The Requirement of Knowledge in Calling to Allah
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. The brother Mu'ajjib says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the call to Allah, is it for specific people, or does every person call to Allah?
Answer:
The call to Allah is for the scholars who have knowledge of what they are calling to; they know the lawful and the forbidden, they know shirk (associating partners with Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and they know the sins, the prohibitions, the acts of obedience, and the means of drawing near to Allah. Knowledge is essential; a person does not call to Allah except with insight.[Yusuf 12:108] However, the ordinary Muslim enjoins good and forbids evil in matters that are apparent, such as enjoining prayer, enjoining seeking forgiveness, enjoining acts of obedience, and encouraging obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in general matters. As for the details, the analysis, and the prohibition of specific things, that is for the people of knowledge. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. The brother Mu'ajjib says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the call to Allah, is it for specific people, or does every person call to Allah?
Answer:
The call to Allah is for the scholars who have knowledge of what they are calling to; they know the lawful and the forbidden, they know shirk (associating partners with Allah) and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and they know the sins, the prohibitions, the acts of obedience, and the means of drawing near to Allah. Knowledge is essential; a person does not call to Allah except with insight.
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me.
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اشتراط العلم في الدعوة إلى الله – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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