Muslims Not Permitted to be Nice to Non-Muslims
Here is an example of when it is permissible for a Muslim to smile at an infidel: when selling him a car.
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In response to my article The Muslim, The Nun, and the Shrimp, a reader from Dubai left this comment: "There are plenty of instructions in the Qur'an to respect the non-Muslims and not to harm them (unless they do for us)."
As example, he offered the following verse: "and He does not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who has not fought you for your faith or driven you out of your homes: God loves the just." [Qur'an 60:8]
I responded: "That Allah does not not forbid you to deal kindly and justly with anyone who hasn't acted unjustly against Muslims, is not the same as Allah commanding you to do so. Although I do not believe in Jesus, at least Christians believe He commanded them to deal kindly and justly even against those who acted unjustly against them."
It should also be noted that the verse quoted, Qur'an 60:8, is from a sura narrated during the Meccan period, a time when when Mohammed, whose forces were not so strong, was being oh-so-nicey-nice in order to persuade people to convert to Islam; later verses, when Mohammed was supreme in power, were later abrogated and thus acting nice to non-Muslims, even smiling at them, was forbidden (1). This verse is used by Muslims to fool idiot infidels to show that Muslims can be friends with non-Muslims.
So here you have the righteous difference:
- Islam suggests that you may, if you want to, if you feel like it, if it wouldn't bother you too much, you are not forbidden to be kind to others. However, do not be kind if they acted unjustly against you or other Muslims - that cannot be forgiven.
- Christianity commands the faithful to be kind and merciful and forgive others. As for those who acted unjustly against you or others, forgive them and love them as well. [Ephesians 4:32]
Jesus said that this was the second and greatest commandment. A commandment, not a suggestion.
Tell me now, which one is a religion based on love, compassion and respect for others and which one is a military manual on how to conduct oneself against the enemy.
ENDNOTES
(1):
Family Security Matters, 9 Dec 2011, Sharia's Sinister Smiles
The totalitarian nature of Sharia law can only be grasped when one appreciates how thoroughly it permeates and dictates everything in a believer's life—including when and to whom a Muslim may smile. Popular Islamic TV preacher Sheikh Muhammad Hassan appears in this video clip asserting that, according to Sharia, it is "not at all permissible" for Muslims to smile at non-Muslims, "except in cases of da'wa." Often translated as "missionary work," the word da'wa means to "call" or "summon" non-Muslims to Islam. Because it shares the same goals of jihad—empowering and spreading Islam—da'wa is often seen as jihad's nonviolent counterpart.
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Further demonstrating the stealth nature of da'wa, Hassan made abundantly clear that if a Muslim smiles to a non-Muslim "by way of heartfelt friendship, this is wala' which Islam has forbidden, and which contradicts faith according to Muslim consensus."
(2):
YouTube, هل يجوز التبسم فى وجه الكفار ومتى يجوز ذلك ؟ محمد حسان
