Is learning and teaching tawhid (the oneness of Allah) an exaggeration?
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The questioner:
This is also a questioner from outside this country. He says: In our village, there are people who annoy us by saying that you are exaggerating in learning and teaching tawhid (the oneness of Allah) to the people of the village.
The Shaykh:
Leave them alone; do not pay attention to them. Proceed on your path, explain things to the people, and teach them. Leave those who criticize you or are bothered by you; leave them. Yes. Do not mind them; they will not deter your resolve. That is, proceeding in the truth; they will not deter your resolve. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If you want to please people, you will not adorn anything. If you want to please people, you will never adorn anything. But if you want to please Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), then you call to Allah even if your soul is angry. It is true that you do not follow the path of violence and repulsion, but rather you follow[An-Nahl 16:125]. However, leaving people to their falsehood is not permissible for you. You are one who conceals knowledge. In that case, yes, what is the benefit of learning knowledge? In that case, the knowledge is for you alone and not for the people? It is for all the people. Yes.
This is also a questioner from outside this country. He says: In our village, there are people who annoy us by saying that you are exaggerating in learning and teaching tawhid (the oneness of Allah) to the people of the village.
The Shaykh:
Leave them alone; do not pay attention to them. Proceed on your path, explain things to the people, and teach them. Leave those who criticize you or are bothered by you; leave them. Yes. Do not mind them; they will not deter your resolve. That is, proceeding in the truth; they will not deter your resolve. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
If you want to please people, you will not adorn anything. If you want to please people, you will never adorn anything. But if you want to please Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), then you call to Allah even if your soul is angry. It is true that you do not follow the path of violence and repulsion, but rather you follow
with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best
بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تعلم وتعليم التوحيد من المبالغة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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