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except one.” It was asked: Who is that one? He replied, “That
which I and my Companions are upon” 14
5. Imitation of the Kuffar (disbelievers)
Allah’s Messenger said: “You will follow the ways of the
people who came before you (exactly), so that were they to enter
a lizard’s hole, you too would enter it.” We (the Sahabah) asked:
“O Messenger of Allah! Is it the Jews and Christians?” He said:
“Who else?” 15
The Prophet strictly prohibited his Ummah from imitating the
Kuffar in all affairs, whether it be the creed (Aqeedah), celebrations,
worship or moral behavior. He said: “Whoever resembles a
people, he is one of them.” 16 It was the way of the Prophet to
act differently from the Kuffar. The Jews avoided eating with
women during their menstruation period. The Prophet said:
“Do everything else, apart from sexual intercourse (with your
wives)”. Upon hearing this, the Jews exclaimed: “This man [i.e.
the Prophet ] does not want to leave anything we do without
opposing us in it!” 17
Narrated Aa’ishah (radhi allahu anha), ‘When the Messenger of
Allah was about to breathe his last, he drew his sheet upon his
face and when he felt uneasy, he uncovered his face and said in
this very state, “May Allah’s curse be upon the Jews and
Christians for taking the graves of their Prophets as places of
worship” Aa’ishah (radhi allahu anha) added: “He, in fact, warned
(his men) against what they (the Jews and Christians) did.” 18 This
14 Related by at-Tirmidhi (5/62) and al-Haakim (1/128). It has been
authenticated by al-Haafidh al-Iraaqee in Takhreejul-Ihyaa (3/199)
and al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah (no.204).
15 Saheeh al-Bukharee and Saheeh Muslim
16 Musnad Ahmad vol. 2, no. 50. Authenticated by Shaikh al-Albanee
in Saheeh al-Jami as-Sageer.
17 Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.175, no.592.
18 Saheeh al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.255, no.427, Saheeh
Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.269, no.1082, Sunan Abu Dawood (Eng.
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