Araf 79
79- HE TURNED AWAY FROM THEM AND SAID: “MY PEOPLE, I DELIVERED MY LORD’S MESSAGE TO YOU, AND I ADVISED YOU, BUT YOU DO NOT LIKE THOSE WHO ADVISE YOU”.
After the disbelieving people of the people of Saleh Killed the Female Camel, Saleh peace upon him realized that he could not do anything for them, for their punishment was surely on the way. Saleh peace upon him fulfilled his responsibility as a prophet and messenger, he delivered the message of Allah to them, and gave them good advice, but they did not like him or his advice. We mentioned before that Allah the Highest stated several times in the Quran that the duty of the messenger of Allah is but to deliver the message.
After the battle of Badr, Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him stood over the big grave where they buried the casualties of the disbelievers and said: “Did you find that what your lord promised you to be true? I found that what my Lord promised me to be true”. Omar Ibn El-Khatab said to him: “Allah’s messenger, are you calling upon dead and decaying men?” He said: “You do not hear me any better than them, but they cannot answer”. (Bukhari: Magazi & Muslim & A: 2; 31)
It is also reported that he said to them: “What a bad group of people you have been to your prophet; you called me liar when others believed me, you turned me out while others took me in, and you fought me while others supported me, you have been the worst people to your prophet”. (Ibn Hesham)
The duty of the recipients of the message is to accept it and to support the messenger. Indeed besides their great responsibility, they are also greatly privilege, to have the chance to meet Allah’s messenger and hear from him directly and to accompany him.
We also have a duty of support and help to those who carry the responsibilities of the prophets at present, the scholars, who sincerely try to make Allah’s message clear to the believers, and to let it be known to those who do not believe. Their responsibility is to deliver and clarify the message, and our responsibility towards them is that of help, support, and obedience in every way we can.
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