jzk brother for clarifying that, a tree is known by the fruit it bears…sh. estes is surely that tree.

Salaam Alaykum,
Sh. Yusf Estes.

Again and again and again, the scholars, regardless of time or place have concluded a simple message: the goal of Islam is to bring what benefits humanity and what prevents harm. (~15:00)

“As a young Muslim, living in America, that has a profound set of overtones for you, that your JOB is to bring benefit to EVERYONE, indiscriminately of who they are.” (19:27)

Salaam alaikm

An example in the past is Abu Hurayra (ra). His mother even cursed the Prophet (pbuh) but he never mistreated her. He instead asked the Prophet (pbuh) to pray for her, and alhamdillah she accepted Islam. [story narrated in Muslim] But the point to take is that he never mistreated her.

A modern example is sister Aminah Assilmi (may Allah have mercy on her):
http://www.famousmuslims.com/Aminah%20Assilmi.htm
“By accepting Islam, she became a changed person, and a much better person. So much so that her family, relatives, and people around her started appreciating her mannerism and the faith that brought about such changes in her. Despite her family’s initial reaction, she remained in touch with them and addressed them with respect and humility, just as the Qur’an enjoins the Muslims to do. She would send cards to her parents on different occasions, but she would always write down a verse from the Qur’an or the Hadith without mentioning the source of such beautiful words of wisdom. It was not long before she started making a positive influence among her family members.

The first to become Muslim was her grand mother. She was over 100 years old….”

On a different matter, I know of a Muslim man who hates his non-Muslim family/people and community. He lives in a Muslim majority country and therefore always humiliates and insults his people. It has become a pattern. This has created a lot of enmity between him and his people and they loathe him, very much. I think Islam does not encourage such behaviour. I would like to advise him through a letter, however, I need some examples (past and present) of Muslim men/women from non-Muslim families/people/states who were kind to their people and helped them either convert to Islam or at least understand it and thus became friends.

Thank you.