“To insult a Muslim is Corruption,
To Wage War on him is Disbelief” [1]

Because of what we have just said, it is forbidden to harbor hatred for Muslim or to repudiate or boycott them. To insult is corruption and to wage war on them- with the claim that it is lawful to do so- is disbelief.

There was a story of Khalid ibn al-Walid (May ALLAH be pleased with him) and of his expedition to call the tribe of Bani Judhayma to Islam. When he reached there and asked them to become Muslim, they said, “We are Muslim already.” He told them to lay down their arms and dismount, but they said, “No, by God! All that could happen to us after laying down our arms is that we would be killed, for we do we not trust you and those who are with you.” “There will be no safety for you,” Khalid told them, “until you dismount”[2]


[1] Bukhari and Muslim
[2] Tirmidzi