Question:

asslamualaykum respcted mufti saab. i wanted to know what the opinion of the ulema of the ahl e sunnat have on the aspect of hate in islam 

1) is there any thing as hate in islam 

2) if there is then what or who should we hate

3) who has the right to hate . anyone or just the ulema. 

4) did our predessesors ever hate or did they only show love 

please can you give a detailed answer with examples. 


Answer:

Wa Alaykum Al-Salam

1. Islam is not pacifism. Ab Umamah narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that he said, “He who loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah and refuses for the sake of Allah has completed his Faith (Iman)”. In another narration, “The dearest of actions near Allah is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah”.

2. Every Muslim must only hate for the sake of Allah. One must hate all that is prohibited, disliked and wrong in Islam and one should hate those who commit forbidden acts due to their forbidden act.

3. Already answered in number two.

4. All our predecessors acted upon the Qur’an and Hadeeth. Here are two examples. Imam Bayhaqi records that a misguided person asked Sayyiduna Ayyub Al-Ansaari whilst he was walking, “Can you tell me the meaning of a word”. Ayyub Al-Ansari changed his path and gestured with his finger, "Not even half a word". The great Fudayl Ibn Ayad used to say, “When you see a deviant on a path, take another path”.

Allah knows best for His knowledge is complete.

Zahid Hussain Al-Qadri
(Beggar at the doorstep of scholars) 

It is narrated in al-Khasā’is ul-Kubra that the uncle of the Beloved Messenger of Allâh şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam Sayyidunā Abbâs Bin Abd-al Muttalib rađiyAllāhu ánhu narrates that,

I asked the Blessed Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam, ‘Oh Messenger of Allâh şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam, I saw such an incident in your childhood, which proves your Prophet hood and this is one of the reasons why I accepted Islâm. I saw that you were talking to the moon whilst in your cradle and I saw that the moon would move to wherever you pointed your finger.’

The Beloved Messenger of Allah şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam replied, ‘I used to talk to the moon and it used to talk to me, the moon used to play with me when I used to cry, and I was able to hear it when it would fall into prostration to Allâh Almighty.’