Mob Justice is not permitted in Islam



Every believer who loves the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is justified in the anger felt when he is mocked or defamed in any way. However, we cannot exceed the bounds that Islam has set, and take the law into our own hands. Vigilante justice is not from the sunnah or Islamic jurisprudence. We must leave it to the authorities and to Allah. Almighty Allah said, “Truly, We will suffice you against the scoffers” [al-Hijr 15:95], and also “For he who hates you (O Muhammad, he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter)” [al-Kawthar 108:3]

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