Calling those who persist in sins, such as being preoccupied with entertainment, shaving the beards, letting garments hang below the ankles, and being lax in praying in congregation, and others

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh! There are many questions regarding calling those who persist in many sins, such as being preoccupied with entertainment, shaving the beards, letting garments hang below the ankles, and being lax in praying in congregation. Is it better to confront them directly, or to be gentle and gradual with them to win their affection, so that they themselves abandon what they have fallen into, and the caller may confront them with it later? What is your opinion?

The Shaykh : What I say is that you should assess the conditions of these people according to the four conditions we mentioned previously, and for every situation there is a specific approach. The ignorant person who does not know, we deal with him according to what his condition requires, and the opposing or hostile person, we deal with him likewise according to what his condition requires. And if we do not know

The questioner : If we do not know, then gentleness is more appropriate. We deal with him with gentleness and softness until we bring him to good and to the truth,

The Shaykh : Yes. The audio library of His Eminence Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him). Benefits from the lecture on the Ten Wills, prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah protect it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.