The Correct Method of Da'wah and Affiliation with Da'wah Groups

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Question:
This questioner, may the Shaykh be blessed, says: May Allah bless you. What is the correct method of da'wah? And what is the ruling on affiliating with some da'wah groups?

Answer:
The correct method of da'wah is following the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), for he is the leader of the callers to Allah. Allah the Exalted said:

⁽⁴⁵⁾ O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner. ⁽⁴⁶⁾ And one who invites to Allah, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُّنِيرًا

[Al-Ahzab 33:45-46]

And He said to him: "Call"

Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.

ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ

[An-Nahl 16:125]

. And He also said to him:

Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."

قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

[Yusuf 12:108]

So review the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in da'wah and how he used to call people, and proceed according to his methodology (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for methodologies that contradict the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in da'wah and his methodology in da'wah, they are completely rejected. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-035-الفتوى وأحكامها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:35)

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