Relations with non-Muslims

<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator" /> <meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator" /> <link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\SYSTEM~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Islam has directed us to maintain moral and social relations with the Non-Muslims.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta&rsquo;ala) says:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. Surah Mumtahina (60:8)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Hadith declare that helping any person in difficulty regardless of religion or race brings us reward.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Helping Non-Muslims who are facing difficulties and spending on needy poor has been a longstanding habit of Muslims.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>An example of what the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) did, so that they acquire this habit is given in this Hadith:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation of Hadith:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>A year, the people of Makkah suffered a famine.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) sent 500 Dirhams to Abu Sufyan Bin Harb and 500 Dirhams to Safwan bin Ummayya to distribute among the needy.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Radd Ul Muhtaar, Vol. 2, Pg. No: 92).<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The amount of Zakat cannot be spent on the Non-Muslims, they can be helped with other optional charities.<span style="">&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Imam Bukhari has recorded a Hadith in his great collection of Hadith, Sahih Bukhari, Kitab ul Jizya.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has described dire warnings on a Muslim murders a non-Muslim.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>It is given in Sahih Bukhari, Kitab Ul Jizya, Hadith No. 2930:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Translation of Hadith:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abdullah bin &lsquo;Amr (May Allah be well pleased with them) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Whoever murders a non-Muslim with whom there was a pact, that person will not even get the fragrance of Jannah, even though its fragrance can be smelled from a distance of 40 years.<span style="">&nbsp; </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This shows that Islam is the true religion, which promotes peace and brotherhood in the world.<br /> <span style="">&nbsp; </span></p>