AssalamualaikumI dont know how many of 'ya'll' out there keepup with the glamorous world of Hip Hop and all its glamorous nonsense but I stumbled upon this youtube video a few days ago of a brother(in the islamic context of the word) who used to belong to such a world.
It's a truly remarkable story of Br.Amir Junaid Muhadith(formerly known as Loon). He is a rapper formerly part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records,has released self title album and was definitely a somebody in the world of showbiz. The brother is now touring the world not to entertain the masses but for a much more nobler cause,Dawah! SubhanAllah!
The story is remarkable on its own but it is something else that I would like to reflect upon here.It's something that is innate within most of us and not something most of us are conscious about. It's the act of judging others ! Most of the time it might just be a subconscious impulse, as a result of our social conditioning, but it is certainly not something that we cant rectifiy within ourselves.
First impressions come too fast but it is in within our capacity to hone down these pre conceived notions we have about others who might be slightly different from ourselves . If you were to see some of the music videos which featured this brother, you would have not thought he will be on stage doing dawah a few years down the line but SubhanAllah Allah is the Best of Planners and only HE knows what is within every heart.
I have heard some amazing stories of people reverting to Islam and amongst the many lessons to take from , one of the most important is to not judge others . After all wasn't Umar (R.A) one of those who tried to kill the prophet (pbuh) and then went on to become one of the most beloved companions of whom the prophet (pbuh) said :
"If an Apostle were to succeed me, it would have been 'Umar bin Khattab." (Tirmidhi,Kitab-ul- Manaqib)
Do we not know about the story of the man who killed a 100 people and seeked repentance only for his soul to be taken by the angels of mercy ?
Do we not know the story about the prostitute who entered paradise because she fed a dog ?
I am by no means belittling the sins here but highlighting the point that we do not know where a person stands in the sight of God . Maybe those out there who go clubbing,gossip,drink and indulge in every other haram do it because they still do not know whats right and whats wrong. Maybe their time of guidance lies further down the road.
How do we know that the brother with the tattoos is not crying to God for guidance in private ?
How do we know that the sister whose hijab is a bit loose is not weeping in amazement of the Quran in private ? Allahualam . They might be on a higher rank than us on the day of judgment. (May Allah make us all of high rank on that day InshAllah.)
You can only be a fair judge of one person and that is the man in the mirror (woman-for the sisters reading this :P ) Only you and your Lord know what is within .
I pray that Allah grants us a strong iman,gives us patience and protects us from our shortcomings.
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