{"_id":"68deb33886e7d704ca10073c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How should Muslims view the assassination of public figures?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What are your thoughts about the recent assassination of the conservative speaker? How should a Muslim view a situation like this?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Islam is a religion of law and order. There is no place for vigilantism or political violence in our religion. Muslims must unconditionally condemn such actions, no matter who the victim is.\\n\\nThe Prophet ﷺ did not teach us to face hate with hate. When he entered Makkah victorious, after years of persecution, torture, and exile, he stood before his former enemies and declared: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Go, for you are free.” (Ibn Hishām, Sīrah).\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nHe did not allow retribution, even against those who had caused great harm to him and his community. In his earliest days in Makkah, when people mocked him, threw filth upon him, and slandered him, he never responded with violence or hatred. His patience and mercy embodied the Qur’an:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"وَلَا تَسْتَوِي ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better, and you will see that the one between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend.” (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/41/34\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur’an 41:34\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\").\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nAnd Allah commands us:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوْمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا۟ ۚ ٱعْدِلُوا۟ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“O believers! Stand firm for Allah and bear true testimony. Do not let the hatred of a people lead you to injustice. Be just! That is closer to righteousness. And be mindful of Allah. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what you do.” (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/5/8\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur’an 5:8\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\").\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nEven in Ṭāʾif, when the Prophet ﷺ was stoned and humiliated, and the angel of the mountains offered to crush his tormentors, he refused and instead said: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Rather, I hope that Allah will bring forth from their descendants those who will worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him.\\\"\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nAs Muslims, we must stand firmly against hate and against political violence, based on principle, regardless of how we feel toward the individuals involved. The Prophet ﷺ said:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ بِالطَّعَّانِ وَلَا اللَّعَّانِ وَلَا الْفَاحِشِ وَلَا الْبَذِيءِ\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“The believer is not one who insults, curses, speaks obscenely, or behaves indecently.” (al-Tirmidhī).\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nOur responsibility is to combat hatred in a principled way: exposing the dangers of those who spread it under the guise of free speech, but without resorting to hate or violence ourselves. We cannot allow the hatred of others to push us into abandoning the values of justice, mercy, and dignity that are central to our faith.\\n\\nAs Allah reminds us:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعٗاۖ وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَآ أَحْيَا ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعٗا\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“Whoever kills a soul—unless in retribution for murder or for spreading corruption in the land—it is as if he had slain all of humanity. And whoever saves a life, it is as if he had saved all of humanity.” (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/5/32\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur’an 5:32\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\").\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nThe life of the Prophet ﷺ is the clearest proof: he bore hardship with patience, he responded to hostility with dignity, and he left judgment to Allah. This is the prophetic example we must strive to uphold today.\\n\\nAs Muslims, we must also be careful not to get swept into the political divides of right and left, conservative and liberal. These labels are human constructs, each with their own biases and injustices. Our allegiance is not to partisan ideologies but to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ. The Qur’an commands us to be \"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“a justly balanced community” (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/2/143\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur’an 2:143\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\")\"},{\"insert\":\", and warns us not to let hatred or tribal loyalties sway us from truth and justice\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\" (\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/5/8\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur’an 5:8\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\")\"},{\"insert\":\".\\n\\nAs Muslims, we must not respond to these events through the lens of political identity, but through the principles of Islam: justice, dignity, mercy, and the sanctity of life. Aligning blindly with one political side risks compromising our own values, while Islam calls us to stand for what is right wherever it may be found.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c23277c","tag":"Contemporary Life: Politics","count":35}],"createdOn":"2025-10-02T17:15:36.953Z"}