Don't Be Judgmental and Hasty

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

Tufayl bin 'Amr Al Dawsi was the one who initially closed his ears to the Message but later open the hearts of other people to the Truth. He is not known to fight in any battles at the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) but rather he focused on uplifting his people, assuring their welfare, and guide them to the right path. He was a given the title, The possessor of lights -- because the light that emitted from him when he became Muslim and the light that he brought to his people who initially disobeyed and refused to follow him.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah:

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه قَدِمَ طُفَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الدَّوْسِيُّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ دَوْسًا عَصَتْ وَأَبَتْ، فَادْعُ اللَّهَ عَلَيْهَا‏.‏ فَقِيلَ هَلَكَتْ دَوْسٌ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ دَوْسًا وَائْتِ بِهِمْ ‏"‏‏.‏

Tufayl bin `Amr Al Dawsi and his companions came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and said, "O Allah's Messenger! The people of the tribe of Daus disobeyed and refused to follow you; so invoke Allah against them." The people said, "The tribe of Daus is ruined." The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "O Allah! Give guidance to the people of Daus, and let them embrace Islam."

[Bukhari]

The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) asked him to go back to his tribe and be kind and nice to them. Two years later he came to Madinah to visit the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) and brought with him 80 families from his tribe who had embraced Islam.

The example of Tufayl bin 'Amr Al Dawsi teaches us never to be too judgmental nor hasty towards people who may not see what you see immediately.

فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ ﴿١٧ ...
ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿١٨﴾ أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ ﴿١٩﴾ لَـٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِّن فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَّبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ ﴿٢٠

... So give good tidings to My servants (17) Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding. (18) Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire? (19) But those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in [His] promise. (20) [Quran, Az-Zumar 39:17-20]

May Allah make us of those who hear and obey His Speech. May Allah guide us, our children, our families and the Ummah. May Allah make us keys to unlock good and to lock evil. Ameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam