Guiding the Da'is in Answering Questions on Trials and Accountability
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. In truth, I have two questions, may Allah preserve you. The first is that the da'i (caller to Islam) is sometimes compelled to answer people's questions based on what he knows from the scholars. In this recent period, new matters have arisen that are not hidden from Your Eminence, and certain issues have been opened up, so sometimes the da'i is at a loss as to how to answer people's questions regarding these matters and the trials that have been opened. We seek from Your Eminence general guidance for the da'is on the method of answering and issuing fatwas when they are compelled to do so, especially regarding the recent issues that have been opened or newly introduced. The second matter, may Allah make you happy, is that when da'wah becomes a government job, the work in it has certain considerations and specific administrative methods that sometimes cause some of the da'is to have some lethargy and not perform the full work required of them, let alone accountability (hisab) by doing more than what is required of them. So your guidance for the da'is in accounting for the reward in this matter and intensifying the da'wah work, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
This hadith guarantees you the correct pathSahih Muslim 49a This is for those in authority, those who have power. If he cannot do so, then by Islam. By explaining to the people, clarifying for them, and making clear to them these evils and warning them against them. If he has no ability to do so by message, and he has no knowledge and does not convey to the scholars, he conveys to those in authority. No one prevents him from conveying; he conveys. And if he cannot do so and has no ability with his tongue, then he withdraws from the place of trials and the place of evils and does not sit in it. He does not sit in it; he moves. [Al-An'am 6:68] Some people say, "I am a person of good heart," and he sits with the wrongdoings and with what... If you are a person of good heart, you would not sit with this. I move to another place.
The questioner:
What is recorded with you? I have a recorder.
The Shaykh:
So we must understand these matters. In one aspect. Yes.
Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. In truth, I have two questions, may Allah preserve you. The first is that the da'i (caller to Islam) is sometimes compelled to answer people's questions based on what he knows from the scholars. In this recent period, new matters have arisen that are not hidden from Your Eminence, and certain issues have been opened up, so sometimes the da'i is at a loss as to how to answer people's questions regarding these matters and the trials that have been opened. We seek from Your Eminence general guidance for the da'is on the method of answering and issuing fatwas when they are compelled to do so, especially regarding the recent issues that have been opened or newly introduced. The second matter, may Allah make you happy, is that when da'wah becomes a government job, the work in it has certain considerations and specific administrative methods that sometimes cause some of the da'is to have some lethargy and not perform the full work required of them, let alone accountability (hisab) by doing more than what is required of them. So your guidance for the da'is in accounting for the reward in this matter and intensifying the da'wah work, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
This hadith guarantees you the correct path
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيدهAnd when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَThe questioner:
What is recorded with you? I have a recorder.
The Shaykh:
So we must understand these matters. In one aspect. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-095-موقف الداعية من الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:41)
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