Comments on: Remaining Silent for the sake of our Ummah

By: Aafiya

Aafiya — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:18:38 +0000

Beautiful!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:15:09 +0000

Salaam alaikum,
I see the point of being patient and remaining silent but is this written by someone who studied the hadith? ie a sheikh. Because we sometimes might use a hadith in a general sense when It was meant for a specific situations. Can a sheikh read it and comment.

By: N.S.

N.S. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:26:33 +0000

Wa Alaikum as Salam J,

I agree if there is a fitnah then you probably have to speak up. However, this article applies more to day to day dealings of slander. For example, if a fellow MSA member accuses you of bad intentions, or a family member calls you irresponsible, etc. In those cases it is better to remain silent, therefore preventing escalation of the problem. Wa Allahu A'lam.

By: Habiba

Habiba — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:06:51 +0000

Great article masha’Allah!

I think we need to strike that balance – know when to be silent and when to speak up..

By: J

Sun, 31 May 2009 03:00:43 +0000

Jazakh-Allah khair.

What must be kept in mind, however, is that sometimes remaining silent creates a greater fitnah than speaking out. I say this with regard to the recent development on the site.

Fi Aman Allah

By: Anam M

Anam M — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:22:37 +0000

This is exactly the kind of thing this Ummah needs to hear! Mashallah.

By: Sakina Al-Amin

Sakina Al-Amin — Fri, 29 May 2009 23:36:44 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this. So beautiful.