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#We_Do_Not_Preoccupy_Ourselves_With_Whoever_Leaves_Islam

February 18, 2019
 #We_Do_Not_Preoccupy_Ourselves_With_Whoever_Leaves_Islam

It is an unhealthy phenomenon that whenever someone leaves Islam, we become preoccupied with talking about him.. Read Surah ('Abasa) to learn from it the dignity of the Truth: ("As for he who thinks himself without need, (5) To him you give attention. (6) And not upon you [is any blame] if he will not be purified. (7)")...What business do you have with him if he is turning away? ("But as for he who came to you striving [for knowledge] (8) While he fears [Allah], (9) From him you are distracted. (10)") The people who came asking you about the Truth out of fear of Allah and hoping for His bounty, nothing should distract you from them... These are your investment for the Hereafter.. So do not allow those who feel they do not need Allah's mercy to take from your attention and your psychological well-being at the expense of these who are approaching [the faith]. ("No! Indeed, these verses are a reminder; (11) So whoever wills may remember it. (12)").. So whoever wills may remember it.. and he is the beneficiary, no one else, because: ("Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it.") And because: ("O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy. (15) If He wills, He can do away with you and bring forth a new creation. (16) And that is not difficult for Allah. (17)"). And because: ("And Moses said, 'If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.' (8)"). I said in a speech ("What comes after in seven years") and I still say: We must be a mercy to the worlds, following the example of our beloved [Prophet], peace and blessings be upon him, and we would love for those who leave Islam to return to it, and we work towards that. However, at the same time, it is a mistake to become preoccupied with this news and be afflicted with anxiety and frustration as if "the world is lost forever"!! If you grieve over the disbelief of one who disbelieves, turn your grief immediately into a positive driving force and continuous action, and beware of being broken. Focus on those who listen to you, for how many they are and how dire is their need to know their religion.. ("And say, 'The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve.'").. And remember the saying of the Lord of Glory in the Hadith Qudsi narrated by Muslim: ("O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not decrease My dominion by anything.")... So take pride in the dignity of Allah!