Strange are the times we live in; where a person who prays 5 times a day is considered pious, if they grow their beard they’re considered scary & unclean, if their pants are above their ankles they’re mocked, if they wear the niqab they’re deemed as oppressed.
Strange are the times we live in; where the Muslims who vote & push for democracy, partake in gay parades, go to the clubs & hang out with & touch the opposite sex are labeled as good muslims. While those who forbid evil, enjoin good, reject Tāghut & call people to the Sunnah are labeled as “extremists” & “backwards” & told “times have changed” how can this be when the Qur‘ān and Sunnah are guidance till Judgement Day?
How can the follower of the Sunnah be called an extremist when Muslims are enjoined to follow it and take the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ as his example? What would you say about the Sahāba when they followed the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ so closely?
Criticizing the followers of the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ & accusing them of being extremists is offensive & is slander. Allāh has issued a warning to the one who does that, let alone the fact that it is an imitation of the Mushrikūn who did this before.
Allāh says: And those who harm believing men and believing women for [something] other than what they have earned have certainly born upon themselves a slander and manifest sin. [33:58]
Furthermore, we must understand that it is not permissible to follow a system other than Islam, one of the indications of our acceptance of Allah as our Lord & Muhammad ﷺ as our Prophet & Messenger is that we adhere to Islam inwardly & outwardly & that we respect the laws of Allah & follow the Sunnah of the prophet ﷺ.
We must be proud of being Muslims & we should trust that the rules of Islam are best for us in this world & in the next & we must disavow ourselves from all systems that go against the Laws of Allāh.
Umar ibn al Khattab رضي الله عنه once said: “We were the most humiliated people on earth & Allāh gave us honour through Islam. If we ever seek honour through anything else, Allāh will humiliate us again.” [al-Mustadrak 214]