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Originally Posted by glo  Greeting, all. 
I am posting this, after having read the above post.
The saying 'Hate the sin, but love the sinner' is quite commonly used in Christianity, but I must admit that I was slightly surprised to read it in an Islamic context.
From a Christian perspective I interpret the saying to mean the following: - To be forgiving towards those who wrong me
- To be aware that we are all sinners, therefore I am not better than the next person - in comparison to God we all fall short!
- To never give up on people who are engaged in 'sinful' behaviours, to continue walking with them, talking with them, praying for them (as others do for me)
Would that interpretation be acceptable in Islam?
The reason I am asking is that it doesn't seem to add up, when I hear about Islamic rulings which call for the stoning of adulterous women, and the hanging of men who are actively gay.
Killing people seems in direct contrast to loving them. The only way it would make sense was if the killing of the sinful person was actually seen as an act of love towards them ... 
Is that the case?
Can somebody help me understand this? |
Hey,
As I mentioned before it depends on who you are speaking of, you as a Christian might claim to hate the sin and love the sinner but do you love satan? If you believe that there is a being called the devil/lucifer or anything who willingly opposes God do you love him? Can someone you love be an enemy? Do you also mean that you love someone more than God loves them? Because God will punish some people who sin.
Of course we are all sinners but there are different types of sinners, some who sin out of weakness for example and some out of arrogance, obviously they are different in station with regardst to love.
Also with regards to your not understanding the punishment, sometimes the punishment may be expiation, so through it they are forgiven in the next world?
EDIT:Thought I'd add this video didnt know whether I should but anyways here it goes:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5oVkHM...eature=related
I dont know if what the brother is saying is coveyed fully in those clips.