I have relatives from the Ismaili sect, and I wish to call them to Islam. Should I greet them with the salam when I visit them?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have relatives from the Ismaili sect, and I wish to call them to Islam. Should I greet them with the salam when I visit them in their homes and say "As-salamu alaykum"? And if that is not permissible, would I be committing a sin if I greeted them with this salam?
The Shaykh:
The salam is the salam of Islam; it is not said to them. Yes.
The questioner:
To people like these, but one says[Taha 20:47].
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have relatives from the Ismaili sect, and I wish to call them to Islam. Should I greet them with the salam when I visit them in their homes and say "As-salamu alaykum"? And if that is not permissible, would I be committing a sin if I greeted them with this salam?
The Shaykh:
The salam is the salam of Islam; it is not said to them. Yes.
The questioner:
To people like these, but one says
And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.
وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَىٰThe Shaykh:
Yes, this is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [563 -939] لي أقارب من الإسماعيلية، وأرغب في دعوتهم إلى الإسلام، فهل أسلم عليهم عند زيارتهم؟ — youtube.com
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