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**ppfpooghn** · 11-14-2011, 02:05 AM

Assalamu alaykum
Brother just sit in a masjid. Count the people who are dishonest, who's wife has ditched, who is backbiting, who is vandalizing etc. And count the number of brothers who are in right path.

If you have statistics, they weigh it.

Assalamu alaikum,

It is disturbing to see this kind of message inviting people to find fault with one another. This is typical of self-righteous bigots, people who are so busy cataloging the sins of their neighbors that they forget completely about themselves. This, in itself, is a kind of ghibah.

When I see this, I have to remind myself that it is not confined to Muslims alone, and that makes me feel a little bit better. The publicly pious are perhaps the most distasteful of Muslims, and more likely to drive people away from our religion than almost anything else.

200 years ago Robert Burns wrote a poem about them. It begins:

O ye wha are sae guid yoursel',
Sae pious and sae holy,
Ye've nought to do but mark and tell
Your neibours' fauts and folly!
Whase life is like a weel-gaun mill,
Supplied wi' store o' water;
The heaped happer's ebbing still,
An' still the clap plays clatter.

This page has the full text with hyper-linked definitions of some of the words, for those who are unfamiliar with Scotts English.

http://www.robertburns.org/works/93.shtml

In Islam it is called /Hisba/ the taking account of onself before we are taken account of. This does not require us to compare ourselves to others, we will not be asked about this.

Invite others with goodness and mercy and good works for the sake of Allah and do not judge others.

Salaam,

Abu Marwan

11-14-2011, 02:05 AM	#24
ppfpooghn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	Assalamu alaykum Brother just sit in a masjid. Count the people who are dishonest, who's wife has ditched, who is backbiting, who is vandalizing etc. And count the number of brothers who are in right path. If you have statistics, they weigh it. Assalamu alaikum, It is disturbing to see this kind of message inviting people to find fault with one another. This is typical of self-righteous bigots, people who are so busy cataloging the sins of their neighbors that they forget completely about themselves. This, in itself, is a kind of ghibah. When I see this, I have to remind myself that it is not confined to Muslims alone, and that makes me feel a little bit better. The publicly pious are perhaps the most distasteful of Muslims, and more likely to drive people away from our religion than almost anything else. 200 years ago Robert Burns wrote a poem about them. It begins: O ye wha are sae guid yoursel', Sae pious and sae holy, Ye've nought to do but mark and tell Your neibours' fauts and folly! Whase life is like a weel-gaun mill, Supplied wi' store o' water; The heaped happer's ebbing still, An' still the clap plays clatter. This page has the full text with hyper-linked definitions of some of the words, for those who are unfamiliar with Scotts English. http://www.robertburns.org/works/93.shtml In Islam it is called /Hisba/ the taking account of onself before we are taken account of. This does not require us to compare ourselves to others, we will not be asked about this. Invite others with goodness and mercy and good works for the sake of Allah and do not judge others. Salaam, Abu Marwan
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