Imam Teaches that Human Rights are to be Granted to Non-Muslims that Convert to Islam

American Maryland Imam, Suleiman Anwar Bengharasa gave a lecture in 2010. This lecture was given to a small group of advanced students at the Abu Huraira Center in 2010. Below in an excerpt.

In a predominantly Islamic society you should make the non-Muslim feel like he needs to become Muslim in order for him to have equal rights. It is important for the Muslim to make the non-Muslim believe that there is a benefit for the non-Muslim to become Muslim. And one of the ways you do it is by the Hadith that you just mentioned. And by the way, you’re absolutely right this is an authentic Hadith. But the implementation of this Hadith, the scholars have said, cannot be implemented in a society such as this because it may bring more difficulty to the Muslim communities or the Muslim individual if he did that based on that.

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