Instilling the love of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in an environment steeped in Sufi excess
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Question:
This questioner says: How does the one who calls to Allah instill the love of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in an environment that has lived and been raised on excess in Sufism?
Answer:
He proceeds with them gradually, step by step. He presents the truth to them and encourages them to embrace it, and this is what he is able to do. As for guidance, it is in the hand of Allah[Al-Qasas 28:56] So you do what you are able to do in the way of explanation, clarification, and calling to Allah the Exalted.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: How does the one who calls to Allah instill the love of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in an environment that has lived and been raised on excess in Sufism?
Answer:
He proceeds with them gradually, step by step. He presents the truth to them and encourages them to embrace it, and this is what he is able to do. As for guidance, it is in the hand of Allah
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-01-03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:19)
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