If you know, you will tell
yourself, salallahu alaihi wasalam, we have the greatest
of teachers. Here is the messenger. He tells
us, even a prisoner of war should be
treated with utmost dignity and respect.
Today we penalize, punish and torture
in the most advanced world,
according to the world.
The the type of torture that is served
to those who are perhaps held in any
prison
is something that is totally unacceptable
by any
standards.
And then we blame Islam.
The prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, says
be careful
how you treat them. Watch out. Treat them
fairly.
Respect.
Offer them food, clothing,
drink, dignity.
Let them relieve themselves in the correct
way. Give them honor. Allahu Akbar.
That's why a lot of them turned to
Islam. They saw. Wow, this is a faith.
To this day in many countries people go
to the prisons.
At times if they're introduced to islam it
gives them an opportunity to interact with this
for the first time. They come out and
they're muslims.
Especially in the western world.
They come out and they're Muslim because
they finally were introduced to something that they
discovered
when they were in their solitude and so
on.
But here is the messenger. Look at how
He treated them. Look at what He said
about women.
Imagine people say, oh oppressing women oppressing women.
When the statement the prophet Muhammad says, the
best of you are those who are best
to their women.
Didn't he say that?
Where is that teaching? Show me any one
of the books that exist on earth that
has the teaching. The best of mankind are
those who are the best to their women.
Allahu Akbar. It's not there. It's only my
Nabi.