Factors for the Success of the Da'iyah in Conveying the Da'wah
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Question:
This episode begins with a message received from a listener, Al-Awqi Sasi, from Algeria. He says in this question: Honorable Shaykh, what are the factors for the success of the da'iyah in conveying the da'wah in this age? We ask you to answer, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed: Calling to Allah is very important, and it is the duty of the Messengers (peace be upon them) and the followers of the Messengers, as Allah the Exalted said:[Yusuf 12:108] He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [Fussilat 41:33] And He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [Ali 'Imran 3:104] regarding what is wrong, and those are the reformers. The status of calling to Allah is great, its benefit is widespread, and its good is abundant. However, conditions are required of the caller for his call to be successful, by the permission of Allah. These are the conditions required of him. The first condition is that he must have knowledge and understanding of the religion of Allah, and knowledge of what he is calling to and what he is forbidding. This requires learning and understanding the religion of Allah before engaging in the call. And Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah 9:122] Thus, understanding the religion was made to precede and take priority over explaining [what is lawful and what is forbidden] and calling to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. In the verse we heard, He, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [Yusuf 12:108] Insight is knowledge, and [An-Nahl 16:125] These matters are not realized except through beneficial knowledge and understanding of the religion of Allah.
Second, the da'iyah must be sincere to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, in his da'wah. He does not intend by it any desire for this world, nor does he intend praise, nor showing off, nor fame, nor being exalted among people. Rather, his concern is to exalt the word of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and to benefit the Muslims. For this reason, he said:[Yusuf 12:108] And this necessitates sincerity, meaning the da'iyah calls to Allah, he does not call to anything else, or call to a party or a group or a madhhab other than the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). They also required that the da'iyah possess wisdom, insight, deliberation, and patience—patience and seeking reward. Patience is required of the da'iyah regarding the hardship he encounters from people. He must be patient and steadfast, without despair. Rather, he continues, even if he faces the hardship he faces.
For that is in the path of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. If the da'iyah does not have patience and seeking reward, he will stop at the beginning of the path, at the first obstacle he faces.
So patience is necessary, and seeking reward is necessary. Either Allah will benefit people through his da'wah, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3701 Or he will clear his conscience and establish the proof against those who oppose him. These are matters that must be present for the da'iyah so that his da'wah is successful and fruitful, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
This episode begins with a message received from a listener, Al-Awqi Sasi, from Algeria. He says in this question: Honorable Shaykh, what are the factors for the success of the da'iyah in conveying the da'wah in this age? We ask you to answer, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed: Calling to Allah is very important, and it is the duty of the Messengers (peace be upon them) and the followers of the Messengers, as Allah the Exalted said:
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 الْمُشْرِكِينَAnd who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَAnd let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَFor there should separate from every division of them a group [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their people when they return to them that they might be cautious.
فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِن كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِّيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَSay, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍInvite 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 أَحْسَنُSecond, the da'iyah must be sincere to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, in his da'wah. He does not intend by it any desire for this world, nor does he intend praise, nor showing off, nor fame, nor being exalted among people. Rather, his concern is to exalt the word of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and to benefit the Muslims. For this reason, he said:
I invite to Allah
أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِFor that is in the path of Allah, the Exalted and Majestic. If the da'iyah does not have patience and seeking reward, he will stop at the beginning of the path, at the first obstacle he faces.
So patience is necessary, and seeking reward is necessary. Either Allah will benefit people through his da'wah, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. converted to Islam) through you, it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels.
لأن يهدي الله بك رجلا واحدا خير لك من حر النعم،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6200- عوامل نجاح الداعية في تبليغ الدعوة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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