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to him and asked a peculiar question. He wrote, “If a person has guests in his home, is it appropriate for him to expel the guest from the house?” (This was a subtle reference to Prophet Ādamعَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام being sent down from Paradise.)

Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAbbās رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُما gave a remarkable answer. He wrote back:

It is certainly not appropriate to expel a guest from the house. Yet, when a guest arrives, he is told to freshen up, remove the dust from his clothes, wash his hands and face, and relieve himself if needed before sitting comfortably at the dining mat. Allah Almighty sending Ādam from Paradise to Earth was of the same nature.

(It was though it was said: “O Ādam! Go to the Earth. In your offspring are some unworthy souls; leave them there. After unloading this burden, return with your righteous offspring and dwell in Paradise forever in peace and comfort.”)^{^[1]}

The Disbelievers Always Show Enmity

Dear Islamic brothers! We also see that some people say, “Everyone is right in their own way; whoever follows whichever path, whether kufr or Islam, all are valid.”

This statement is completely wrong. Everyone cannot be right. A Muslim is a Muslim, and a non-Muslim is a non-Muslim. Just as fire and water cannot exist together, likewise those who follow the truth and those who follow falsehood can never be the same.

May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to remain steadfast upon the path of truth.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

[1] Nawādir al-Qalyūbī, p. 55

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