The Meaning of the Hadith of Mu'adh When the Prophet Sent Him
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the hadith of Mu'adh when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him, he said to him:Sahih al-Bukhari 7372 the hadith.
The Shaykh:
Yes,Sunan an-Nasa'i 5001Sahih (Darussalam), meaning he begins with tawhid (the oneness of Allah), he begins the call with tawhid, he is not commanded to pray or pay zakah or do righteous deeds until tawhid is established, because it is the foundation, yes.
The questioner:
He says: regarding the two testimonies, he said, "Let the first thing you call them to be..." and in other places he used the phrase "So inform them." Is there a difference between teaching and calling?
The Shaykh:
Informing is calling, informing is calling, no, correct, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the hadith of Mu'adh when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him, he said to him:
You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them
إنك تقدم قوما من أهل الكتاب فليكن أول ما تدعوهم إليهThe Shaykh:
Yes,
Testimony that there is none worthy of worship except Allah
شهادة أن لا إله إلا اللهThe questioner:
He says: regarding the two testimonies, he said, "Let the first thing you call them to be..." and in other places he used the phrase "So inform them." Is there a difference between teaching and calling?
The Shaykh:
Informing is calling, informing is calling, no, correct, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، معنى حديث معاذ عندما أرسله النبي –صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى اليمن لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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