The Attitude of a Muslim with True Ghayrah vs. Others

Some modernists get ecstatic when they find out that the Hanafi madhab does not prescribe the death penalty for dhimmis who insult the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Similarly, some sycophants gleefully chant “Hudaibiyyah!!!” because they think it provides some apparent cover to justify their favorite tyrant’s cooperation with the kuffar against the Muslims.

Right or wrong, I ask that we contrast the attitudes here.

For example, the Hanafi scholar Ibn Nujaym in his Al-Bahr ar-Raa’iq out of his ghayrah for the Prophet, says:

نعم، نفس المؤمن تميل إلى قول المخالف في مسألة السب، لكن اتباعنا للمذهب واجب

“Yes, the nafs of the believer inclines toward the opposing camp regarding the matter of insulting [the Prophet]; however, it is incumbent upon us to adhere to the madhab.”

Notice how Ibn Nujaym states that the nafs of a believer would desire that the more strict view be applied out of his love for Rasul Allah.

Similarly, when it comes to Hudaibiyyah, we all know how several of the Sahabah, especially Umar (رضي الله عنه), really struggled with accepting some of the clauses of the treaty (for example, see https://sunnah.com/bukhari/58/24. More details could be found in the Seerah). Even Sahl b. Hunaif, who witnessed Hudaibiyyah, had very strong words several years later which express how difficult it was for him and others to accept the treaty (see here https://sunnah.com/bukhari/58/23).

Contrast that attitude with the sycophants who would love to support their tyrants’ collaborations with the enemies of Islam by appealing to this treaty.

Similarly, today, I ask that we look at the attitude of those who say that we “must compromise” in the political domain and other spheres by forming contentious political alliances and compromising Islamic values. Do you see them doing so by lamenting over it with an apparent broken heart or with an apparently desensitized and joyful one?

Some people love Islamic “concessions.” They desire to make these exceptions the norm when practicing the deen. Be wary of them, and do not be fooled by their misplaced citations of our ulama, who would be the first to disapprove of their intentions and actions.