I came across this quote today and wanted to share it:
Narrated by Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
Sahih Bukhari, Volume:3, Book :43 (Oppressions), Hadith Number :624
This reminds me of so many books and speeches I have heard from people from the UN High Commission of Refugees. It is the norm for people who come from an oppressed background (or who were victims of violence and acts of genocide) to then act in a similar way once they are out of harms way. It's an ongoing problem at this large level, but is something you also hear social workers talk about on a
Narrated by Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle said, "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or he is an oppressed one. People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?" The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing others."
Sahih Bukhari, Volume:3, Book :43 (Oppressions), Hadith Number :624
This reminds me of so many books and speeches I have heard from people from the UN High Commission of Refugees. It is the norm for people who come from an oppressed background (or who were victims of violence and acts of genocide) to then act in a similar way once they are out of harms way. It's an ongoing problem at this large level, but is something you also hear social workers talk about on a
lower level- think abused families and the trends that come from that.
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