The first thing we must do..
The first thing we must do is ask Allah for forgiveness.I say this because, the people that insult the prophetProphet (pbuh) have never met him or seen him BUT they know him through our actions. So we have failed to deliver the message of Islam for them to insult someone they have never seen or met.
These insults will not change the status of the prophetProphet (pbuh) in the least. Allah is enough to protect the name of His messenger (pbuh) BUT these insults are a warning from Allah about our failure to deliver the message of Islam
Patience is the key..
You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who associate others with Allah much abuse. But if you are patient and fear Allah - indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of determination. (Quran 3:186)
Allah in the above verse clearly says that we will hear a lot of stuff that will grieve us BUT BE PATIENT.
We have today become emotional puppets. We are insulted and we respond exactly how "they" want us to. This is because we have forgotten this verse from the Quran. We have to be calm, collected & calculative.
This is nothing new
The Quraish used to go around insulting the prophetProphet (pbuh) all the time. As the Islamic empire expanded the number of people insulting the prophetProphet (pbuh) increased BUT the prophetProphet (pbuh) or his companions never lost focus. They went on spreading the message.Understand the nature of disbelief
We should understand that it is the nature of disbelief to insult the prophets(pbuh), the books of Allah & even Allah. We should not be surprised at all. Our problem will not be solved by reprimanding the disbeliever rather spread more awareness about Islam to remove disbelief.
See how the prophetProphet (pbuh) responded to a person urinating in masjid Annabawi
Anas reported: A Bedouin urinated in the mosque. Some of the persons stood up (to reprimand him or to check him from doing so), but the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Leave him alone; don't interrupt him. He (the narrator) said: And when he had finished, he called for a bucket of water and poured it over. (Muslim hadith 557, Book of purification)
Understand our failure
What is the reason of our failure?- Are we few in number? ... one in every five on this planet is Muslim
- Don't we have the means?... we control all the natural resources under our feet.
The prophetProphet (pbuh) didn't build the Islamic empire with numbers or money....rather he won hearts and we have failed to do so.
Go to any masjid, you will see that we have even forgotten to smile which is one of the sunnahs of the prophetProphet (pbuh).
PS: I feel we should let everyone know that it is unacceptable to insult the prophet(pbuh) BUT they way to convey this needs to be better and with patience.
