The Reasons for the Success of the Call of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh may say: You mentioned at the beginning of your lecture a brief account of the jihad of the imams of the da'wah. The question is: What is the reason that led to the success of this da'wah, when we see many other da'wahs, some old and some contemporary, that did not bear the expected fruit, even though we believe their people were sincere?
Answer:
The reason is summarized in two matters. The first matter is sincerity to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); they call to Allah and do not seek from it anything other than the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). They do not seek greed, nor a position, nor praise, nor commendation, but only the Face of Allah. The second matter is that it is upon the methodology of the Messenger, upon the methodology of the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), indeed the methodology of the call of all the messengers, which is the care for 'aqidah (creed) as the first thing: purifying the 'aqidah from shirk (associating partners with Allah), idolatry, bid'ah (religious innovations), and superstitions. Then reform in other matters, such as transactions, morals, and so on. So the soundness of the methodology and the soundness of the objective are the reasons for the success of the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and his students (may Allah have mercy on them). Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh may say: You mentioned at the beginning of your lecture a brief account of the jihad of the imams of the da'wah. The question is: What is the reason that led to the success of this da'wah, when we see many other da'wahs, some old and some contemporary, that did not bear the expected fruit, even though we believe their people were sincere?
Answer:
The reason is summarized in two matters. The first matter is sincerity to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); they call to Allah and do not seek from it anything other than the Face of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). They do not seek greed, nor a position, nor praise, nor commendation, but only the Face of Allah. The second matter is that it is upon the methodology of the Messenger, upon the methodology of the call of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), indeed the methodology of the call of all the messengers, which is the care for 'aqidah (creed) as the first thing: purifying the 'aqidah from shirk (associating partners with Allah), idolatry, bid'ah (religious innovations), and superstitions. Then reform in other matters, such as transactions, morals, and so on. So the soundness of the methodology and the soundness of the objective are the reasons for the success of the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and his students (may Allah have mercy on them). Yes.
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