Advice to those who enjoin good and forbid evil who are harsh in their advice
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Question:
He says: May Allah protect you, some of our brothers among those who enjoin good and forbid evil offer advice with harshness, which causes people to turn away from them. What is your advice?
Answer:
First, what is harshness? Some people consider everything harshness. He says, "You are mistaken, this is a mistake, this is a sin." He says, "You are being severe." This is not harshness. Harshness varies according to the people. Harshness is not permissible; harshness is not permissible as long as gentleness is sufficient to address it. But if gentleness is not sufficient, then harshness is necessary.[At-Tawbah 9:73] [At-Tawbah 9:123] [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] It is prescribed in its proper place. But if the harshness is not in its proper place and it is possible to use gentleness instead of it, then harshness is not permissible. [An-Nahl 16:125] Yes.
He says: May Allah protect you, some of our brothers among those who enjoin good and forbid evil offer advice with harshness, which causes people to turn away from them. What is your advice?
Answer:
First, what is harshness? Some people consider everything harshness. He says, "You are mistaken, this is a mistake, this is a sin." He says, "You are being severe." This is not harshness. Harshness varies according to the people. Harshness is not permissible; harshness is not permissible as long as gentleness is sufficient to address it. But if gentleness is not sufficient, then harshness is necessary.
O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْO you who have believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ يَلُونَكُم مِّنَ الْكُفَّارِ وَلْيَجِدُوا فِيكُمْ غِلْظَةًhumble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in
أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِيInvite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
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نعمــة الأمـن — alfawzan.live (36:44)
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