Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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Praise be to Allaah and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah.
The Prophet (PBUH) told us that his Ummah
(nation) would follow the previous nations, the Jews, Christians and
Persians, but this was undoubtedly not praise for their actions, and
rather it is by way of condemnation and a warning. It was narrated from
Abu Sa’eed (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said:
“You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you,
handspan by handspan, cubit by cubit, until even if they entered the
hole of a lizard, you will do so too.” We asked, “O Messenger of Allaah,
(do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He said, “Who else?”(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3269; Muslim, 2669).
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (RA) that the Prophet (PBUH) said:
“The Hour will not begin until my Ummah follows in the footsteps of
those who came before it, handspan by handspan, cubit by cubit.” It was
asked, “O Messenger of Allah, like the Persians and Romans?” He said,
“Those are the people?” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6888).
The ignorant among this Ummah, and the
innovators and heretics have followed the previous nations, the Jews,
Christians and Persians, in their Beliefs, ways, manners and dress. Our
concern here is to point out in these days their following and imitation
of them through the innovation of “Mother’s Day” or “Family Day”, which
is a day that the Christians innovated to honour mothers, or so they
claim. This then Became a day that was venerated, when government
departments would be shut and people would get in touch with their
mothers or send them gifts and loving messages. But when the day was
over, things would go back to the way they were, with people being cut
off from their mothers and disobeying them.
What is strange is that the Muslims would
feel a need to imitate them in such ways, when Allaah has commanded
them to honour their mothers and has forbidden them to disobey them, and
has made the reward for that (for obeying them) the highest status.
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