Zakir Naik – How the Label Identifies and Protects a Muslim

Every religion

has a certain label.

The Christians,

their label

is the cross.

The Hindus,

their label is the Om or maybe a

vermilon or tika with the wear on the

head.

The Jews,

they wear a small cap

behind. We can either identify this is not

a Muslim cap, it's a Jewish cap, small

cap.

Every religion has a certain label,

but the community,

which should be appreciated,

which should be maximum appreciated

for wearing the label

is the sick community.

The sick,

They're hardly 2%

in the population of India, which is close

to a 1000000000

people.

Less than 2%

are 6.

But

they are proud to identify themselves as 6.

Always, they wear the label. You know, they

wear that turban,

which is a particular type of turban, the

way they tie it, and they also have

a beard. They are proud to identify themselves

at 6.

And if

any person

wants to indicate

that this human being is an Indian coming

from India, he will always focus on the

sick. For example,

if you see in a cricket match or

any match which is going abroad, and if

they don't identify that Indian are there in

the audience, they'll focus on the sick.

Though he's less than 2%.

He's not an Indian, which is a sample

Indian. Less than 2%.

A minority of a minority.

Yet,

when the people want to identify that he's

an Indian, they focus on the sick because

he's proud to wear his label.

Irrespective whether

he enrolls himself in the army, or the

navy, or the air force, he does not

give up his label.

And I was shocked

that when I went to Canada,

I read a report

that

a

sick who migrated to Canada

and was a citizen of Canada.

The Canadian government, they objected that he cannot

wear the turban in the army.

He fought a case in the court, and

he won the case.

That even in Canada,

he was allowed to maintain his label.

Imagine, in Canada,

he wants to identify himself that he's a

sick, and he won the case.

We know many of the Muslims who when

they go for a job, and if the

boss says, you know, the beard is a

bit shabby. I'll give you a job if

you remove the beard, and many of us,

next day will shave the beard.

It's a shame on us.

It's a shame on us. The 6th are

minority of minority.

In the world population,

it's insignificant, yet they want to identify themselves

as 6.

I'm not talking about all the Muslims, I'm

talking about few Muslims

who are afraid to wear the label.

It's a shame.

And our beloved prophet,

Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. He said,

it's mentioned Sahih Muslim.

1 number 2, in the book of Salah,

Hadith number

932,

as well as 19331934.

In 3 hadith, the beloved prophet said,

that when you go for the Eden salah,

for salah of

and

the Ramzanid and the Bakrid, which as we

know here.

When you go for the salah of this

to Eden,

take along with you the young woman

as well as the menstruating

woman,

as well as the observing

woman.

Even though the menstruating women, they do not

offer salah, they only supplicate,

take them along.

Her prophet said, when you go for the

take along with you the children, the young

women, the partha observing women,

even the menstruating women, even if they cannot

pray.

What was the logic of the beloved prophet

to command the Muslim, Umma, to go along

with the young women,

for the observing women, as well as the

menstruating women, even if they cannot offer salah.

What was the logic?

The logic is

that,

as we know, for the,

all the people gather

under 1 place, especially in the villages. If

2, 3 villages are close by, they gather

in a, a place where they offer each

salah together.

In the city in Bombay, it's a bit

different, you know, because it's a city, it's

a vast city, a little difficult. We can't

go outside Bombay. It's too far. So we

have the in various mosques, but yet we

try and see to it that the congregation

is big.

But normally, in the other places, villages, etcetera,

you gather together in the open ground in.

For example,

if there are 3 small villages,

if they have a common.

So the Muslim, when he comes for the

Eid salah,

he sees

30, 000 Muslims

in these 3 small villages.

30, 000 Muslims, the morale of the Muslims

is boosted.

He feels proud.

30, 000 Muslims all gathered together, you know.

You can make out that the Muslims, the

moral is boosted.

And if a non Muslim,

when he sees

30, 000 Muslims in these 3 small villages,

he will think 10 times before creating mischief

for the Muslims.

If he has to create any trouble for

the Muslims, he will think a 100 times.

And simultaneously,

the moral of the Muslim is boosted.

That's why beloved prophet said, when you go

for it, fella,

gather in congregation along with the children, young

women,

part of the observing women, as well as

the menstruating women, even if they cannot offer

salah.

For example, if you're traveling in a bus,

traveling in a BST bus,

and suppose

there is a Muslim sister

of us who's driving a bus.

And

if in that

bus, along with the Muslim sister,

sitting somewhere,

there are about 5 to 10 Muslims

sitting in the bus wearing the label, wearing

a cap, and sporting a beard.

These 10 people don't know each other. Neither

do they know that Muslim girl.

But if

a non Muslim

wants to create mischief

with the Muslim girl, if he wants to

create trouble for the Muslim girl,

for the Muslim,

the non Muslim will think 10 times.

Oh, there are 10 people in the bus.

You know, a Muslim wearing a cap and

sporting a beard. He will think 10 times

before creating mischief.

Even if those 10 people are old people,

they can't even raise a finger.

Even if they can't hurt anyone yet,

only seeing them,

he will think 10 times.

Oh, 10 people

who are Muslims. If I create mischief, these

10 people will pound on me.

It does wonders.

Wearing the label does wonders.

It does not only benefit you, it even

benefits your other Muslim brothers and sisters.