The Strangers

Assalamu'alaykum,

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, `Islam began as something strange, and it shall return to being something strange, so give glad tidings to the strangers.` It was asked, `Who are those strangers, O Messenger of Allah?` He replied, `Those that correct the people when they become corrupt.`

[Reported by Abu Amr al-Dani, from the hadith of ibn Masoud. It is authentic according to al-Albani.]

My Brothers in Islam,

Do not feel challenged when they tease you when you do not have any girlfriends at all. Do not put your face down when they insult your beards that neatly kept and the thinned moustache just because you follow the Sunnah of the Prophet. Do not feel ashamed to recite the Qur'an whenever and wherever you are though all eyes are on you. Let go your faith not, for Allah loves those who obey Him in full.

My Sisters in Islam,

Do not be saddened whenever you are ignored like a stranger when a very modest and decent clothes put on your body. Do not ever feel disintegrated when they degrade your dignity just because you refuse to expose your precious treasures. Do not feel dehumanised when others show off the thick lipsticks on their lips and the make-up titivated on their faces. You might be seen as a lonely person, but they know not that Allah is always with you and the blessings bestowed upon you unremittingly.

Ghuraba. My Brothers and Sisters in Islam, do not feel disgruntled whenever people look down on you just because you follow exactly what Allah has commanded upon us all.

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