The call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and its precedence over the discussion of morals
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Question:
He says: I went to one of the villages, and I was calling people to tawhid (the oneness of Allah). One of the students of knowledge objected to me and said to me, “Speak about morals so that people do not think ill of you.” What is your comment? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to obey the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), not to obey this person or anyone else. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned that He sent the messengers to call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah)[Al-Anbya 21:25] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Mu'adh, “Let the first thing you call them to be the testimony” Sahih Muslim 29.
And caring for the creed is the most important thing, because a defect in the creed is a defect in the religion. Therefore, it is necessary to correct the creed and first teach people the correct creed, because it is the foundation. The one who tells you, “Call to morals and do not call to the truth of the creed,” is saying that the creed repels people or divides them. This is a false statement. These are partisans. This is the methodology of partisans, those who want to gather people without looking at their creeds and schools of thought. This is a false school of thought, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: I went to one of the villages, and I was calling people to tawhid (the oneness of Allah). One of the students of knowledge objected to me and said to me, “Speak about morals so that people do not think ill of you.” What is your comment? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to obey the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), not to obey this person or anyone else. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned that He sent the messengers to call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِthere is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah
لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول اللهAnd caring for the creed is the most important thing, because a defect in the creed is a defect in the religion. Therefore, it is necessary to correct the creed and first teach people the correct creed, because it is the foundation. The one who tells you, “Call to morals and do not call to the truth of the creed,” is saying that the creed repels people or divides them. This is a false statement. These are partisans. This is the methodology of partisans, those who want to gather people without looking at their creeds and schools of thought. This is a false school of thought, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم — alfawzan.live (1:19:35)
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