Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “If/when any amongst you observes/witnesses any Evil: Then they must change it via their own Hands. But, if incapable/unable then they must at least speak against it. But, if incapable/unable then they must at least hate it via their Mind/Heart & that’s the Weakest Faith-Level.”.
(Ahmad)
This-Video, the Extended-Version that is, is about an Uber-Driver whom put a Man & their Mistress on Front-St. in front of the Man’s Family. Here’s how This-Shit went-down, according to this Uber-Driver:
1. They picked-up Guy at their Home & saw them interacting with their Spouse & Children.
2. Guy reminded Uber-Driver that they reserved 2 Pick-Up Points.
3. The Twist…their Mistress got picked-up via the 2nd Pick-Up Point.
4. Mistress starts running their Mouth, about their Business which actually they honestly should’ve kept to themselves…basically they snitched on themselves.
5. Uber-Driver was clearly triggered.
6. Uber-Driver actually/literally drives them both back to Guy’s Home to embarrass them both. The Uber-Driver, by the way, detailed that they’ve the Professional-Entitlement/Justification to refuse, cancel, etc. (Rides which they personally feel uncomfortable, endangered, etc.).
Now, clearly (for Obvious-Reasons), this is nothing less than a Messy-Situation. And, realistically anything could’ve occured resulting from this: 1. The Husband&Mistressed could’ve attacked the Uber-Driver and/or killed the Uber-Driver, for not minding their Business. 2. The Wife could’ve attacked the Mistress, and/or the Husband&Mistressed could’ve both been attacked via the Wife. 3. The Husband&Mistressed could’ve jumped/killed the Wife, to silence the Wife. It’s realistically a Whole-Lot of Shit that could’ve happened.
There’s an Islāmic-Principle which dictates that if anyone commands via Positivity & prohibits from Negativity: they must, at All-Times ensure that they’re not causing Extra-Harm to Others and/or self-imposing Harm upon themselves…as Allah states: “And don’t be led to Destruction, via your own Hands.”. This has been foretold directly via the Scenario of when the Chikdren-Of-Israel decided to be on their Goofy-Shit & commit themselves to ash-Shirk/Association via worshipping a Golden-Calf, after Allah had saved them from the Decimation of the Armies of the Pharaoh of Kemet/Ancient-Egypt via the Lifetime of Moses & Aaron (Peace be upon them both): keep in Mind that ash-Shirk is the Worst-Sin. While Moses had been on the Mountain receiving at-Tanzīl/Revelation from Allah: within that 40-Day/Nite Stretch, the Children-Of-Israel decided to Party&Bullshit & live their Best-Lies. Aaron knew that had they attempted to stop them the Situation probably would’ve gotten worse. In spite of the Fact that Aaron was just as much a Nabī/Prophetic-Individual as Moses: Aaron never captured the Respect of the Children-Of-Israel which Moses had captured. And, Aaron used This-Fact to defend themselves when Moses wanted to hurtt Aaron for allowing the Children-Of-Israel to go Left.
(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.2, V.195; at-Tabarī; as-Suyūtī; ibn-Kathīr; al-Kabā’ir/The Major-Sins, adh-Dhahabī)
As per the Uber-Driver themselves…let me say this:
Another-Example of what I mean is regarding the Actress Nia Long getting cheated-on via (the Former Head-Coach of the NBA’s Boston Celtics) Ime Udoka:
I mean, it’s not at all as though they were actually looking for Dirt on These-People…they chose to self-snitch on themselves via the Presence of the Uber-Driver. Yet, at the Same-Time: the Issue/Dilemma is whether or not it was the Place of the Uber-Driver to do what they did. As a Chaplain (Counselor/Therapist): I’ve professionally dealt directly with These-Types/Kinds of Issues, regarding Relationship-Counseling. And, more often than not: I ironically end-up knowing most if not everyone involved via these Infidelity/Cheating-Scenarios. Also, pertaining to Insenuation that Ime Udoka was “setup/snitched-on”: regardless of how/why anyone gets caught doing Negative-Shit, they’re the Blame/Fault, because they committed the Actions. Furthermore, as cruel as this’ll probably sound, as I always tell People: Unless someone’s actually married it’s not really “Cheating”. If they’re unmarried (realistically) they don’t owe anyone anything.
There’s 2-Dimensions which I must always decide which to use, as per addressing These-Scenarios:
a. My Islāmically-Principled Mandates.
b. My Professional-Mandates.
Anytime/everytime I counsel Persons regarding az-Zinā/THOTery (via Adultery): 1. How far Islāmically/Professionally am I actually allowed to take These-Scenarios?!!! 2. Am I (Islāmically and/or Professionally) obligated to disclose Adulterous-Details as per the Best-Lies which Persons live?!!! 3. How can I possibly even be Islāmically/Professionall-Justified to be a Sin-Snitch (the Cynical/Sarcastic-Interpretation of being a Mandated-Reporter) in the 1st-Place?!!! 4. Via These-Scenarios, is it actually even Sin-Snitching?!!! 5. What’s the Difference/Line between being Concerned vs. being Nosey?!!! It’s very dangerous, because, it can easily fall into: at-Tajassus (Nosiness/Espionage), al-Ghībah/Gossip, etc. which’re both Major-Sins. There’s a Story in which Muhammad confronted a Companion of theirs (May Allah be pleased with them), for peaking into a Window of their Home. Muhammad had proceeded to tell them: “Had I caught you prior I would’ve gouged your Eyes out.”.
(al-Bukhārī, Muslim, al-Kabā’ir)
Both via my Professional&Personal-Life…I’ve directly detailed a Scenario just like this via one of my own Chaplaincy-Podcast Episodes:
www.open.spotify.com/episode/5NrxtBvpHQeRp8EE77laIo
Gareth Bryant 1444, A.H./2022, C.E.
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