Real Loss

by Mawlana Hashim Muhammad

“When we see our friends incurring spiritual loss due to omitting fara’idh or sunan, why do we not stop them or advise them? If we were to see them suffering worldly loss or if we were to see them falling into harm’s way, would immediately stop them.

We would immediately warn someone who was walking in the dark of the night and heading towards a ditch. If even a pound coin were to fall out of someone’s pocket we would stop and inform him.

However, when it comes to Deeni issues we do not do the same. One of the main reasons is that we do not see Deeni loss as a real loss. It is not that we don’t have feelings for our fellow brothers, our problem is we don’t understand what loss and gain truly are.”