The Role of the Student of Knowledge in Spreading Noble Morals and Achieving Love

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. A questioner asks: What is the role of the student of knowledge in spreading noble morals in society and achieving love among its members, and how does one implement the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:

And indeed, you are of a great moral character.

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

[Al-Qalam 68:4]

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Answer:
He is required to act according to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, and to be a good example for others, so that he does not command people while forgetting himself:

Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

[Al-Baqarah 2:44]

⁽²⁾ O you who have believed, why do you say what you do not do? ⁽³⁾ Great is hatred in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا

[As-Saf 61:2-3]

meaning hatred

in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do.

عِندَ اللَّهِ أَن تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ

[As-Saf 61:3]

So the student of knowledge must be a good example in himself before he calls people. He must practice what he preaches, and whoever practices it in himself becomes a caller to Allah even if he does not speak. When people look at him and look at his actions, he becomes a caller to Allah by his deed before his word.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you,

Source شكر النعم — alfawzan.live (50:04)

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