Tawba 23-24
23- YOU WHO BELIEVE, DO NOT TAKE YOUR FATHERS AND BROTHERS FOR CLOSE KIN AND ALLIES IF THEY PREFER DISBELIEVING TO BELIEVING, THOSE OF YOU WHO TAKE THEM, THEY ARE THE TRANSGRESSORS.
24- SAY: “IF YOUR FATHERS, CHILDREN, BROTHERS, WIVES, FAMILIES, AND MONEY YOU EARNED, AND A TRADE YOU DO NOT WISH TO SLUMP AND HOMES YOU ARE PLEASED WITH, ARE MORE LOVED BY YOU THAN ALLAH, HIS MESSENGER AND JIHAD IN HIS CAUSE, THEN EXPECT ALLAH TO COME WITH HIS COMMAND, FOR ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE THE WICKED PEOPLE.
Allah’s relationship with us depends on our faith and our relationship with Him. Allah’s relationship with us depends on our relationship with him, and the minimum requirement is faith, which is belief in Him with no partners besides Him. With this faith, some obligations and commitments of worship and Jihad with their souls and wealth would come. I should note that Jihad with wealth does not have to be with each person’s own property and money, but the fact the whole nation may suffer financially in the course of fighting for Islam, is a form of sacrificing wealth.
I should remind the reader that this does not by any means mean that one can be unkind to his parents if they are of different faith. Allah the Highest said: “AND WE COMMAND MAN TO BE GOOD TO HIS PARENTS, AND IF THEY STRUGGLE WITH YOU IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY WORSHIP OTHERS YOU DO NOT KNOW BESIDES ME, DO NOT OBEY THEM”. (S:29 A:8)
There are situations when one has to choose between one’s faith and religion and having material gains or suffering discomfort in this life. This will mark the strength of the belief, for this will show what one loves and values more. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “One of you will not truly believe unless Allah and His messenger become more loved by him than any others”.
The relationship between a believer and his creator should supersede his relationship with anyone else or anything else. His alliance with Allah the Highest should be the strongest alliance he has.
Mosab Ibn Omir was one of the early Muslims. He came from a wealthy family in Makah and lived in real comfort and luxury. When he embraced Islam, his family disowned him and he became very poor. He was one of the first migrants to Medina, and he played a major rule in spreading Islam there before the Migration of Mohamed prayer and peace upon him.
In the battle of Ohud, Mosab was martyred, and his cloths were not enough to cover his body for burial. If they covered his face, they would uncovered his legs, and if they covered his feet, they would uncover his face. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him ordered that they cover his face with his cloths, and cover his feet with leaves etc.
Mosab clearly had to choose between his faith and his worldly comforts, and he chose his faith. May Allah be pleased with him.
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