Haram Haqiqatjou #2: Insulting Zaid Shakir

Background
Zaid Shakir published an essay of reflection on the tragic killing of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police. Taylor did not engage in a “shootout with the police”, and instead was murdered in a “no-knock” raid.

Haram Action
Haqiqatjou committed haram by lying about the incident that occurred and by insulting fellow Muslims (and scholars) by questioning their love for fellow Muslims. He also uses sarcastic and demeaning language like “crying hot tears” in reference to orthodox Muslim scholars.

Evidence of Haram
Throughout the book of Allah SWT, the enemies of the prophets and the hypocrites are described as mocking, belittling, and making sarcastic comments about the prophets and the righteous. That is why Allah says, “We shall be sufficient in dealing with those who make fun of you” [Ḥijr; 95]. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Woe to the one who talks about something to make the people laugh, in which he lies. Woe to him! Woe to him!” (Jami Tirmidhi)
The Prophet PBUH was asked, “Can a believer be a coward? He said, “Yes, he can be a coward. Then it was asked whether a believer could be a miser? He replied, “Yes, he can be a miser”, it was then asked whether a believer could be a liar? He replied, “No, a believer cannot be a liar.” (Malik, Mishkaat)