Using the Islam of Abu Bakr as evidence for calling to Islam without knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person says that when Abu Bakr embraced Islam, many people entered Islam, and at that time Abu Bakr did not have knowledge to call with. He says this is evidence for the permissibility of calling to Islam without knowledge. Is what he mentions correct, and can it be used as evidence for that?
Answer:
This is invalid evidence. He is trying to become like Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, but he is not like Abu Bakr. No one calls without knowledge; this is not permissible. One does not call except with knowledge, as the Exalted said:[Yusuf 12:108] meaning with knowledge. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A person says that when Abu Bakr embraced Islam, many people entered Islam, and at that time Abu Bakr did not have knowledge to call with. He says this is evidence for the permissibility of calling to Islam without knowledge. Is what he mentions correct, and can it be used as evidence for that?
Answer:
This is invalid evidence. He is trying to become like Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, but he is not like Abu Bakr. No one calls without knowledge; this is not permissible. One does not call except with knowledge, as the Exalted said:
I invite to Allah with insight
أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين04-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:28)
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