And if the people of my town are circumambulating the graves, how do I forbid them from this evil?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the appropriate path and method for enjoining good and forbidding evil? And if the people of my town are circumambulating the graves, how do I forbid them from this evil?
The Shaykh:
Teach them, clarify it to them, and teach them this matter with gentleness and wisdom. Clarify this matter to them and give them small messages to read, or tapes, or the like, calling them to Allah, so that perhaps Allah will guide them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
You must be gentle. Do not confront them and say to them, "You are such and such, and you are such and such." Rather, say, "You need to know the truth, and you need to know details that may be hidden from you." Approach them in a manner that does not repel them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the appropriate path and method for enjoining good and forbidding evil? And if the people of my town are circumambulating the graves, how do I forbid them from this evil?
The Shaykh:
Teach them, clarify it to them, and teach them this matter with gentleness and wisdom. Clarify this matter to them and give them small messages to read, or tapes, or the like, calling them to Allah, so that perhaps Allah will guide them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
You must be gentle. Do not confront them and say to them, "You are such and such, and you are such and such." Rather, say, "You need to know the truth, and you need to know details that may be hidden from you." Approach them in a manner that does not repel them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 551 - وإذا كان أهل بلدي يطوفون بالقبور كيف أنهاهم عن هذا المنكر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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