Is knowing a single verse and hadith sufficient for calling people to Allah?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are those who come to us and say that calling people to Allah does not require knowledge, but that knowing a single verse and hadith is sufficient to convey them to the people. What is the ruling on this statement, and how valid is it?
The Shaykh:
The one who says this is ignorant and does not know; he contradicts the Qur'an in this. As for his mention of a verse and a hadith: if his intention is that he teaches people the hadiths and verses he has memorized, that is fine; he teaches them, but he does not explain or interpret them. Merely teaching them the verses and hadiths, instructing them in them, is not a problem; this is part of the da'wah. But if his intention is to explain them to them and clarify their meanings and jurisprudence, that is wrong. This is the concern of the scholars, not the concern of the ignorant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable.
The Shaykh:
The hadith "Convey from me, even if it is a single verse" belongs to the first category: conveying the text only, conveying the text, teaching people the texts. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are those who come to us and say that calling people to Allah does not require knowledge, but that knowing a single verse and hadith is sufficient to convey them to the people. What is the ruling on this statement, and how valid is it?
The Shaykh:
The one who says this is ignorant and does not know; he contradicts the Qur'an in this. As for his mention of a verse and a hadith: if his intention is that he teaches people the hadiths and verses he has memorized, that is fine; he teaches them, but he does not explain or interpret them. Merely teaching them the verses and hadiths, instructing them in them, is not a problem; this is part of the da'wah. But if his intention is to explain them to them and clarify their meanings and jurisprudence, that is wrong. This is the concern of the scholars, not the concern of the ignorant. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable.
The Shaykh:
The hadith "Convey from me, even if it is a single verse" belongs to the first category: conveying the text only, conveying the text, teaching people the texts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2335] هل تكفي معرفة آية وحديث للدعوة إلى الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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