Would you help an "infidel", if s-he asks for help?

Dear, habibi.

Was your friend refute to help you ?.
That was not because he is a muslim and you are a non-muslim. But maybe because he has a mental problem.

As a muslim, we never differentiate muslim or non-muslim if s-he ask for help. There is no rule in Islam that forbide muslim to help a non-muslim. Of course a muslim cannot help someone to do something that against Islam. In example, blend a cocktail that contains alcohol. But for another help, no problem.

There are some non-muslims in my family, and I have many non-muslim friends. Alhamdulillah, there is no problem with this religion diversity. When they need my help, I always help them. When I need their help, they always help me.

So, can I help you?.

hmmm was you born as a Muslim and left Islam??? why would he expect you to do 5 prayers and fast if your not Muslim? :S

Also maybe he has an issue with coming over to your house, if your a women. Because it's not allowed to mix with the opposite sex.

Definitely not allowed to be alone in the house with them. So maybe that's the reason he doesn't want to come into your room to fix your cabinet cos he'll be alone with you and mixing with you. which his against his beliefs.

Salam,
It's not a "Muslim thing" to do, denying help because the person who asks for help according to the first person is a non-Muslim (by the way, who are we to judge because that's judging too). I would never if I was able to help, deny my friend (!) the help he/she asks for. It's a friend at the same time, how can you deny a friend help if you're able to help? And I have never even read about it, only read that we should be helpful to other people, and nothing about "don't be helpful to this and this...".

He is an extremist. Sad.

format_quote Originally Posted by Habibi1

Dear forum,

I am new here.

I would like to learn more about Islam.

I also have a specific question. This morning I asked a friend, if he could help me fix a small cupboard in my room, one that he put together years ago. So he knows how...

He denied me his help because I don't do Ramadan and 5 times prayer, in short, because to him I am an "infidel". (He's into Islam since 2 or 3 years, and he has had mental problems in the past.)

I was pretty surprised, negatively, of course, because I was brought up in that way, that you offer help to anybody, no matter to which religion he or she belongs.

I am familiar with the Christian and Buddhist traditions.

They would both help anybody.

Now, how is it in Islam?

Was it correct of him to refuse to help?

I would be thankful for quotes from the Q'ran....


Needless to say I'm sad.

We once used to love each other, and now he makes me feel like dirt.

My suspicion is, he is making excuses...hm.

Looking forward to your replies.

Habibi

Hello I hope you are well and in the best of health and welcome to the forum. True Muslims are amongst the most helpful people you will ever come across because they do their utmost to help others especially those in need. This is because true Muslims try their utmost to try and gain the pleasure of Allah in anyway that they can especially by helping others as long as it is for the intention of pleasing Allah.
If a certain person who happens to be Muslim has certain issues or does'nt conduct themselves in an appropriate manner then we should never generalise that all Muslims are like that.
If you have any questions about Islam or anything related to Islam then please always feel free to ask we are here to help in anyway that we can.

Salam and Ramadhan Kareem,

We're not only to help disbelievers but also other brother Muslims, kids, elders, even animals like dog, and trees if they have problems and need help.

format_quote Originally Posted by ardianto

Dear, habibi.

Was your friend refute to help you ?.
That was not because he is a muslim and you are a non-muslim. But maybe because he has a mental problem.

As a muslim, we never differentiate muslim or non-muslim if s-he ask for help. There is no rule in Islam that forbide muslim to help a non-muslim. Of course a muslim cannot help someone to do something that against Islam. In example, blend a cocktail that contains alcohol. But for another help, no problem.

There are some non-muslims in my family, and I have many non-muslim friends. Alhamdulillah, there is no problem with this religion diversity. When they need my help, I always help them. When I need their help, they always help me.

So, can I help you?.

Yes, always. Thank you!

He does indeed have some mental problems...I'm not saying this in a vicious way, but with sadness and concern. He is open about it.

But he excused his denial of help with the fact that I am not a Muslima (yet) and he also said some other time the Infidels get on his nerves, sometimes so much he wishes to cut their throats, to protect the innocent.

I replied:

"Allah will protect the innocent, leave it to him. Promise. ".


He said: "I can't."

That makes my skin crawl.


It doesn't sound very sane to me... and I am a bit scared of him now, when I think about this too much.

I keep forgetting he may be a bit out there now, as I remember him sane, but perhaps that is not valid anymore....?

Habibi

format_quote Originally Posted by squiggle

hmmm was you born as a Muslim and left Islam??? why would he expect you to do 5 prayers and fast if your not Muslim? :S

Also maybe he has an issue with coming over to your house, if your a women. Because it's not allowed to mix with the opposite sex.

Definitely not allowed to be alone in the house with them. So maybe that's the reason he doesn't want to come into your room to fix your cabinet cos he'll be alone with you and mixing with you. which his against his beliefs.

I was born into a Christian family, and yes, I meanwhile learned about haram, and he may be upset about being alone with me in one room. I'm his Ex, but there is NOT A THING between us. No danger. I have no male relatives nearby.

I would have asked them for help anyways, if I did.

But I didn't feel comfortable asking the husbands of neighbors, because they would be worried and jealous,so I thought that asking a single would be the best.


I also wasn't prepared that he suddenly pays heed to haram, which he still didn't 4 weeks ago. His still 'new' to Islam himself.

All your replies have been so kind and helpful, that I feel very warmly embraced by your caring.

Thank you.

Habibi

format_quote Originally Posted by UmmSqueakster

Some converts get a case of "convertitis" that they inshaAllah usually pass out of. There can be a lot of zeal when one accepts islam and somethings that leads newbies to do some pretty strange and unislamic things.

I hope you can get to know some other muslims and get a better impression of us inshaAllah

I hope so too.

I have been helped before by Muslims from Ethiopia, when I lost my car keys in a supermarket out of town, and I asked them for help, and they didn't only take me back into town, as I said was enough, no, they took me all the way to my house and made sure I got back in safely.

I was so thankful, and I asked them if they are Muslims,and they said yes,and I said, may Allah bless you, and they smiled and wished me God's blessings, and we parted as friends.

Wonderful.

format_quote Originally Posted by Habibi1

Yes, always. Thank you!

He does indeed have some mental problems...I'm not saying this in a vicious way, but with sadness and concern. He is open about it.

But he excused his denial of help with the fact that I am not a Muslima (yet) and he also said some other time the Infidels get on his nerves, sometimes so much he wishes to cut their throats, to protect the innocent.

I replied:

"Allah will protect the innocent, leave it to him. Promise. ".


He said: "I can't."

That makes my skin crawl.


It doesn't sound very sane to me... and I am a bit scared of him now, when I think about this too much.

I keep forgetting he may be a bit out there now, as I remember him sane, but perhaps that is not valid anymore....?

Habibi

This is worrying, the worst thing is how do you deal with some 1 like that, on 1 hand your worried he might harm some 1 but he might just be saying it and not mean it. I wouldn;t know what to do.

How come he's been released from hospital if he's not mentally well?? or has he stopped taking his medication?? doesn't he have some 1 to make sure he takes his meds every day and check upon him??

He stopped medication a long time ago, 10 years. He seems pretty normal. H is just upset about the new loud neighbors, who make his life difficult.

Since then he is very unhappy, they live above him.

And he is now taking refuge in Allah seriously, and perhaps trying too hard, -Idon't know.

It may be just a phase too...