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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Advice for callers regarding the harm inflicted upon them by takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) practitioners and how to warn against them

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some Muslim countries, Salafi callers are subjected to harm by those who follow deviant methodologies, particularly by the takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) practitioners. In fact, some Salafi callers have even been assassinated by these people because of warning against their methodology and exposing their falsehood. His question is: Do you advise against openly addressing what these takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) practitioners are upon, and against mentioning them specifically? What is the advice in this matter?

Answer:
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[At-Taghabun 64:16]
And begin matters gradually, not by confrontation or harshness, but rather with gentleness, softness, and attraction, step by step. Yes. Do not forget this verse:
Invite 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
[An-Nahl 16:125]
. This is the methodology of da'wah (calling others to Islam). But who are the ones who understand it and comprehend it? Do they want all matters to be fixed at once, or do they leave them all? This does not work; matters are addressed step by step.
Source إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 01-05-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (57:15)

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