1.a) It is prohibited to insult, abuse or blaspheme Allah, His Mes-senger, His Deen, and/or His Book. These are all aspects of kufr (disbelief).
Allah, the Most High said:
“If you ask them (about this) they declare: ‘We were only talking idly and joking.’ Say ‘Was it at Allah, and His Aayaat (signs, revelation, etc.,) and His Messenger that you were mocking? Make no excuse; you have disbe-lieved after you had believed…” [At-Taubah 9: 65-66]
In the Tafseer of Ibn Katheer the following narration is related as the reason for revelation of this aayah. Ibn ‘Umar, Muhammad Ibn K’ab, Zayd Ibn Aslam and Qatadaah have all contributed to the establishment of the following Hadeeth. In the course of the campaign of Tabuk, a man came up and declared:
“We have seen no people with greater appetites, more lying or more cowardly in battle, than the Prophet of Allah, and his companions.”
Aws ibn Maalik rose and said: “It is rather you who are the liar, you are a Munafiq pretending to be a Muslim. I shall tell the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) about you.”
Aws went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) to inform him but he found that revelation had already preceded him. (When the news reached) the man, he mounted his camel, sought the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “…But we were only joking trying to pass the time while traveling.” Ibn ‘Umar said: “He was clinging to the saddle belt of the Prophet’s camel as it ran, his feet and legs being battered by the rough ground, and repeating: ‘but we were only joking…’ and the Prophet insisting, without turning his face to him said: ‘Joking! Joking with Allah? With His Reve-lation and With His Prophet?’ ”
- b) It is prohibited to abuse or blaspheme the Sahabahs (the com-panions of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“May Allah curse the one who abuse or blaspheme my companions.”[At-Tabaranee, Al-Khateeb Al-Baghdadee]
He (peace be upon him) also said:
– Abuse in Islam of Uhud in gold (in Allah’s way) you would not equal their support, or not even half of their support.” [Bkhari & Muslim]
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It is painful to hear people, who claim that they are Muslims, abuse the noblest of men of this ummah, like Abu Bakr, and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), or even other Sahabahs, like Mu‘aawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).
- c) It is prohibited for a Muslim to abuse or blaspheme another Muslim, The Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
“Abusing/blaspheming of the Muslim is evil and im-moral whilst fighting him is kufr (disbelief).” [Bukhari & Muslim]
He (peace be upon him) further states: “The Muslim is he from whom other Muslims are safe from his hand and his tongue.” [Muslim]
- d) It is prohibited to abuse/blaspheme the dead. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
“Do not abuse/blaspheme the dead.” [Bukhari]
- e) It is prohibited to insult/blaspheme what the unbelievers wor-ship other than Allah. Allah, the Most High said:
“And insult not those whom they (the disbelievers) wor-ship besides Allah lest they insult Allah wrongfully with-out knowledge.” [Al-An’aan: 108]
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Do not cause harm to the Muslim because of insult or abuse to a kafir (disbeliver).” [Al-Haakim & Al-Baihaqee]
- f) The Prohibition to abuse the wind.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Do not abuse/blaspheme the wind because it circulates from Allah, it brings mercy and punishment. However, ask Allah for its good, and seek refuge with Allah from its evil.” [Al-Haakim & Ibn Majah]
- g) The prohibition to blaspheme the rooster (cock fowl).
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“Do not abuse/blaspheme the rooster, because it awak-ens (people) for prayer.’’ [Abu Dawood]
- h) The prohibition to blaspheme time (As-Dahr)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Do not abuse/blaspheme time…” [Muslim]
- i) Do not blaspheme fever.
The Messenger (peace be upon him) entered upon Umm As-Saaib and said to her:
“What is the matter with you, O Umm Saaib that you are trembling’“ She said “Fever, (there is) no blessing of Allah in it”. He (peace be upon him) said “Do not blaspheme fe-ver, because it wipes out the sins of the children of Adam, as the bellows extract the dirt from iron.” [Muslim]
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