Hadith 4:
“Love the Arabs for
three reasons; because I, Muhammad am an Arab, the Holy Qur’an was revealed in
Arabic and the language of Jannah will be Arabic.”
Related by Al-Haakim in Al-Mustadrak (Vol. 4, p.87).
The Hadith Scholar Abu Haatim in Jarh Wa Ta’deel,, ‘The Invalidation and
Acceptance of Transmitters of Hadith’ (Vol.3,p.359), said this Hadith is false.
In Islam we love people if they are mindful of their duties to Allah
(swt) – not because of their race, language, tribe, nationality or wealth. Some
Arabs governments in the world today happen to be greatest enemies of Islam and
Muslims, thus we are not allowed to love these despotic leaders simply for
being Arabs – just because we are obliged to practice Al-Walaa wal Baraa (to
hate and love solely for Allah swt).
Allah said;
لَّا
تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ
حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَوْ كَانُوا آبَاءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أَوْ
إِخْوَانَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ
أُولَٰئِكَ كَتَبَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَأَيَّدَهُم بِرُوحٍ مِّنْهُ ۖ
“You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having
affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their
fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those - He has
decreed within their hearts faith and supported them with Ruh from Him.”
(Al-Mujaadalah 58:22)
It is worth mentioning when
Rasulullah (saw) fought his first battle (Badr), he didn’t fight the Persians
or Romans, but his own people the Arabs of Quraish. In this battle, Umar (ra)
killed his own uncle and Abu Ubaidah Ibn Al-Jarrah (ra) killed his own father.
As for the language of Jannah,
Allah (swt) knows best. However Allah (swt) shall say Salam to the
believers after admitting them into Jannah, as explained by the verse;
سَلَامٌ
قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ
"Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord. (Yasin 36:58)
End Note: Rasulullah said, “He who tells a lie on me intentionally, let him take
his seat in the Hellfire” (Bukhari).
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