The state of those who cling to graves among whom the true call has not reached
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The questioner:
And what about those whom the true call has not reached? I mean, we have seen them in some Islamic countries, unfortunately, living and clinging to graves, calling upon their occupants other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and believing that this is the religion of Islam that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. It never occurs to them that the religion is anything other than this.
The Shaykh:
This is not correct. These people are reached by the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) through the books that are published and distributed, and through the programs on the radio and in the media. But they do not want this. They, they do not want this. They want to remain as they are, and they say, "This is the religion of the Wahhabis; tawhid is the religion of the Wahhabis," and they do not want it. These people are obstinate and have no argument, because the truth has been conveyed to them, but they did not accept it, and[Az-Zukhruf 43:22] the argument of the first ones: they did not accept the truth. Yes.
The questioner:
So, meaning, arguing with conviction is not applicable here.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not applicable. The one who is not convinced is arrogant, that is what it means. If the truth from Allah and His Messenger is conveyed to him and he says, "I am not convinced," he is arrogant toward Allah and arrogant toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is not convinced by the words of Allah or the words of the Messenger. So by what is he convinced? The words of Satan. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
And what about those whom the true call has not reached? I mean, we have seen them in some Islamic countries, unfortunately, living and clinging to graves, calling upon their occupants other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and believing that this is the religion of Islam that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. It never occurs to them that the religion is anything other than this.
The Shaykh:
This is not correct. These people are reached by the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) through the books that are published and distributed, and through the programs on the radio and in the media. But they do not want this. They, they do not want this. They want to remain as they are, and they say, "This is the religion of the Wahhabis; tawhid is the religion of the Wahhabis," and they do not want it. These people are obstinate and have no argument, because the truth has been conveyed to them, but they did not accept it, and
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَThe questioner:
So, meaning, arguing with conviction is not applicable here.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not applicable. The one who is not convinced is arrogant, that is what it means. If the truth from Allah and His Messenger is conveyed to him and he says, "I am not convinced," he is arrogant toward Allah and arrogant toward the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is not convinced by the words of Allah or the words of the Messenger. So by what is he convinced? The words of Satan. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
الحكمة في الدعوة إلى الله — alfawzan.live (1:22:13)
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