Sulaiman Moola – Are you open to rectification

			BismillahirRahmanir
		

			Rahim,
		

			in chapter 22
		

			verse 41,
		

			Allah
		

			praising the Sahaba says,
		

			The companions are such that if I give
		

			them power and authority on the land,
		

			they will never abuse power. Instead, they will
		

			establish prayer, they will discharge zakat, they will
		

			invite towards good and forbid from evil.
		

			When we look at the golden era of
		

			the Muslims, and in particular the rule of
		

			the Khalifa Rashidin,
		

			we find the display of such amazing character
		

			that in this time and age, it's almost
		

			unthinkable and inconceivable.
		

			Say, now Amr radiAllahu anhu one day addresses
		

			the people by saying,
		

			oh people,
		

			Any one of you, if you ever observe
		

			a defect, mistake, or a folly in me,
		

			then you have my absolute blessings and permission
		

			to address me, to rebuke me, and to
		

			chastise me. So a person stood up from
		

			the congregation and he said, oh, Umar, we
		

			will do precisely the same. We will challenge
		

			you. We will address you. We will rebuke
		

			you. Omar
		

			then praised the person, thanked him, acknowledged him,
		

			and he said, Alhamdulillah
		

			he led the
		

			I'm so grateful to Allah that there are
		

			people within my ranks that will address the
		

			wrong of Omar using the very sword of
		

			Omar. Can you imagine that?
		

			Unthinkable.
		

			Imagine today, a manager, a boss, a principal,
		

			a person in public office can stand up
		

			and say,
		

			listen. I am not infallible. I am prone
		

			to mistake,
		

			and whatever wrong you see within me, please
		

			address it with me.
		

			Sadly, we live in a time where people
		

			will prefer
		

			false
		

			praises
		

			over constructive
		

			criticism.