Don’t Let Blood Flow Where “Water” Is Sufficient

This single act of kindness and forgiveness which cost only a bucket of water encouraged the Bedouin’s entire tribe to accept Islam. On the contrary, we Muslims in the present day lose no time in shedding blood when faced with instances of the above kind. We are prepared to let blood fall but have no the strength to pour a “bucket of water” to calm down a tense situation. We consider it beneath our prestige to clean “the dirt” left by an ignorant person. Instead of overlooking and remedying the folly of an ignorant person, we allow the matter to escalate out of control leading to a riot which spills blood all over on the streets. We let blood flow where “water” is sufficient. The Companions of the Prophet followed the Prophet’s advice of pouring water and cleaning the spot defiled by the Bedouin. Such noble conduct on the part of the Prophet deeply impressed the Bedouin who would narrate the incident to every person in his tribe and then proclaim with astonishment: “By God, Muhammad did not reproach me! By God, Muhammad did not punish me!” Just one bucket of water served to mellow down and subdue a whole tribe of people. In comparison, the volume of blood that we have sacrificed in present times has given us nothing in return. Up until now we have spent blood equivalent to thousands of buckets. But has this