If it can be confirmed that Andrew Tate has become Muslim, then I would advise us all to observe silence about him. Neither should we vilify him nor praise him as Islam's hero.
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We shouldn't do the former because we don't hold a convert's past over their head. In the time of the prophet (peace be upon him), companions like Sayyiduna Umar and Khalid (May Allah be pleased) had violent and questionable pasts.
We also shouldn't make him a Muslim icon and social media figure. Converts need to go through the difficult journey of moulding themselves into the mould of Islam. That is hard enough as it is privately. To do it publicly is a recipe for disaster.
New or old Muslim, we can only represent Islam on ideas that fit the Islamic framework. No one besides the prophet (peace be upon him) should be the embodiment of Islam.
Let's give him the respect of being a brother without raising him to the status of a leader.
Let's give him the respect of being a brother without raising him to the status of a leader.
Let's hold our tongues and just see how this plays out.
Let him be a Dave Chappelle without making him into a Khabib.
Balance is so importance in this manner.
On one end you have this very important Hadith:
sunnah.com
On the other end, his academy is still a scam, plus a bunch of other problems.
On one end you have this very important Hadith:
sunnah.com
On the other end, his academy is still a scam, plus a bunch of other problems.
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