[TheLucyLee]

Thanks for your reply. Surely their ignorence will be their downfall. That we already know.
And YES I do agree with you that we have made our whims and wishes our Ulema. Precisely that.
Lets look at that issue for the moment. We live in a time where opinions can be bought.
People are so ignorant that a group who calls themselves scholars can just say "so is so" and people will agree on most matters simple because they don't want to adjust their lives according to Islam.
It seems to me that many times we as muslims are bringing ourselves down to a secularist level of practicing our faith. A type of hand-me-down mentality. Some no longer even care to enquire how the Prophet SAW prayed, instead we want to pray like our Imams or scholars do even if they are wrong. Im sure you will find people praying without their hands over their hearts.
Islam is not some kind of worn hand-me-down information that changes according to whim. The source has not changed. The Quran has not changed.
If a famous scholar has broken arms hindering him from praying with his hands on his chest, then we do the same????
Most people in my family are non muslims. And I am sure what will benefit them is not going to come from any muslim knowingly not following the advice of the Prophet Rasullah SAW.
Where did this strategy of babysitting the kufar come from? Have we forgotten that they have brains just like us muslims? Are they not furnished with the capacity to recognise Gods words?
Then why do we adjust to some standard of illusion? Compromise our religion so we can get along.

"Some of the time it is our action that causes others to insult our deen"..
Yes, true. BUT it makes no sense to let the wrongdoings of a few, or even the fabricated wrongdoings of muslims in the media take hold as an excuse to disregard the orders from the prophet Rasullah SAW!

Today we have quite a few imams or so called scholars sponsored by the church. They are saying this publicly.
How can you assume then that they won'd be biased? Some imams bend words to make the christians more comfortable about their faith. "Spiritual son of God" instead of "son of God" etc.

There is a hadith about a blind man who killed a woman in her sleep because she used to speak bad about the prophet Rasullah SAW. It was later declared that this mans action was not haram.
According to this hadith the prophet Rasullah SAW had said that "no two goats would bump heads about it."
So if the PROPHET said that not even two goats would bump heads about the issue, how come we listen to scholars and imams with different opinions about this issue?!?

It is possible one could be accused of extremism for even discussing this issue today.
Funny how there is even a law that states that if a man confesses to a priest about a crime, he may not call the legal authorities i.e. police etc.
But Imams have no such obligation.

Brother, what do you mean when you say not to shout at a barking dog?
If a dog is properly chained, you can shout at it. If it is not chained,then something must be done.

The media is using anti islamic propaganda to fire up military efforts against or brothers and sisters.
The dog is off the chain, barking and biting. But we do nothing. As long as we can sign a petition here and there and feel like good muslims we are satistfied? Absolutely humiliating.
When I say lets discuss and try to change this, there are hardly any comments.
If I were to pose questions about growing my beard and hadith about such,then the comments would flood.

Good conduct according to who brother? The kufar or Islam.
Try this:

Call some brothers one at a time and tell them someone is going to kill you.
1.Lets see how many of them will argue that you should tell your attackers to bury you in a white sheet when they are done.
2.Lets see how many choose to come to your rescue!

That is the problem with the world to day.

Br Jamal
Rasullah SAW was told people will say all sorts about him. Their ignorance will be there downfall. Batils shouts a lot before its inevitable death. Also these countries are not islamic and some of the time it is our action that causes others to insult our deen. here is the irony, we are so far away from the teaching that we have made our whims and wishes our ulema and hence due process is not followed in dealing with this types of situation. Don't shout at a barking dog! Prove yourself by your action and speech what is better. Allah said to Musa (AS) to speak to Pharo in a nice manner thought The pharo declared himself to be God. So what are we doing?
Connect yourself to a reputable seassoned local scholar and under their guidance involve yourself in visible common good cause that benefits both muslm and non muslim. Present deen with wisdom and good conduct and turn to Allah for sincerty and ease.
Allahualam