Dealing with Rafidah Neighbors and Calling Them to the Faith
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Question:
He says: May Allah preserve you, we have neighbors from the Rafidah. Should we visit them, greet them, help them with material support on occasions and weddings, and call them to Islam? Or should we ignore them and leave them alone?
Answer:
If it is as you say, for the purpose of calling them to Islam and the Sunnah, and you hope that they will be influenced and accept it, that is a good thing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a Jew who was on his deathbed and called him to Islam, so he became a Muslim. He visited his uncle Abu Talib who was on his deathbed and called him to Islam, but he refused. The Messenger visited the disbelievers for the sake of calling to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Likewise, the innovators. So if there is hope in guiding them through visiting them, there is no harm; rather, this is prescribed. Yes.
He says: May Allah preserve you, we have neighbors from the Rafidah. Should we visit them, greet them, help them with material support on occasions and weddings, and call them to Islam? Or should we ignore them and leave them alone?
Answer:
If it is as you say, for the purpose of calling them to Islam and the Sunnah, and you hope that they will be influenced and accept it, that is a good thing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited a Jew who was on his deathbed and called him to Islam, so he became a Muslim. He visited his uncle Abu Talib who was on his deathbed and called him to Islam, but he refused. The Messenger visited the disbelievers for the sake of calling to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Likewise, the innovators. So if there is hope in guiding them through visiting them, there is no harm; rather, this is prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-60-أسباب محبة الله للعبد|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:23)
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