How to respond to those who say that it is not wise to call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in our time?
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Question:
He says: There are some who disdain learning tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and teaching it, and they say it is not wise to call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) at this time.
Answer:
Yes, I have told you many times that there are groups and parties who only want to gather people; they do not want to reform people. They want to gather people as their followers and say, "Leave tawhid (the oneness of Allah) because it divides people." We want to gather people around us so that anyone and everyone becomes with us. The important thing is that they follow us, and we do not care about their creed, they say.
He says, "We do not care about their creed." This is a defective school of thought, and may Allah protect us from it. This is what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned: that he wants leadership in this world. He wants leadership in this world, so he hates the creed. He hates the creed because it drives people away from him, and he wants to gather people around him. Yes, they say, "Do not call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah); you drive people away."
Leave people to their creeds. So what is the benefit of the da'wah (calling others to Islam)? They say the da'wah (calling others to Islam) only wants them around them. They want them to leave misguidance, take the path of truth, and go to Paradise. They do not want that. They want them to just follow them in this world, so they have a large group and many supporters, and they do not care. This is a false and losing school of thought. This person wants leadership in this world and authority in this world only.
[Hud 11:15]. Until he said: [Hud 11:16] May Allah protect us from it, yes.
He says: There are some who disdain learning tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and teaching it, and they say it is not wise to call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) at this time.
Answer:
Yes, I have told you many times that there are groups and parties who only want to gather people; they do not want to reform people. They want to gather people as their followers and say, "Leave tawhid (the oneness of Allah) because it divides people." We want to gather people around us so that anyone and everyone becomes with us. The important thing is that they follow us, and we do not care about their creed, they say.
He says, "We do not care about their creed." This is a defective school of thought, and may Allah protect us from it. This is what Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned: that he wants leadership in this world. He wants leadership in this world, so he hates the creed. He hates the creed because it drives people away from him, and he wants to gather people around him. Yes, they say, "Do not call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah); you drive people away."
Leave people to their creeds. So what is the benefit of the da'wah (calling others to Islam)? They say the da'wah (calling others to Islam) only wants them around them. They want them to leave misguidance, take the path of truth, and go to Paradise. They do not want that. They want them to just follow them in this world, so they have a large group and many supporters, and they do not care. This is a false and losing school of thought. This person wants leadership in this world and authority in this world only.
Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully repay them for their deeds
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْThose are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا النَّارُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الرد على من يقول أنه ليس من الحكمة الدعوة إلى التوحيد في زماننا؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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