Calling to Allah: Is It for Every Muslim
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The Shaykh:
You have some voices with you that are disturbing us.
The presenter:
All right, Shaykh, perhaps the brothers will pay attention to that? Is calling others to Allah the duty of every Muslim, or is it specific to certain people in the call to Allah?
The Shaykh:
The call to Allah is specific to the scholars who know what they are calling to, what they are forbidding, and what they are commanding. He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:[Yusuf 12:108] meaning, with knowledge. Therefore, the call requires knowledge. Not everyone calls to Allah; rather, this is the exclusive domain of the scholars. Yes.
You have some voices with you that are disturbing us.
The presenter:
All right, Shaykh, perhaps the brothers will pay attention to that? Is calling others to Allah the duty of every Muslim, or is it specific to certain people in the call to Allah?
The Shaykh:
The call to Allah is specific to the scholars who know what they are calling to, what they are forbidding, and what they are commanding. He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:
Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (159) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-06] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:21)
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